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1847–1868

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Birth Date
21 May 1851
Death Date
26 November 1884
Gender
Male
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Henry Carl Christian Sorensen

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  • The family sailed to America in 1857 on the ship Westmoreland.  His name is listed as "Henrik Carl Chr." on the ship manifest.  

    The 1870 Utah census shows him as "Henry Swanson," and the inscription on his gravestone is "Henry Carl Sorensen.

Matthias Cowley Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 6

Traveled with

  • Nicolai Sorensen (Age: 57)
  • Magdalena Sorensen (Age: 50)
  • Ole Peter Sorensen (Age: 24)
  • Christina Kirsten Sorensen (Age: 21)
  • Frederik Abraham Sorensen (Age: 19)
  • Frederik Isaak Sorensen (Age: 17)
  • Mary Caroline Sorensen (Age: 13)
  • Jacob Frederick Sorensen (Age: 12)
  • Soren Christian Sorensen (Age: 10)
  • Ingeborg Kirstine Larsine Sorensen (Age: 3)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America