Born in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States
Daughter of Christian Sorensen
and Anne Caroline (Pedersdater) Sorensen
Sister of
Joseph Sorensen, Amelia (Sorensen) Anderson, Thomina Sorensen, Hyrum Sorensen and Joseph F Sorensen [half]
Wife of
John Alfred Fenn
— married
3 Aug 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Matilda (Fenn) Barney, John Alfred Fenn, George Alma Fenn, Joseph Hyrum Fenn, Sarah Eliza (Fenn) Barney, Esther Fenn, Moroni Fenn, Alvah Fenn, Millie Belle Fenn, Peter Fenn, Myrtle May (Fenn) DeMarce and Geneva Fenn
Died
at age 79
in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Feb 2015
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Biography
Matilda Sorensen was born 02 October 1857 at Omaha, Douglas Nebraska USA. At the time of Matilda's birth, what is now Omaha was then known as Dakota City. Her parents were born in Denmark. [1]
Sources
- Find a Grave - Matilda (Sorensen) Fenn
- Geni- Matilda Fenn (Sorensen)
- United States Census 1880 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNS2-ZGC : 14 July 2016), Matilda Fenn in household of John Fenn, Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 490C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1338; FHL microfilm 1,255,338.
- United States Census 1920 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRX-F16 : 14 December 2015), Matilda Fenn in household of John Fenn, Robinson, Cochise, Arizona, United States; citing sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,046.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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~6.25%
Lawrence Barney
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[Living Winter]
Sorensen-1813 and Sorensen-1241 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate husband, too.
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