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Birth Date
25 June 1842
Death Date
20 January 1928
Gender
Female
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Mary Caroline Sorensen

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  • The family sailed to America in 1857 on the ship Westmoreland.  Her name is listed as "Karen Maria" on the ship manifest.

    The Pedersborg Parish record shows her name as "Karen Maria Nicolaisen" and confirms her birth date.  

    Her death certificate shows her name as "Mary Caroline Sorensen Hill" 

     

Matthias Cowley Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 13

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)
  • Jacob Frederick Sorensen (Age: 12)
  • Soren Christian Sorensen (Age: 10)
  • Henry Carl Christian Sorensen (Age: 6)
  • Ingeborg Kirstine Larsine Sorensen (Age: 3)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Pedersborg, Denmark Parish Records.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.