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1847–1868

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Birth Date
27 July 1835
Death Date
5 January 1915
Gender
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Frands Christian Christensen

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  • He came on the ship "Humbolt" in 1862. His name is not on the Mormon Immigration Index, but he is listed on the passenger list.  His name on the European Mission records is "Franz Christensen" and his name on the Deseret News roster  is spelled "Franz Christiansen."

John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 26
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ane (Anna) Nielsdatter Hansen (Age: 64)
  • Sophia Hansen Schmidt Christensen (Age: 39)
  • Hans Peter Wilhelm Schmidt (Age: 14)
  • Ane Sophia Mathilda Schmidt (Age: 11)
  • Christian Vigo Schmidt (Age: 10)
  • Claus Carl Schmidt (Age: 7)
  • Ane Christine Zionlena Schmidt (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • 1910 Utah Census.
  • Christensen, Frands Christian, Journal excerpts, 19, in Florence Davis Valgardson et. al., eds. Soren Peter Christensen Family Histories [1985].
  • "Early Pioneer is Called by Death," Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, 8 January 1915, 1.
  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 93.
  • Parish Register of Vor Freslev, Skanderborg, Denmark.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C,  p. 186.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 793.
  • Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.