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| name | Karen Kirstine Andersen Johnson |
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| birth_name | Karen Kirstine Andersen |
| birth_date | September 1 1809 |
| birth_place | Klemensker, Bornholm, Denmark |
| death_date | Interwiki: Death date and age 1882030518090901++ |
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| resting_place | Brigham City Cemetery |
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| spouse | John Johnson |
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On September 1, 1809, Karen Kirstine Andersen Johnson was born to Kirstine Hansen and Anders Jensen in Klemensker sogn, Denmark. There is no information about Karen’s early years.
In 1826, Karen married Ole Olsen in Aaker Parish. The couple had three children, and their livelihood was “a little crop-raising” on a few acres of land. When Ole died on December 8, 1834, Karen was expecting her fourth child, a girl born in May 1835. The following month, the couple’s only son died.
Karen hired Jorgen Jorgensen in 1835 to run the farm. Jorgen had worked for Karen’s parents as a herd boy, and they said he was a hard worker and a smart farmer. On August 8, 1835, Karen and Jorgen were married. They were soon able to trade their little acreage for a larger farm, and then an even larger one.
For recreation, Jorgen and three other farmers would get together and play cards, which usually resulted in gambling, drinking, and swearing. Exasperated with their behavior, Karen interrupted one of their games and scolded them for their “improper behavior as fathers and men of standing in the community.” All of the men agreed to never play cards again. Shortly after this incident, they were introduced to the Mormon faith. All four of the men and their families joined the LDS church and eventually established a new life in Brigham City, Utah.
Karen and Jorgen (known as John Johnson in Brigham City) had seven children. Karen died in 1882.
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