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Hansen, William Lawrence, 1867-1941

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1867 - 1941

Biographical History

William Lawrence Hansen (1867-1941) was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Switzerland and Germany in the late 19th Century.

William Lawrence Hansen was born May 22, 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Peter Hansen and Roseanna Jenne Hansen. As a young man, he served as a missionary in the Swiss-German Mission in 1887-1890. During the years of 1908 to 1910 he returned to serve as a missionary again in the same region. Shortly after returning from his first mission, in 1890, he married Lena Strubberg (1872–1902). Shortly after Lena's death he married Elizabeth Wright Walker (1878-1967). He died in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 27, 1941.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, 7 February 2019 (William Lawrence Hansen; b. May 22, 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Peter Hansen and Roseanna Jenne Hansen; served as a missionary in the Swiss-German Mission in 1887-1890; served as a missionary in the Swiss-German mission 1908-1910; married Lena Strubberg (1872–1902) in 1890; married Elizabeth Wright Walker (1878-1967) in 1903; d. in Salt Lake City Utah April 27, 1941).

LDS.org, via WWW, 8 Febrary 2019 (William Lawrence Hansen; served as a missionary in the Swiss-German Mission in October 1887–May 1890 at age 20; served as a missionary in the Swiss and German mission August 1908–December 1910 at age 41. He was living in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States prior to mission in August 1908).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Lawrence Hansen photograph album

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9171
Scope and Contents Photograph album that was likely used by William Lawrence Hansen while serving in the Swiss and German Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1887 to 1890. Many of the photographs are unidentified cabinet card albumen portraits of individuals and families taken in various studios across England, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. These are likely missionaries or members that Hansen met on his mission. Within the album is included cabinet card albumen portraits from...
Dates: approximately 1887-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Lawrence Hansen photograph album

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