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1847–1868

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About 1796
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Martha Nielsen


Alternate Names

    Martha Sorensen

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  • Emigrated from Denmark and traveled with her daughter Caroline and son-in-law Lars Jorgenson.

    She sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton, and her name is listed as "Marthe Sorensen" on the ship manifest.  Her age is listed as "60."

William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 60

Traveled with

  • Lars Jorgensen (Age: 41)
  • Caroline Christina Jorgensen (Age: 30)
  • Caroline Jorgensen (Age: 4)

Sources

  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 6.
  • W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.