John E. Forsgren Company

Departed

On 1853 May 21

Departed From

Keokuk, Iowa

Arrived

On 1853 September 29

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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294 individuals and 34 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa. The company arrived in Salt Lake on the 29th and 30th of September 1853

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Company Departed from Keokuk, Iowa

1853 May 21

John Erik Forsgren Called as Captain

1853 May 21 – September 29 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1853 May 21

Joined Company

On 1853 September 29

Company Arrived

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

1853 September 29

Sources

DUP Pioneer History Collection

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Kofford, Paul Ernest, Biographical sketch

Kofford, Paul Ernest, Biographical sketch. Transcript for Kofford, Paul Ernest, Biographical sketch

Lambert, Elena Hansena Larsen, Reminiscence in Arthur Smith Larsen, Biographical sketh of Hans and Dorthea Larsen and family 1950

Lambert, Elena Hansena Larsen, Reminiscence in Arthur Smith Larsen, Biographical sketh of Hans and Dorthea Larsen and family 1950. Transcript for Lambert, Elena Hansena Larsen, Reminiscence in Arthur Smith Larsen, Biographical sketh of Hans and Dorthea Larsen and family 1950

Madsen, Peter, Autobiography [ca. 1908], 5

Madsen, Peter, Autobiography [ca. 1908], 5. Transcript for Madsen, Peter, Autobiography [ca. 1908], 5

Madsen, Peter, Autobiography, 1898-1909, 21-22

Madsen, Peter, Autobiography, 1898-1909, 21-22. Transcript for Madsen, Peter, Autobiography, 1898-1909, 21-22

Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, 18-35

Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, 18-35. Transcript for Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, 18-35

Munk, Christian Ipsen, Autobiographical writings and journal, [2]

Munk, Christian Ipsen, Autobiographical writings and journal, [2]. Transcript for Munk, Christian Ipsen, Autobiographical writings and journal, [2]

Munk, Peter, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:173-75

Munk, Peter, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:173-75. Transcript for Munk, Peter, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 20:173-75

Norton, Maren Jensen Cutler, [Autobiography], in Kathryn S. Jensen, comp., Ancestry and Descendants of Mads Christian Jensen, 1600-1960, 49

Norton, Maren Jensen Cutler, [Autobiography], in Kathryn S. Jensen, comp., Ancestry and Descendants of Mads Christian Jensen, 1600-1960, 49. Transcript for Norton, Maren Jensen Cutler, [Autobiography], in Kathryn S. Jensen, comp., Ancestry and Descendants of Mads Christian Jensen, 1600-1960, 49

Olsen, James, Autobiographical sketch 1921, 2

Olsen, James, Autobiographical sketch 1921, 2. Transcript for Olsen, James, Autobiographical sketch 1921, 2

Olsen, James, Reminiscences, 47-49, in Histories and biographies written by members of Camp Sunflower, Daughters of Utah Pioneers of Center Utah County, Provo, Utah

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