
Jens Pedersen
Jens emigrated from Denmark with his mother and siblings. His mother was included on the Atwood passenger list published in Deseret News as traveling with "her family." Upon arrival to the United States, he appears to use the given name "James Peter." Census records from the year 1900 confirm that the Pedersen family emigrated from Denmark in 1865.
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1853 July 3
Joined Miner G. Atwood Company
1865 July 31 – November 8 (Age 12)
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1939 January 29 (Age 85)
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