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Dorcheus, John T., 1843-1932

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1843 - 1932

Biographical History

John Nicolai Thueson Dorcheus (1843-1932) was a polygamist pioneer in Utah and Idaho.

John T. Dorcheus was born on April 25, 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Neils Thueson and Angelica C. Lund Dorcheus, and came to Salt Lake City in 1860 with the pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Seven years later his family moved to Scipio and then to Monroe in 1874. He married Ellen Jensen in 1865, Alice P. Wasden in 1869, and Mary McDonald in 1881. When the territorial militia was organized in 1863, John was first lieutenant in company B at Gunnison, Utah. John participated in the "Black Hawk War" against the Ute Indians. He later served a mission to Kansas for the Church in 1870. He passed away on February 11, 1932 in Salt Lake City at the age of 88. He was buried in Murray, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, October 19, 2020 (John T. Dorcheus; born as Johan Nicolaj Thuesen Dorcheus April 25, 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Neils Thueson and Angelica C. Lund Dorcheus; came to Salt Lake in 1860 with the pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; moved to Scipio, Utah and then to Monroe in 1874; married Ellen Jensen in 1865, Alice P. Wasden in 1869, and Mary McDonald in 1881; became first lieutenant in company B at Gunnison, Utah in 1863; served a Latter-day Saint mission to Kansas in 1870; passed away on February 11, 1932, in Salt Lake City at the age of 88)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Thuesen and Dorcheus family histories and biographical sketches

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242593]
Identifier: MSS SC 546
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biographical sketches of Thueson family members and of the origin of the family name. Also included is a speech by Arva Standler Williams tracing the history of the Thueson and Dorcheus families.

Dates: 1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thuesen and Dorcheus family histories and biographical sketches

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