Kari Sanderson
Margit
Sanderson
Ellen
Sanders
Harriet
Sanders
Sondra
Sanders, Sr.
Asse
Sanderson
Ole
Sanderson
Helga (Harriet) Sanders Kimball
The missing orphans of Osten & Aase Sondresson
Harriet Sanders
Kimball was born on December 7, 1824 on Bakkajord, in
Tinn, Telemark, Norway. Her name was Helge and was later
changed in America to Harriet. She was only twelve years
of age when she came with her family to America. She
arrived in New York Harbor on the ship "Noord"
on August 25, 1837.
Harriet followed the path of her
other family members when, at the time of her parents
deaths, she went to LaSalle County, Illinois to live with
other Norwegian families. She joined the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) in 1842.
She went with her sister and brother to Nauvoo in the
fall of 1844 and stayed there. It is reported that she
lived with the family of Joseph Young in Nauvoo.
Both Harriet and her sister, Ellen,
married Apostle Heber C. Kimball in plural marriage on
January 7, 1846 in the Nauvoo Temple. She left Nauvoo
when the saints were driven out by mobs and lived in
Winter Quarters, Iowa until she joined the Heber C.
Kimball pioneer company in 1848. Heber had gone to the
Salt Lake Valley with the first company and then returned
to lead another company to the valley. She arrived in
Salt Lake in 1848.
Harriet had three children from her
marriage to Heber and she made her home in Salt Lake City
until after his death in 1873. She then relocated to
Meadowville, Rich County, Utah where she had a small
cabin.
Her obituary appeared in the
Deseret News September 8, 1896 as follows:
"Mrs. Harriet Sanders Kimball, widow of the late
President Heber C. Kimball , died at 7 a.m. , September
5th at her home in Meadowville, Rich County, Utah. She
was born December 7, 1824 in Norway."
She was said to be of strong
affection, and like her sister Ellen was true to the
gospel's teachings as long as she lived.