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| name | Annie Cecelia Nielsen Johnson |
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| birth_name | Annie Cecelia Nielsen |
| birth_date | April 4 1844 |
| birth_place | Liseleje, Denmark |
| death_date | Interwiki: Death date and age 1911041718440404++ |
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| resting_place | Brigham City Cemetery |
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| spouse | John Johnson |
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Annie Nielsen’s father Hans was a successful fisherman in Demark. One afternoon while Annie and her mother Sophie were mending fishing nets on their front porch, two missionaries stopped by to tell them about the Mormon faith. After several visits from the missionaries, Annie and her parents joined the Mormon church.
The Nielsen family decided to emigrate to Utah. Prior to their departure, Annie and her siblings skipped rope every day to improve their balance “riding the waves” before their ocean voyage to America. During the voyage, Annie’s brother Peter had the measles and died. Annie watched as Peter was wrapped in a sheet with a large lump of coal for an anchor and lowered into the water. The family arrived in New York Harbor on February 16, 1856. They headed West by wagon. Since wood was used for cooking and was scarce, Annie and her sister used their aprons to gather buffalo chips for fuel. The family settled in Brigham City.
Since Hans could not make a living as a fisherman in the desert, he learned the cooper trade from a friend. It was Annie’s job to help scrape and smooth the staves and hoops used to make items like wooden milk pans. She also herded cows. One day an Indian tried to kidnap Annie, but fortunately two men rode by and chased the Indian away.
When Annie was 13 years old, she became the second wife of John Johnson, who was almost 45 years old.
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