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About
Niels Christian Eskildsen was born Jun 22, 1808 in Gudum, Denmark to Eskeld Christensen and Maren Nielsdatter. Niels is a Pioneer of Richmond.
History
History
The early history of Neils is unknown. Neils married Maren Kathrine Nielsdatter on Sep 29, 1838 in Sønder Kongerslev, Denmark. Together, they had three children, but only one lived to adulthood. Maren died on April 13, 1843. Neils married Mette Maria Larsen on May 23, 1846 in Norre Kongerslev, Denmark. By this time, Neil's profession was a "laborer."
The Eskildsen family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Jan 10, 1852 in Norre Kongerslev, Denmark. It took until 1866 for the family to make the means to make the move to Utah. They left Copenhagen, Denmark on May 17, 1866 and prepared the journey in Hamburg, Germany. They arrived in New York City, New York on July 16, 1866. The Eskildsen family joined the Captain Peter Nebeker ox train and left Nebraska Territory on Aug 7. They arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sep 29, 1866. They soon moved to Richmond where Niels became a farmer.
Epilogue
Epilogue
Niels Christian Eskildsen died Nov 15, 1886 in Richmond. He was buried in the Richmond Cemetery.
Source
Source
Turner, Sharlene. (2005) Niels Christian Eskildsen (Eskelsen) and Mette Maria Larsen, Uploaded to FamilySearch.org by SharleneTurner, March 5, 2019. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/78504505?p=49436945&returnLabel=Mette%20Marie%20Larsen%20(LKVY-G7Y)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLKVY-G7Y
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