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Magdaline Olsen Westenskow was born Dec 1, 1839 in Loder Orslev, Denmark to Ole Hansen Westenshow and Maren Hansdatter. Magdaline is a Pioneer of Richmond.
History
History
After the death of Magdaline's mother, missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited the Westenskow home. Her brothers accepted the gospel and moved to Utah after their baptisms in 1862. Magdaline didn't join the Church until 1864 and that same year, she journeyed to Utah alone. She sailed from England to America on The General McClellan. She joined a company to travel the plains and while in Wyoming, she met Marcus Esper Funk who was part of a convoy to help the company she was in. By the time the whole company reached Salt Lake City on Sep 1864, Marcus and Magdalines were engaged. After visiting her brothers in Manti and being married to Marcus in Manti, they moved to Richmond and lived there for many years.
Epilogue
Epilogue
After some time, the couple moved to Washington, Utah to help settle the area. They lived there for many years before moving to Trenton and living there for the rest of their lives. Magdaline Olsen Westenskow died March 10, 1928 in Trenton, Utah. She was buried in the Trenton Cemetery.
Source
Source
Gertrud & Eva Bentley. (March 1978) MAGDALENE WESTENSKOW FUNK, Uploaded to FamilySearch.org by Chelsey Woolley, Jan 16, 2015. https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/12745274?cid=mem_copy
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