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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 January 1808
Death Date
18 December 1883
Gender
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Bodil Nielsen Madsen

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  • Bodil emigrated from Denmark with her husband and son. They were all found traveling across the ocean together on the Thornton ship register. Her husband died while en route to Utah.

William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 48

Traveled with

  • Lars Madsen (Age: 61)
  • Lars Christian Madsen (Age: 8)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
  • "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916."
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Genealogy and Family Pioneer History.  Mount Pleasant Historical Association
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.