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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 February 1829
Death Date
31 May 1902
Gender
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Sven Carlson

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  • Sven came with his family from Sweden. His given name is "Swain" in Journal History and Deseret News [Weekly]. Some sources list his given name as "Swen."

    The Carlson family sailed to America in 1860 on the ship William Tapscott.  

     

William Budge Company (1860)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Bengta Carlson (Age: 33)
  • James Carlson (Age: 6)
  • Nels Carlson (Age: 3)
  • Matilda Josephine Carlson (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1860, 57.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • "The Immigration," Deseret News, 22 August 1860, 197.