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1847–1868

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Birth Date
About 1822
Death Date
unknown
Gender
Male

Jorgen Olsen

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  • He came with Elna. His given name is "Yoron" in the Deseret News roster. The 1859 William Tapscott ship register lists the following Olson family members: Jorgen (37), labourer, from Denmark; Elna (40), widow, from Sweden; Nils (30), from Sweden; and Hanna (29), from Sweden.

George Rowley Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 37

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197.
  • Magleby, Hans Olsen, Reminiscences and diaries, 1857-1865 and 1875, vol. 2 (Danish manuscript) and 61-70 (typescript translation).