Morten Frederiksen was born abt 1830 in Maribo, Denmark, and married Fredrikke Peterson (Pedersen/Peitersen?). They had these nine children before leaving Denmark:

1. Niels Ferdinand Frederiksen m. Marie "Mary" Christine Bock
2. Anne Johanna Frederiksen ("Annie") m. Martin Anderson
3. Sine Marie Frederiksen ("Sena") m. Gomme Frederik Brandt Nielsen Hjortholm
4. Karen Joanne Frederiksen ("Hannah") m. Peter Hansen
5. Jens Peter Frederiksen ("James") 1-m. Emma "Artie" Dornbergh, 2-m. Stella Buckley, 3-m. "Jennie" _____
6. Lauritz Christen Frederiksen ("Lars") 1-m. Levina H. Wedekend, 2-m. Clara Emma Schneider
7. Agnes Dorothea Fredericksen 1-m. Henry William Siemens, 2-m. Charles Edmond Reynolds
8. Frederik Frederiksen ("Fred") m. Anna Patrina Raahauge
9. Laurine Frederiksen ("Lorena" or "Renie") never married

Today the couple's descendants are scattered all across the United States. I'd love to hear from any of them.