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Emigration From Scandinavian LDS Missions http://myweb.cableone.net/really/emig1852.htm Aarhus Søren Christensen 58 Brickmaker Jutlands Else Christensen 48 Peder Christensen 18 Lauritz Ulric Christensen 15 ______________________________________________________________ Passenger Arrivals: New York City, New York Name: Søren Christianson Arrival Date: 16 Jun 1860 Age: 58 Gender: Male Occupation: Brickmaker Part of Vessel: Upper Deck Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination: Utah Place of Origin: Denmark Ship Name: William Tapscott Port of Arrival: New York Line: 52 Microfilm Roll: 201 List Number: 473 Also listed: Elsa, Wife, 48; Peter, Son, 18; Lauritz U., Son, 15 _______________________________ Mr. Christensen was born in Denmark, April 28, 1845, a son of Søren and Elsie (Weber) Christensen, who came to Utah with a handcart company in 1860, traveling with the company commanded by Captain Stoddard. They settled at Moroni and Søren Christensen was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian troubles. He made farming his life work and died in 1882, while the mother of Lauritz Christensen survived until 1892. He also has a living brother, Peter Christensen, who makes his home at Wales, Utah. Source: Noble Warrum, ed. Utah Since Statehood, 4 volumes. Chicago, IL; Salt Lake City, UT: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919. References
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