Sorensen, John Peter, 1837-1909

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1837 - 1909

Biography

John Peter Sorensen (1837-1909) was a Latter-day saint convert who was a ship carpenter, furniture store owner, and missionary.

John Peter Sorensen was born October 17, 1837 in Denmark. He traveled the world as a ship carpenter before settling in Salt Lake and joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He went on a mission to New Zealand in 1879 and to Denmark in 1881. He married Eva Gyllenskog in 1872, Olivia Monson in 1882, and Alma Charlotte Samuelson in 1883, and was sealed to six other women. He died on December 20, 1909 in Salt Lake City.

Citation:

UPB files, Oct. 30, 2019 (John Peter Sorensen; born October 17, 1837 in Denmark; traveled the world as a ship carpenter before settling in Salt Lake City and joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; went on a mission to New Zealand in 1879 and to Denmark in 1881; m.d Eva Gyllenskog in 1872, Olivia Monson in 1882, and Alma Charlotte Samuelson in 1883, and was sealed to six other women; died on December 20, 1909 in Salt Lake City)

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Autobiography and genealogical record

Digital Record

Identifier: MSS1453_S2_I1_B2_F3

Dates: 1888-1895

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Peter Sorenson journals, 1879-1908

Series

Identifier: MSS 1453 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains 17 volumes of journals kept by Sorenson from 1879 to 1908. Includes information about his service in the Australasian Mission in New Zealand and Australia from 1879 to 1881, and in the Scandanavian Mission in Denmark and Sweden in 1887-1889.

Dates: 1879-1908

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Peter Sorensen papers

John Peter Sorenson record books, 1881-1970, bulk: 1881-1920

Series

Identifier: MSS 1453 Series 2

Scope and Contents

Contains four volumes of records created by Sorenson. Includes a brief history of his life, genealogical records, temple records, and a financial ledger. Also includes a handwritten transcription of book on the teachings of Jesus Christ that came from Nauvoo, Illinois in the 1840s, and a handwritten report from Sorenson's mission to Scandinavia in the 1880s.

Dates: 1881-1970; Majority of material found within 1881-1920

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Peter Sorensen papers

Record book

Digital Record

Identifier: MSS1453_S2_I2_B2_F3

Dates: 1889

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Peter Sorensen papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1453

Scope and Contents Collection includes diaries, genealogy, finanical records, and an autobiography, dated from 1879 to 1920. Sorensen writes about his dreams, family, finances, and opinions of various books, church meetings, and the doctrine of plural marriage. He also tells about his experiences as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, and Sweden. Genealogy records included in a family record detailing the births, marriages, and deaths of John...

Dates: 1879-1970

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections