• Peder and his family (including his parents, Peder and Karen) emigrated to the United States on the ship William Tapscott in 1860. Peder's family included his wife, Mette Marie, and three chldren: Niels Peter, Johan Carl, and Anthon. Anthon died 7 June 1860 while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Niels Peter died 18 August 1860 while crossing the plains through Nebraska.

William Budge Company (1860)

• Age at Departure: 27
• Head of Household

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, 54.
• Niels C. Christensen journal excerpts in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001 July, 1860 October-December, 5 Oct. 1860, 1-8.
• "The Immigration," Deseret News, 22 August 1860, 197.