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1847–1868

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Image taken in 1870

Image taken in 1870

Birth Date
27 July 1850
Death Date
22 November 1900
Gender
Female
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Emma Sophia Petersen

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  • Her name is listed as "Emma Sophia Petersen" on FamilySearch. The surname is spelled "Peterson" on the manifest of the ship Thornton, the Deseret News roster of the Willie Company, and the Josiah Rogerson account published in the Salt Lake Herald.

    The 1860 Utah census lists the surname of the children as "Smith."

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 5

Traveled with

  • Sophie Catherine Wilhelmine Petersen (Age: 31)
  • Peter Petersen (Age: 9)
  • Ane Johannah Marie Petersen (Age: 3)
  • Otto August Petersen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 224.