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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 March 1807
Death Date
18 December 1889
Gender
Female
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Mette Andersen


Alternate Names

    Mette Hansen

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  • She came on the ship Thornton in 1856 with her husband, Niels and son Anders. Also her daughter by her first husband, (Ole Mortensen) in 1856. 

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 50

Traveled with

  • Niels Andersen (Age: 41)
  • Anne Olsen (Age: 14)
  • Anders Nielson Andersen (Age: 8)

Sources

  • 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory censuses
  • Danish Census Records
  • Danish Parish Records
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,9 November 1856, 28.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 222.