This article is about the Mormon leader. For the 18th-century Danish philosopher, see Laurids Smith.
Lauritz Nicholaisen Smith (or Smidt[1]) (October 5, 1830 – June 16, 1924) was an early Mormon leader and one of the founders of Draper, Utah, United States.
Smith was born October 5, 1830, in Hjørring, Denmark, to Lutheran[2] parents Nicolai Smidt Christensen[3] and Karen Marie Christensdatter.
Conversion, marriage, and emigrationedit
A blacksmith by trade,[4] Smith joined the LDS Church in August 1851. His future wife, Maren Kirsten Mikelsen, whom he did not know at the time, joined eight months later.
After joining the church, Smith labored with the missionaries in the Hjørring area, despite a ban on church services that were not Lutheran in nature.[2] He eventually moved on to Schleswig, then in 1854 joined an emigrant party in Holstein-Glückstadt. The group crossed the sea to Hull, England, then traveled by rail to Liverpool to arrange trans-Atlantic passage.
The group sailed on January 3, 1854, from Liverpool, England, on the ship Jessie Munn, a Canadian-built square rig. Smith and Maren Kirsten Mikelsen, who had been baptized eight months after him, were married at sea.[2] In addition, Smith was appointed to take care of the German church members on board.[2] The ship arrived in New Orleans on March 22,[5] after which the group proceeded on to the future Kansas City area by riverboat in order to outfit for the trek across the Great Plains to Utah Territory. The group suffered several cholera deaths on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Settling Utahedit
The Smiths arrived in Salt Lake City on October 15, 1854, and settled on 160 acres (0.6 km2) on the eastern edge of South Willow Creek, near the south end of the valley. Smith had the reputation of being "the best plow-maker in the [Salt Lake] valley."[6]
Smith began practicing plural marriage when he married Johanne Kirstine Jensen in 1867.
Hideout for Porter Rockwelledit
After dining with the Smiths one day, Brigham Young complimented Maren on her cooking, then asked her to provide food for his bodyguard, Orrin Porter Rockwell, when he was in the area. She agreed to do so, and Rockwell subsequently used the Smiths' farm fields as a hideout when seeking protection from his enemies.[7] "A child of Lauritz recounted the experience of taking a pot of stew to the pasture, leaving it, and then returning for the empty pot on a regular basis, not knowing why or who it was for."[7]
^Under the patronymic system the name would have been Lauritz Nicolaisen, and under the system of fixed family names it would have been Lauritz Smidt. Both systems were combined in his name. Since he had the name Smidt from the day he was christened, his name and his trade (blacksmith) were not related.
^Lauritz Smith thought his father's name was Jens Nicolai Smith. Many family records incorrectly show Jens as part of Nicolai's name. However, Jens appears in the Danish records only in connection with the christening of Lauritz's brother Thomas, where it almost certainly is an artifact. If Nicolai's name really had been Jens Nicolai, Lauritz's name would have been Lauritz Jensen Smidt rather than Lauritz Nicolaisen Smidt, even if Jens had been dropped in informal usage.
^A History of Sivogah to Draper City 1849—1977. Volume Two of History of Draper, Utah. The Draper Utah Historical Society. [1]. Accessed 12 August 2007.
^Jenson, Andrew. Church Chronology. 2nd ed., pp. 50, 52.
^Young, Levi Edgar. The Founding of Utah. C. Scribner, 1924, p. 310.
^ ab"History of Draper". www.draper.ut.us. . Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-12. Accessed 12 August 2007.
^"Pioneer Road - Historic Buildings". www.draperhistory.org. . Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-12.. Accessed 12 August 2007.
