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August was born in Denmark to Niels Gregersen Hjorth and Johanna Dorthea Larson.  He was the third of four children born to his parents.  August’s parents were very poor.  At the age of seven, he was sent to live with a man named Mr. Hansen who was responsible for August’s room, board and clothing in exchange for whatever work the boy could do.  August stayed in that home for two years.  Then, he went to another home of a family with the same name.  He lived in that home five years.  It was while he was in the second home that he heard the message of the Restored Gospel and was converted.  He was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in 1860.  He emigrated from Denmark to America and on to Utah in 1861.  He walked the entire distance across the plains.  In 1872 he married Huldah Content Terry. They became the parents of eight children.  Child seven, Huldah Priscilla Hjorth Gale Lambert Cannon is the direct ancestor.  When August was thirty and Huldah was 25, they were called to serve a mission in Indianola, Utah.  It was a mission to help the native Indians who were many.  August and Huldah served in that capacity for twenty-two years.

A long and detailed biographical history of August is in our home computer file.  He lived a rich and full life.  It was marked by sacrifice and service to his Church and to his fellowmen.  In 1896, he was at Promontory Point when the Golden Spike was driven, connecting the railroads of the East and the West.  He died in Clinton, Utah and was buried in The Fairview City Cemetery in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah.

The migration of August Adrainus Hjorth

Denmark to Utah

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