Christian A. Madsen Company

Departed

On 1862 July 14

Departed From

Florence, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1862 September 23

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Independent Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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A Scandinavian Company with about 264 individuals and 40 wagons in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

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Company Departed from Florence, Nebraska

1862 July 14

Christian August Madsen Called as Captain

1862 July 14 – September 23 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Returning Missionary

Date Details

On 1862 July 14

Joined Company

On 1862 September 23

Company Arrived

Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1862 September 23

Sources

Christensen, Christiana Thomsen, Reminiscences, as told to Ida J. Romney, in "Christensen Family Book of Remembrance, Main Lines Niels C. Christensen, Anthony Christensen, Annie C. Anderson," ed. N. La Verl Christensen [1957], 26

Christensen, Christiana Thomsen, Reminiscences, as told to Ida J. Romney, in "Christensen Family Book of Remembrance, Main Lines Niels C. Christensen, Anthony Christensen, Annie C. Anderson," ed. N. La Verl Christensen [1957], 26. Transcript for Christensen, Christiana Thomsen, Reminiscences, as told to Ida J. Romney, in "Christensen Family Book of Remembrance, Main Lines Niels C. Christensen, Anthony Christensen, Annie C. Anderson," ed. N. La Verl Christensen [1957], 26

"Eastern Immigration," Deseret News

"Eastern Immigration," Deseret News, 10 September 1862. Transcript for "Eastern Immigration," Deseret News, 10 September 1862, 81

"Emigration Report," Deseret News

"Emigration Report," Deseret News, 17 September 1862.

Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333

Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333. Transcript for Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333

Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah]

Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah], 13 February 1869. Transcript for Madsen, Christian A., Letter, Gunnison [Utah], 13 Feb. 1869, [4], in Missionary Reports, 1831-1900

Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4

Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4. Transcript for Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen, Reminiscences, 21-26, in Reminiscences and journals [ca. 1862]-1893, reel 1, box 1, fd. 4