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1847–1868

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Image taken in the 1890s

Image taken in the 1890s

Birth Date
16 June 1822
Death Date
24 November 1901
Gender
Male
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Carl Johan Capson

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  • The Capson family arrived in New Orleans on 23 February 1854 via the ship Benjamin Adams. Carl served as a Captain of Ten.

Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ingre Capson (Age: 31)
  • John Cornelius Capson (Age: 5)
  • Charles William Capson (Age: 3)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Jenson, Andrew, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 3:336.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1854, 7.  
  • "Local Briefs. Death of a Pioneer," Salt Lake Herald , 26 Nov. 1901, 8.
  • "Mill Creek Pioneer Dead," Salt Lake Herald , 28 Nov. 1901, 2.
  • New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 327.