Dates

• Existence: 1840 - 1922

Biography

Isaac Sorensen (1840-1922) was a dairyman and farmer in Utah.

Frederik Isaach Nicolaisen was born on February 24, 1840 in Denmark to Nicolai Sorensen and Magdelena Olsen. He was a member of the Lutheran church until fifteen years old. On June 18, 1855 Isaac was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He immigrated to Utah with his family in 1857 and settled in Millcreek, Utah. In 1858 they moved south, and then settled in Mendon, Utah in 1859. Isaac married Mary Kristine Jacobsen on November 15, 1869 in Salt Lake, Utah and they had eleven children together. In the Church, he served as a superintendent of the Mendon Sunday School, a leader of the ward choir, and a member of the stake high council. On November 7, 1922 Isaac died in Mendon, Utah.

Citation:

Mendon Utah Net, via WWW, December 1, 2016 (Isaac Sorensen; b. Feb. 24, 1840 in Denmark; was a member of the Lutheran Church until he was fifteen years old; baptized on June 18, 1855 into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; left Denmark in 1857 to move to Utah; a farmer; helped build the Union Pacific Railroad; lived in Salt Lake and Cache Valley) FamilySearch, via WWW, December 1, 2016 (Isaac Sorensen; birth name was Frederik Isaach Nicolaisen; m. Nov. 15, 1869 Mary Kristine Jacobsen in Salt Lake, Utah and they had eleven children; parents are Nicolai Sorensen and Magdelena Olsen; served a mission in Denmark in 1979; served as the superintendent of the Mendon Sunday School, the leader of ward choir, and was a member of the stake high council; lived in Millcreek, Utah; moved south in 1858; lived in Mendon, Utah from the year 1859 until he died; d. Nov. 7, 1922 in Mendon, Utah; a dairyman and farmer)

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