Else Kjerstine Pedersen
22 February 1854 - 19 October 1873
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Birth
22 February 1854
Hørsted, Thisted, Denmark
Death
19 October 1873
Salt Lake City
Burial
1873
Salt Lake City
Alternate Names
Given Name
Else Kjerstine
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Else, Christina
Last Name
Pedersen
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Petersen
Married Names
Christensen
Family
Marriage
Children
No Known Records
Parents
Mother: Ane Andersdatter (18 November 1827 - 26 March 1915)
Father: Peder Andersen (4 November 1825 - 8 February 1906)
Biography
Else Kjerstine Pedersen was born on February 22, 1854 in Hørsted, Thisted, Denmark. She was the third of twelve children. Sometime around 1872, Else married Simon Christensen in Harring, Thisted, Denmark. Her parents and living siblings all immigrated to Utah at some point around 1870, Else included. However, Else died on October 19, 1873. She was only nineteen years old and was a resident of Salt Lake City at the time. Else was buried in Salt Lake City.