Maria's Story
Birth: April 13th, 1856 | female | in Haverup, Pedersborg, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark
Death: August 31st, 1857 | 1 year old | by Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Memorial: Stone 8 | center column | 11th name
Maria's parents are Hans Jensen and Sidse Marie Jacobsdatter both from Denmark.
Many Danes from Denmark crossed the ocean and came to America to join with other Saints in traveling to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah.
The Jensen's joined the Christian Christiansen Company, they left June 15, 1857.
Maria became sick as they neared Ft. Bridger, Wyoming
Sidse's history records this:
“Sophia who was between one and two years of age, lay sick, suffering,distressed and anxious. Her mother's cares, anxieties, and tears proved futile. When at last the baby succumbed, she was placed away in Mother Earth with only such provisions for burial as could be provided under the circumstances. A sieve was placed over her face and her little form covered by the earth that was taken from her grave.”
Little 1 year old Maria is buried by Fort Bridger, Wyoming.
By Penny Magnusson Hannum