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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 May 1808
Death Date
15 November 1884
Gender
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Lars Petersen

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  • He came with his wife, Maren and children, Ove and Karen on the ship, Humboldt in1862.  Included in the passenger lists were his step-children: Christian, Frederick, Jens and Maren Christine. A notation is made on the passenger list: Christian Ovesen came with the Lars Petersen family. 

John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 54
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Maren Petersen (Age: 42)
  • Christian Oversen (Age: 22)
  • Frederik Oversen (Age: 19)
  • Jens Oversen (Age: 17)
  • Maren Christine Oversen (Age: 15)
  • Ove Petersen (Age: 11)
  • Karen Petersen (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 93.
  • Macdonald, A. F. to R. R. Anderson, Telegram, 3 Aug. 1876, St. George, in Brigham Young, Office files 1832-1878, box 12, vol. 3.
  • Memmott, Thomas, Thomas Memmott Journal , ed. H. Kirk Memmott, 2 vols. [1976], 1:81-91.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 509.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America