January 01, 1970
lauritz, smith, this, article, about, mormon, leader, 18th, century, danish, philosopher, laurids, smith, lauritz, nicholaisen, smith, smidt, october, 1830, june, 1924, early, mormon, leader, founders, draper, utah, united, states, born, 1830, october, 1830hjø. This article is about the Mormon leader For the 18th century Danish philosopher see Laurids Smith Lauritz Nicholaisen Smith or Smidt 1 October 5 1830 June 16 1924 was an early Mormon leader and one of the founders of Draper Utah United States Lauritz SmithBorn 1830 10 05 October 5 1830Hjorring DenmarkDiedJune 16 1924 1924 06 16 aged 93 Draper Utah United StatesKnown forFounder of Draper Utah TerritorySpousesMaren Kirsten Mikelsen Johanne Kirstine JensenParent s Nicolai Smidt ChristensenKaren Marie Christensdatter Contents 1 Early life 2 Conversion marriage and emigration 3 Settling Utah 4 Hideout for Porter Rockwell 5 Death 6 ReferencesEarly life editSmith was born October 5 1830 in Hjorring Denmark to Lutheran 2 parents Nicolai Smidt Christensen 3 and Karen Marie Christensdatter Conversion marriage and emigration editA blacksmith by trade 4 Smith joined the LDS Church in August 1851 His future wife Maren Kirsten Mikelsen whom he did not know at the time joined eight months later After joining the church Smith labored with the missionaries in the Hjorring area despite a ban on church services that were not Lutheran in nature 2 He eventually moved on to Schleswig then in 1854 joined an emigrant party in Holstein Gluckstadt The group crossed the sea to Hull England then traveled by rail to Liverpool to arrange trans Atlantic passage The group sailed on January 3 1854 from Liverpool England on the ship Jessie Munn a Canadian built square rig Smith and Maren Kirsten Mikelsen who had been baptized eight months after him were married at sea 2 In addition Smith was appointed to take care of the German church members on board 2 The ship arrived in New Orleans on March 22 5 after which the group proceeded on to the future Kansas City area by riverboat in order to outfit for the trek across the Great Plains to Utah Territory The group suffered several cholera deaths on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers Settling Utah editThe Smiths arrived in Salt Lake City on October 15 1854 and settled on 160 acres 0 6 km2 on the eastern edge of South Willow Creek near the south end of the valley Smith had the reputation of being the best plow maker in the Salt Lake valley 6 Smith began practicing plural marriage when he married Johanne Kirstine Jensen in 1867 Hideout for Porter Rockwell editAfter dining with the Smiths one day Brigham Young complimented Maren on her cooking then asked her to provide food for his bodyguard Orrin Porter Rockwell when he was in the area She agreed to do so and Rockwell subsequently used the Smiths farm fields as a hideout when seeking protection from his enemies 7 A child of Lauritz recounted the experience of taking a pot of stew to the pasture leaving it and then returning for the empty pot on a regular basis not knowing why or who it was for 7 Death editSmith died at the age of 93 on June 16 1924 His home on Pioneer Road in Draper is on the National Register of Historic Places 8 References edit Under the patronymic system the name would have been Lauritz Nicolaisen and under the system of fixed family names it would have been Lauritz Smidt Both systems were combined in his name Since he had the name Smidt from the day he was christened his name and his trade blacksmith were not related a b c d Smith Lauritz Autobiographical Narrative http www the family history place com PAF Web pafn05 htm Accessed 2008 04 20 From Smith Richard P The Ancestors of Lauritz Smith 1989 Lauritz Smith thought his father s name was Jens Nicolai Smith Many family records incorrectly show Jens as part of Nicolai s name However Jens appears in the Danish records only in connection with the christening of Lauritz s brother Thomas where it almost certainly is an artifact If Nicolai s name really had been Jens Nicolai Lauritz s name would have been Lauritz Jensen Smidt rather than Lauritz Nicolaisen Smidt even if Jens had been dropped in informal usage A History of Sivogah to Draper City 1849 1977 Volume Two of History of Draper Utah The Draper Utah Historical Society 1 Accessed 12 August 2007 Jenson Andrew Church Chronology 2nd ed pp 50 52 Young Levi Edgar The Founding of Utah C Scribner 1924 p 310 a b History of Draper www draper ut us Draper City History of Draper Archived from the original on 2007 08 10 Retrieved 2007 08 12 Accessed 12 August 2007 Pioneer Road Historic Buildings www draperhistory org Draper Utah Historic Pioneer Road Houses Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 08 12 Accessed 12 August 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lauritz Smith amp oldid 1159487709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
