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1847–1868

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2 August 1834
Death Date
20 May 1891
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Laurits Larsen

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  • Captain of 5th Ten; Chaplain. His name is listed as "Louirtz Louritzen" in the Ephraim resident's account. He came with his wife, Ida age 21, his son John Lauritz an infant. They came on the ship "Franklin". 

Christian A. Madsen Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 27
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ida Caroline Poulsen Larsen (Age: 22)
  • John Lauritz Larsen (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • “91-Year-Old Pioneer is Ephraim’s Oldest Resident,” Deseret News/Church Section , 9 Mar. 1935, 8.
  • "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916."
  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Jens C. A. Weibye, reminiscences and journal, circa 1862 in Orson B. West typescript collection, circa 1982-1987, 281-333.
  • Scandinavian Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports