Lars
Alexander
Justesen
Born in Gundslev, Maribo, Danmark
Son of Just Larsen
and Dorthe Clausen
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Karen (Rasmussen) Justesen
— married
10 Nov 1841 in Nørre Kirkeby, Maribo, Danmark
Husband of
Eliza Elvira (Allred) Justesen
— married
19 Nov 1854 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Husband of
Matilda Mathilde Jensen
— married
about 1857 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Husband of
Annie Olsen
— married
14 Mar 1857 [location unknown]
Husband of
Jerusha Smith (Edwards) Allred
— married
29 Apr 1860 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Husband of
Maria Simonsen Thompson
— married
25 Oct 1862 in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Rasmus (Larsen) Justesen, Hans Peder (Larsen) Justesen, Ludvig Larsen, Louis Alexander Justesen, Don Carlos Justesen, Maria Elizabeth (Justesen) Behunin, Carolina (Justesen) Blain, William Alexander Justesen, Diantha (Justesen) Larsen, Louis Alexander Justesen, Joseph Alexander Justeson, James Justeson, George Martin Justesen, Joseph Alexander Justesen, Matilda Frances (Justesen) Johnson and Mary Elizabeth (Justesen) Kofford
Died
at age 49
in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2010
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Lars Justesen was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
Biography
Lars was born on November 16, 1818 in Gundslev, Maribo, Denmark. [1]
Lars married Karen Rasmusdatter on November 10, 1841 in Nørre Kirkeby, Maribo, Denmark. [2] [3]
They had the following children:
- Rasmus Larsen
- Hans Peter Larsen
- Ludvig Larsen
He traveled to Utah in 1853 with his family with the John E. Forsgren Company. [4]
In 1854 he married his first plural wife Eliza Elvira Allred. She was the widow of William Edward and had a daughter, Jerusha Smith Edwards.
Lars and Eliza had the following children:
- Louis Alexander Justesen
- George Martin Justesen
About 1857 he married Matilda Jensen.
Lars and Matilda had the following children:
- Don Carlos Justesen
- Maria Elizabeth Justesen
- Caroline Justesen
- Diantha Justensen
- Matilda Frances Justesen
- Elic Justesen
Also in 1857 he married Annie Olsen. They had no children.
In 1860 he married his step daughter, Jerusha Smith Edwards.
They had the following children:
- William Alexander Justesen
- Eliza Justesen
- Maria Elizabeth Justesen
In 1862 he married Maria Simonsen.
They had the following children:
- Louis Alexander Justesen
- Joseph Alexander Justeson
- Mary Elizabeth Justesen
Sources
- ↑ Danish birth record
- ↑ "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FK82-NPV : 6 December 2014), Lars Alexander Justensen and Karen Rasmusdr, 10 Nov 1841; citing Norre-Kirkeby, Maribo, Denmark, reference ; FHL microfilm 49,841.
- ↑ Danish marriage record
- ↑ https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneers/13952/lars-alexander-justesen
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