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1847–1868

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Birth Date
24 April 1830
Death Date
21 May 1881
Gender
Male
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Christopher Madsen Funk

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  • Captain of Ten.  Son of Diderik and Christine Madsen Hansen Funk.  The  family crossed the Atlantic on the ship Tuscarora in 1857.

James S. Brown Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 29

Traveled with

  • Diderick Espersen Funk (Age: 58)
  • Christine Madsen Funk (Age: 57)
  • Jorgene Kirstine Funk (Age: 31)
  • Cecelia Kristine Funk (Age: 29)
  • Hansmine Kirstine Funk (Age: 24)
  • Didderikke Helena Funk (Age: 18)
  • Marcus Espersen Funk (Age: 16)
  • Elise Johanna Kerstine Funk (Age: 14)
  • Willard Richards Funk (Age: 5)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • Brown, James S., Giant of the Lord: Life of a Pioneer [1960], 415-22.
  • Brown, James Stephens, Reminiscences and journals, 1857–1900, 12 p.
  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Find a Grave (Website)