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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        28 January 1806
        Death Date
        9 April 1866
        Gender
        Male
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        Peder Mortensen

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        • The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.

        James G. Willie Company (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 50
        • Head of Household

        Traveled with

        • Helena Pedersen Mortensen (Age: 48)
        • Anna Kirstine Mortensen (Age: 24)
        • Anders Jorgen Mortensen (Age: 22)
        • Hans Jorgen Mortensen (Age: 19)
        • Lars Mortensen (Age: 13)
        • Mette Kirstine Mortensen (Age: 11)
        • Mary Mortensen (Age: 9)
        • Caroline Mortensen (Age: 6)

        Sources

        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
        • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 224.
        • Rasmussen, Mette Mortensen, Reminiscences.
        • Rogerson, Josiah. "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, [5].