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1847–1868

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Birth Date
2 December 1853
Death Date
20 July 1913
Gender
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Carl Frederik Nelson

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  • The family's surname is listed as "Rasmussen" on Journal History roster and on the 1861 Monarch of the Sea ship manifest.

    His birth and death dates are confirmed by his death certificate and the inscription on his gravestone.

    He came on the ship, Monarch of the Sea in 1861 with his father, Laurs and mother, Gedske, siblings, Rasmine, Soren Herman, Maren, Ane Marie, and Lusine. He changed his name to Charles 

Samuel A. Woolley Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 7

Traveled with

  • Geska Sorensen Nelson (Age: 46)
  • Lars Rasmussen Nelson (Age: 45)
  • Ane Marie Kirstine Nelson (Age: 19)
  • Rasmine Saraline Nelson (Age: 16)
  • Soren Herman Nelson (Age: 13)
  • Mary Nelson (Age: 11)
  • Lucina Nelson (Age: 6)

Sources

  • "Brighamite Kills Self," Ogden Standard, 21 July 1913, 10.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 September 1861, 4.