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1847–1868

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Birth Date
24 January 1845
Death Date
17 October 1935
Gender
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Christian Nelson

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  • He was later known as Christian Nelsen.The family's surname is listed as "Christensen" in some of the the Forsgren Company records.His surname is listed as "Christiansen" on the 1853 Forest Monarch ship manifest.

John E. Forsgren Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 8

William Henry Chipman Company (1866)

  • Age at Departure: 21
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • “Captain Henry Chipman Co., 1866.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Wards' accounts 1861-1868, Account book, 1866, 1868. (CR 376 8; Box 2; Folder 17; File 6-7, 55-58)
  • "Christian Nelsen, Pioneer of 1853 Passes Away," Davis County Clipper, 18 Oct. 1935, 1.
  • Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, 18-35.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Rebaptisms in Great Salt Lake Valley: 1847-1854, 1858-1863 [Index].
  • William H. Chipman notebook, 1866.