Ane Marie Andersen
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Ane Marie was born in Mygdal, which is located about twenty five miles west of the North Sea, on the very north tip of the Jutland Peninsula. There are no mountains in Denmark; the landscape is gently rolling. In some areas, how hills rise between the plains. During most of the year, westerly winds blowing over the waters warmed by the gulf stream make the weather relatively mild for so northern a country.
The Danish people made their homes cozy, warm, attractive, and friendly to everyone. The Danes also love to eat; many Danish housewives are good cooks. They make their own bread and pastry to serve to their friends and all who come to their home. Ane's sweetheart, Jens Christian Nielsen, died on December 8, 1873 and left Ane a widow. Three years later, Ane accepted the Gospel and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 4, 1873. In the year 1880, Dorthea Marie Jensen (Ane's daughter), her husband, and her three children immigrated to Salt Lake City. Ane went with them. They traveled in a company of 249 saints from the Scandinavian Mission. They then sailed to Copenhagen, where 346 more saints joined the company. From there, they sailed to Liverpool, England, where they were joined by 113 British saints and 20 returned missionaries. They sailed to the United States on the Wisconsin, leaving on July 10, 1880. They arrived in New York (coming through Ellis Island) on July 20 of the same year. The family settled in Spring City, Utah, the place where the Danish people were gathering. Ane lived with her daughter and her family until her death. She is buried by her daughter, Dorthea, and her son-in-law, Niels Christian Jensen, in Spring City, Utah. Written by Alice Jo Ellsworth.
Taken from the writings of Harriet Ethel Jensen Woolsey. |