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1847–1868

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Birth Date
30 December 1840
Death Date
7 July 1888
Gender
Female
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Bertha Maria Rasmussen


Alternate Names

    Bertha Maria Beck

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  • The Rasmussen family arrived in America via the ship John J. Boyd in 1855. Bertha is listed as "Birgit Maria" on the ship roster. The family consisted of Mikkel and Ingeborg, and their children, Bertha Maria, Karen, Niels, Rasmine, Rasmus, Soren and Soren Peter.

    She was sent ahead of the family in 1857 with her siblings Rasmus and Rashmina, both of which died crossing the plains. 

Christian Christiansen Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 16
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Rasmina Matilda Rasmussen (Age: 11)
  • Rasmus Rasmussen (Age: 9)

Sources

  • Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Peter Rasmussen autobiography, 1932, 2.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.