A People of Faith

Niels Christian Poulsen(1843-1888)

Niels Poulsen worked out of his home as a tailor, making suits, clothing, and cloaks for many area residents, hence the nickname "Taylor" Poulsen. He made clothing for the Manti Temple workers. While on his last mission to Denmark, and imprisoned for teaching the gospel, he had a dream telling him of his first wife's death. He not only lost his wife but two sons and a baby daughter. After being released from prison he wasn't able to make it back to the states for six months. In February 1888, three months before the dedication of the Manti Temple, while cutting out a suit, Niels suffered a stroke. He died a week later on February 24, 1888 and was buried in the Manti City Cemetery alongside his deceased wife Christina and children, Ernest, Marion, Peter, and Emmeline.

Christina Christensen Lund Poulsen, 1st Wife

(1847-1880)
Married: 30 March 1869

Christina came to America with a number of her family members, the Peter Miller Lund family and most likely her parents and two siblings. She had seven children (5 boys and 2 daughers); three lived to maturity. While her husband was on a mission two sons were lost, probably due to a diptheria outbreak in 1979. She died after giving birth to a daughter, Emmeline, who only lived a few hours, and both were buried in the same coffin, the child being placed in her mother's arms. Thereafter the children were cared for by their maternal grandparents and their mother's cousin, Christena Lund, who had recently married Frederick Jensen, until Niels could make it back from Denmark.

Jensene Anderson Poulsen, 2nd wife

(1861-1950)
Married: 5 May 1881

Jensene, called "Aunt Jennie" by her stepchildren, came to America from Denmark in 1880. Dagmar described her as a very good and beautiful woman who created a happy home again. Jennie helped Niels in the tailoring business and eventually became a successful midwife and nurse. Four years after Niels' death she remarried to Swen Ole Nielson who owned a mercantile business in Fairview. After his death she moved to Salt Lake City to live with her son, Leonard, and his family. She died May 4, 1950.