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1847–1868

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Birth Date
21 December 1814
Death Date
27 February 1891
Gender
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Geska Sorensen 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.

    Her given name is shown as "Geska" on her husband's gravestone.

    She came on the ship, Monarch of the Sea in 1861 with her husband Laurs, children: Ane Marie, Rasmine, Soren Herman, Maren, Carl Fr. and Lusine. 

Samuel A. Woolley Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 46

Traveled with

  • 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)
  • Carl Frederik Nelson (Age: 7)
  • Lucina Nelson (Age: 6)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 September 1861, 4.