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Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854)

Departed

On 1854 June 15

Departed From

Westport, Missouri

Arrived

On 1854 October 5

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

About 550 individuals and 69 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Westport, Missouri.

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Company Departed from Westport, Missouri

1854 June 15

Hans Peter Olsen Called as Captain

1854 June 15 – October 5 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1854 June 15

Joined Company

On 1854 October 5

Company Arrived

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

1854 October 5

Sources

Pioneer

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"Arrivals, Immigration, &c.," Deseret News

"Arrivals, Immigration, &c.," Deseret News, 31 August 1854. Transcript for "Arrivals, Immigration, &c.," Deseret News, 31 August 1854, 297

BIOGRAPHICAL sketches, 1891-2013

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Christian E. Nielsen autobiography, 1902, 10

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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

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Extracts from my autobiography, circa 1882

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Genealogical surveys of LDS members: autobiographies and ancestors

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Hans Jensen reminiscences and diary, 1867-1910, 4-5, 18-20

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Jens Hansen autobiographical sketch, undated, 6-8

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Lettie Bertelson Dalley, Dalley family biographical sketches, undated

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"Our Immigration," Deseret News

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St. Louis luminary

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Twede, Christian Frederick Nielsen, Autobiography 1886-1897, 27-30

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