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Life history of John Nielsen
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Typescript of John Nielsen's life history, probably recorded in or around 1885. The volume traces Nielsen's childhood experiences in Denmark, including prejudices faced by Mormon converts, and his family's plan to travel to the United States in 1866. It continues with notes on their voyage to New York, their travel by rail and boat to Florence, Nebraska, and their journey on foot to Salt Lake City. It concludes with reminiscences on Nielsen's life in Utah, including a grasshopper invasion in 1869.
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Microfilm of the life history of John Nielsen, compiled by May Nielsen Anderson, J. Jesse Nielsen, and Willard H. Anderson from writings by Nielsen probably begun around 1885. The account traces Nielsen's childhood experiences in Denmark, including prejudices faced by Mormon converts, and his family's plan to travel to the United States in 1866. It continues with notes on their voyage to New York, their travel by rail and boat to Florence, Nebraska, and their journey on foot to Salt Lake City. It then focuses on reminiscences of Nielsen's life in Utah, including a grasshopper invasion in 1869, as well as his work digging ditches, laying building foundations, cultivating land, and raising crops in the 1890s and 1910s.
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