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Breinholt, Jens Christian Laursen, 1841-1914

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1841 - 1914-11-05

Biographical History

Jense Christian Larsen Breinholt (1841-1914) was a pioneer and missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jens Christian Larsen Breinholt was born September 8, 1841 in Vinding, Denmark. He was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while working for a family who were members of the Church in Denmark and immigrated to Utah, locating in Redmond, Sevier County. Breinholt served a two-year mission to Denmark. He was imprisoned for polygamy in 1889 and eventually immigrated to Juarez, Mexico to flee further persecution for the same offense. However, civil unrest eventually forced him and his family to re-immigrate to Utah, where they returned to their former home of Redmond. He died in Redmond on November 5, 1914. Jens was a father-in-law to Roda Cowley Breinholt (1896–1962), a great-granddaughter of Charles Cowley.

Citation:
UPB files, April 18, 2013: (b. Sept. 8, 1841 in Vinding, Denmark; converted to LDS Church; immigrated to Utah; located in Redmond, Sevier County; served mission to Denmark; imprisoned for polygamy in 1889; moved to Juarez, Mexico; moved back to Redmond; d. Nov. 5, 1914; father-in-law to Roda Cowley Breinholt, great-granddaughter of Charles Cowley.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Arlene B. Jensen collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3094
Scope and Contents

Collections contains journals and account books written by Charles Caesar Cowley, Joseph Enos Cowley, and Jens Christian Larsen Breinholt, as well as photographs of Charles Caesar Cowley dating from around 1840 to 1902. These materials were collected by Arlene Jensen, a decendent of these men. Also contains a scrapbook of family history materials compiled by Arlene Jensen in the 1970s and 1980s and a number of documents about the Cowley family.

Dates: approximately 1970-1990; approximately 1840-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arlene B. Jensen collection

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