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• FSID: KWC2-VV2
• Indvandring: 1863

Notater:

Peter Jensen, the sixth of eleven children, was born on December 6, 1842 in Raadved, Denmark to Anders Jensen and Ane Kirstine Rasmussen. Peter’s parents owned and operated a large successful farm near Raadved. The Jensens were devout Lutherans and Anders often read the bible to his family.
Peter was apprenticed to a miller to learn the trade and, while thus engaged, he heard the Mormon missionaries and accepted their message. He was baptized by Jens E. Knapp in 1860. He returned home to tell his parents the news, but they heard beforehand that he had been talking to the missionaries and they forbade Peter from coming onto their property. For the next two years Peter helped the missionaries spread the gospel in Denmark. Then they encouraged him to sail to America to avoid being forced to join the Danish army. Peter left his homeland behind him and headed for the American West, where he joined the saints gathering in Utah. He arrived with no money, no friends or family, and little understanding of the english language. Some people from his hometown lived in Manti, so Peter settled there with them. When he first arrived, he was given a blanket and was told he could sleep in the chaff pen. It was not the warm welcome he had hoped for. He said, “I actually shed tears when I thought of my comfortable home and family back in Denmark.”
While living in Manti, Peter dreamed that he kept journeying south and found a lovely girl named Mary who became his wife. This dream so affected him that he decided to go south and look for her. Mary Mortensen was participating in a spinning bee at a neighbor’s home in Parowan when Peter met her. He recognized her as the girl in his dreams and courted her. They were married on December 6, 1867 and set up house in Parowan. Peter, being a miller by trade, operated the town gristmill. Because there were so many Peter Jensens living in town, Peter took on the middle name of “Miller” to distinguish himself from the others.
On New Year’s Eve of 1869, Indians raided Parowan and stole a span of mules from William Dame’s stable. Many men from town, including Peter, chased after the Indians. Arriving home thoroughly exhausted that night, he learned that his first child - a son - had been born in his absence. In 1877 Peter was called to work at the Manti Temple construction site. He and five other men from Parowan spent three months in Manti excavating for the temple. His wife Mary cooked for the men.
About this time, Peter learned that his family had joined the church in Denmark and were immigrating to Utah. It was one of the happiest days of his life. He met his family at the nearest train station and took them to Parowan. His parents settled in Parowan, but died not too long after their arrival. Peter’s siblings grew up and moved to the Manti area.
Peter participated actively in the church during his lifetime. He served as a member of the bishopbric in his ward, and also as the Sunday school superintendent. He also was a member of the high council for many years. He sang in the church choir and played in the town band. Peter and Mary attended the dedications of the St. George, Manti, and Salt Lake Temples.
Peter and Mary Jensen had five children - one boy and four girls. Peter’s daughter Amelia said that during her childhood, the family spent winter evenings singing hymns, reading biographies of Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, and others, and reading the scriptures. They cracked pinenuts and ate apples that they had gathered. Peter was known for his clean language and the worst phrase he ever used was, “You dough head.”
On November 20, 1884 Peter took Sarah Ann Elsena Mortensen, a cousin of his wife Mary, as a second wife. They had seven children together. After the passage of the Edmunds-Tucker Act in 1887, U.S. Marshals were sent to Utah to arrest and imprison polygamists. Peter and his family were having a picnic on the front lawn one afternoon when several marshals rode up. They chased Peter through an orchard and arrested him. He went to court and the judge threw the case out because he said it lacked sufficient evidence for a conviction.
Just after the turn of the century, Peter and Mary packed up their belongings and moved to Salt Lake Valley. Mary died there on July 13, 1903 at age 56. At the age of eighty, Peter broke his leg. When the doctor went to set it, he said the bones were pulled two inches apart and would not heal correctly. He told Peter that he would probably never walk again. When the doctor removed the cast a month later, Peter could walk as well as he ever had.
Peter lived to be eighty-seven years old. A few days before he died he called his family together and said, “My work is finished. I am going home. I don’t want anyone to grieve or worry. I want to leave you my blessing and this leaf from my book of life: always be cheerful and keep the commandments.” Some of his family wanted to stay with him but he told them to go about their work. A few days later, on March 29, 1930, Peter did his daily chores, bathed, shaved, and retired for the night. He died in his sleep and was buried in Murray City Cemetery on April 2, 1930.

Peter blev gift med Mary Pedersdatter Mortensen den 6 dec. 1867 i St George, Washington, Utah, USA. Mary (datter af Peder Mortensen og Helena "Lena" Sandersen Pedersdatter) blev født den 3 jul. 1847 i Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark; blev døbt den 12 sep. 1847 i Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark; døde den 13 jul. 1903 i Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 15 jul. 1903 i Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Peter blev gift med Sarah Ann Elsena Mortensen den 20 feb. 1884 i Utah, USA. Sarah (datter af Anders Jorgen Pedersen Mortensen og Christine Christensdatter Andersen) blev født den 12 mar. 1866 i Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA; døde den 24 feb. 1955 i Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 28 feb. 1955 i Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Lenore blev gift med Joseph Elmer Fisher den 20 dec. 1899 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Joseph (søn af Joseph Armstrong Fisher og Sarah Lovina Harris) blev født den 17 jul. 1873 i Coalville, Summit, Utah, USA; døde den 23 jul. 1952 i Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Peter blev gift med Elida Artimesia Snow den 29 jun. 1896. Elida (datter af Erastus Beaman Snow, Sr og Hannah Elida Crosby) blev født den 2 nov. 1875 i St George, Washington, Utah, USA; døde den 7 nov. 1955 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 9 nov. 1955 i Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Peter blev gift med Emma Smith den 1 okt. 1956 i Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Emma (datter af Joseph Fielding Smith og Edna Lambson) blev født den 21 aug. 1888 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; døde den 29 dec. 1969 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Glen blev gift med Nora Estella Greenwood den 8 aug. 1919 i Logan, Cache, Utah, USA. Nora (datter af Thomas Greenwood og Ann Henrietta Parry) blev født den 16 jul. 1895 i Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; døde den 25 apr. 1983; blev begravet den 28 apr. 1983 i Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Lorraine Shirleen Bird. Lorraine blev født den 28 feb. 1934 i Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States; døde i 2006. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Glen blev gift med Margie Ruth Warr den 28 apr. 1949 i Logan, Cache, Utah. Margie blev født den 6 okt. 1927 i Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States; døde den 13 mar. 2004 i Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]