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Bitner
,
Martina
Marjorie
Halseth
Birth and Death Dates
1847-1912
Call Number
MSS
SC
431
Material Type
Biography
Biography
Martina
Marjorie
Halseth
Bitner
was
born
in
Akers
,
Akershus
(Christiana
Oslo)
,
Norway
to
Peder
Eriksen
Halseth
and
Martha
Katherine
Johnson
on
August
19
,
1847
.
When
six
years
old
,
Martina
was
sent
to a
boarding
school
and
remained
there for
nine
years
. As a
teenager
,
Martina
listened
to
Mormon
Elders
teach
the
gospel
and
secretly
attended
their
Church
meetings
. She was
baptized
a
member
of the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints
when
she was
fifteen
years
old
and
greatly
desired
to
emigrate
to
America
with
other
Mormon
Saints
. Her
parents
were
greatly
opposed
to this and
told
her if she
left
, she would
never
be
welcomed
home
again
.
Martina's
daughter
wrote
that 'This was
no
deterrent
for that
indomitable
girl.
'
Martina
was
strong
willed
and
prepared
for the
journey
to
America
. She
sailed
on the
B.S
.
Kimball
from
Copenhagen
on
May
4
,
1865
and
arrived
in
New
York
on
June
14
,
1865
. Of the
557
aboard
,
3
adults
and
25
children
were
buried
at
sea
.
Upon
arriving
in
New
York
,
Martina
learned
that she
still
had
2,000
miles
of
country
to
cross
before
she
reached
the '
promised
land.
' She was
shocked
, but
continued
forward
with
fortitude
and
faith'characteristics
she
embodied
throughout
her
lifetime
.
After
a
trying
journey
across
plains
and
through
mountains
, the
party
arrived
in the
Salt
Lake
Valley
on
November
8
,
1865
.
Tears
were
shed
as the
valley
did
not
appear
as
glamorous
as
imagined
. They were
greeted
by
President
Brigham
Young
and
W.W
.
Riter
who
shook
the
hand
of
each
pioneer
.
Martina
was
taken
into the
home
of
Elizabeth
Boyce
of
Big
Cottonwood
who
did
all
she
could
for the
young
pioneer
girl
.
Breneman
Barr
Bitner
caught
Martina's
eye
one
day
at
Church
after
which
they
began
their
courtship
. As
polygamy
was
practiced
at that
time
,
Breneman
already
had
one
wife
before
he was
married
to
Martina
by
Wilford
Woodruff
in the
Endowment
House
on
April
10
,
1866
. His
first
wife
passed
away
that
following
September
, and he was
married
again
to
Sarah
Ann
Osgathorpe
on
June
4
,
1869
.
Martina
and
Breneman
had
10
sons
and
2
daughters
.
Martina
worked
hard
in her
home
and on the
farm
her
husband
built
. She
raised
her
children
with
faith
. She
passed
away
on
June
7
,
1912
after
an
illness
from
uremic
poisoning
.
Abstract
This
collection
contains
seven
typed
pages
written
by
Madeline
Bitner
Wirthlin
, the
youngest
daughter
of
Martina
and
Breneman
Bitner
.
Two
pages
of
family
pictures
are also
included
at the
end
of the
short
biography
. There
is
a
brief
description
of
Martina's
parents
and their
courtship
and
life
together
. A
note
is
included
that
all
of
Martina's
family
most
likely
joined
the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints
later
on.
Martha
endured
hardships
while
crossing
the
sea
and
plains
to
arrive
in
Zion
. The
group
endured
hot
dusty
days
and
attacks
by
Indians
. They
received
help
at the
Sweetwater
from
Saints
sent
by
Brigham
Young
.
Martina
worked
hard
cooking
,
cleaning
, and
providing
a
home
for her
family
. The
family's
first
home
on the
farm
was a
two
room
adobe
in
which
18
of
Breneman's
19
children
were
born
.
Later
, he
built
a
large
,
two
story
brick
home
.
Martina
had a
beautiful
singing
voice
that was
passed
on to her
daughters
,
many
of
whom
participated
in
plays
and
operas
in
Salt
Lake
City
.
Martina
and
Breneman
lost
their
daughter
Florence
to
spinal
meningitis
when
she was
18
years
old
. In his
journal
,
Breneman
recalled
their
prayers
and
administrations
during
her
illness
and their
sorrow
and
loneliness
that
followed
her
death
.
Martina
worked
hard
to
learn
English
after
she
arrived
in the
Salt
Lake
Valley
as her
husband
wanted
no
foreign
accent
in his
family
.
Breneman
and
Martina
taught
their
children
the
value
of
work
and they
all
received
an
education
from the
28th
district
school
in
Holladay
. The
Bitner
household
was
well
organized
and
ran
in an
orderly
manner
. On
bath
night
, there was a
standing
joke
between
mother
and
daughters
which
follows
: The
girls
would
say
, '
I
washed
down
as
far
as
possible
and
up
as
far
as
possible.
'
Martina
would then
reply
, '
Now
don't
you
think
you
had
better
wash
possible.
'
Martina's
daughter
recalled
no
negative
feelings
toward
polygamy
in their
family
.
Breneman
took
both
wives
,
both
carrying
babies
, to
ward
parties
and
danced
all
night
.
Martina
was
faithful
to her
testimony
throughout
her
life
and
left
a
strong
legacy
for her
posterity
. Her
daughter
recorded
that '
Mother
loved
everything
pertaining
to the
Church
.
[Mother]
said
, '
ËœIt
is
not
our
responsibility
to
know
what the
authorities
are
doing
with
our
tithing
;
our
only
duty
is
to
pay
it
honestly.
' The
biography
is
enjoyable
and
full
of
descriptions
of
life
as a
pioneer
saint
and
life
on a
farm
. A
sweet
tribute
is
given
at the
end
to the
Bitner
name
and to
Mother
Martina
.
<p>
Mormon
Pioneers
<p>
Frontier
Life
<p>
Pioneer
Life
<p>
Trek
Coverage
1869-1936
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