Pehr Sorensson "Peter" Yorgason

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 13024972
• _UID: 44A8F32FD13A436E8065E64CCF29C6A74618

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Birth:
He was born Pehr Sorensson, but changed his name to Peter Yorgason or Yorganson after immigrating to the United States with his parents and younger siblings. He was born in Lyngby, Malmohus, Sweden on February 14, 1835. Died February 1, 1917 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Photo from the collection of Hazel Dahl published in the book TallTimber written by Blaine M. Yorgason.

He was born Pehr Sorensson, or Pehr Joransson, to Soren Joransson and Karna Nilsdotter. After his parents and siblings converted from the national religion of Sweden -- Lutheranism -- to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the family was persecuted in Sweden. The family immigrated to the United States, with the intention of settling in Utah with the assistance of the church.

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Family/Spouse: Elna Butler. Elna (daughter of Pehr "Peter" Butler and Elna Hanson) was born on 5 Oct 1819; died on 12 Mar 1899; was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Utah County, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Annie Matilda Yorgason was born on 26 Sep 1860 in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States; died on 20 Aug 1936 in Spring Lake, Utah County, Utah, United States; was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Utah County, Utah, United States.
2. Nels Peter Yorgason was born on 14 Sep 1862 in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States; died on 18 Dec 1947 in Claresholm, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Clareshom Cemetery, Claresholm Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 134262045
• _UID: 2EEA6C14B7104BB7B8720F879C80B3C0B014
• Immigration: 18 Feb 1856, New York City, New York, United States; to England and then via Liverpool England on ship 'John J. Boyd' departing 12 Dec 1855 and arriving

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Soren Joransson was the youngest of six sons born to Joran Pehrsson (1768-1852) and Boel Sorensdatter (1766-1821). His mother died when he was 12 years old.

He married Karna "Caroline" Nilsson on April 23, 1833, when they were both 24 years old. They had seven children, but two died as infants, and one daughter died from a gradual illness while still a teenager (and although she was married for two years, she had no children).

During their move from Sweden to the U.S., through Denmark, then Liverpool, then New York City, then Iowa, then finally to the Utah Territory, the family name changed several times, from Joransson to Jorgensson to Yorganson to Yorgason.

From Soren's four surviving children, he had many grandchildren:

Pehr "Peter" Yorganson married Elna Butler; they had a son (who had 10 children) and a daughter (who had 9 children).

Anna Jorgensson married Sondra Sanders; they had 11 children.

Elna "Ellen" Yorgason married Alexander Paulsen Dahl; they had 9 children.

Jens "James" Yorgason had eight wives, and six of his wives bore him a total of 21 children.

Of Soren Yorgason's 43 grandchildren, most survived childhood and had children themselves.


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Soren married Karna "Caroline" Nilsdotter on 23 Apr 1833 in Villie, Skane. Karna was born on 2 Dec 1808 in Villie, Skurups kommun, Sk?ne l?n, Sweden; died on 4 Feb 1877 in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States; was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 61505807
• Name: Karna "Caroline" Nilsson
• _UID: E13026C9A84D45D69FDB68C23CB827A574CA

Notes:

Born at Trunerup, Villie, Skane, Sweden to Nils Jonsson (1767-1852) and Anna Trulsdotter (1767-1836), Karna Nilsdotter was married to Soren Joransson at Villie, Skane on April 23, 1833.

In Skane, they became the parents of

-Pehr Sorensson, later known as Peter Yorganson (1835-1917)
-Anna Sorensdotter (1838-1838)
-Anna Sorensdotter, later known as Anna Sorensson Sanders (1840-1879), twin to Botilda
-Botilda Sorensdotter, later known as Botilda Joransson Larsson (1840-1858), twin to Anna
-Elna Sorensdotter, later known as Ellen Yorgason Dahl (1842-1912)
-Jons Sorensson (1845-1845)
-Jons Sorensson, later known as James Yorgason (1847-1917)

She and her husband were converted from the state religion, Lutheranism, to the Church of Latter Day Saints by LDS missionaries. They were baptized by the LDS missionary Lars Nils Larsson (1826-1892), who later married their daughter Botilda; after Botilda's early death, Mr. Larsson married Botilda's first cousin Pernella.

With her husband and children, and her husband's brother Jons and family, she immigrated to the United States. The family left Sweden in October 1855, traveling first to Denmark, then to England. They left Liverpool, England on December 12, 1855, traveling on the wooden three-masted ship "John J. Boyd". They arrived at New York on February 18, 1856, then traveled to Keokuk, Iowa, where they worked for a year to acquire funding to complete their journey to the Utah Territory.

Their names on the New York passenger list were spelled by the clerk as "Soran Joransen" with "Karna, Peter, Botille, Anna, Elna, and Jens" given Joransen as their surname.

Their names were further changed during their stay in Iowa, where Karna became Caroline and Joransson became Yorgason.

The family settled in Moroni, Utah Territory. There, Caroline raised her family and frequently acted as the local doctor and mid-wife.

Her death was untimely. She went to the corral for the evening milking, and as she approached the cow, the animal suddenly swung its head and she was gored deeply. It was a fatal wound.

Note that the gravesite photo taken at the Yorgason Family Cemetery in Fountain Green shows the gravestone for Karna "Caroline" Yorgason's husband Soren and his second wife Ellen Forsburg. The stone clearly states that Caroline Yorgason was buried in Moroni, and for this reason it is a cenotaph.



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