Mette Marie Petersen

Mette's Story

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Mette's Story

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Birth:  March 31st, 1856   |   female   |   in Dalbyover, Dronningborg, Denmark

Death:  August 31st, 1862   |   6 years old   |   in Nebraska on the Mormon Trail

Memorial:   Stone 11   |   left column   |   13th name

Mette's parents are Jens Petersen and Maren Sorensen Frost, both from Denmark.

The Petersen's with four children boarded the ship “Franklin” and came to America.

After they arrived, they went to Nebraska and joined the Ansil P. Harmon Company to come west to the Salt Lake Valley. The company departed Nebraska on August 1.

On the journey, Mette Marie was weakened by hunger and succumbed to the hardships of the plains.

Six year old Mette is buried in Nebraska on the Mormon Trail.

submitted by Penny Magnusson Hannum