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Sign pointing the way to Kirke Fjenneslev, Denmark

Sign pointing the way to Kirke Fjenneslev, Denmark, home of Nicolai Sorensen and birthplace of his son Isaac Sorensen. Photograph taken by Michael Robert Sorensen and submitted by Robert Sorensen with the following information: "[The Sorensen] ancestral family home at Kirke Fjenneslev on the island of Sjaelland in Denmark. This was the boyhood home and farm of my great grandfather, Nicolai Sorensen, son of Soren Abrahamsen, dating back to the year 1800, and originally consisting of about 69 acres. As was quite typical at the time for that part of the country, the home was built to form a square; about 150 feet on each side, with a courtyard at the center, surrounded by buildings that once housed a shop, stables and additional living quarters. The home was the birthplace of my grandfather, Isaac Sorensen, and eight additional brothers and sisters. Nicolai and his family joined the LDS Church (the Mormons) in 1854, and then, in 1857, decided to sell their home and land and embark on an epic journey to America, arriving in the Salt Lake City area in September, 1857. Nicolai, who was born in 1799, married his wife Malena in 1830. Both died on the same day on March 30, 1887. Details of this journey are depicted on the family website at SorensenFamilyHistory.org."

Digital file donated by Bob Sorensen.

2012-07-17

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Mendon (Utah) Digital Collection

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2012-07-17

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library