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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 September 1850
Death Date
5 September 1927
Gender
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Mary Carlsen

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  • The family’s journey to America on the ship Athenia in 1862 and their travel to Utah with the 1862 John Murdock Company is confirmed by the obituary of Bertha.

    Her name is listed as "Maron Carlson" on the the Deseret News company roster and "Maren Carlsen" on the Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 11

Traveled with

  • Ole Carlsen (Age: 44)
  • Ane Margrethe Carlsen (Age: 43)
  • Bertha Carlsen (Age: 16)
  • Ane Marie Carlsen (Age: 14)
  • James Ole Carlsen (Age: 7)

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 93.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 182.
  • "Pioneer Woman Funeral Service in Hyrum Friday," The Journal, 14 April 1927, p. 8.
  • "Pioneer of 1862 is Dead at Brigham," Salt Lake Telegram, 7 September 1927, 4.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America