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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 October 1828
Death Date
12 October 1862
Gender
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James Andrew Poulson

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  • The Poulson family sailed to America in 1862 on the ship Humboldt.  The ship manifest shows their surname as "Akasson,"

    His birth is noted in the parish register of Lyngby, Sweden as Anders son of Ake Pahlesson and Bengta Johansson. His death is recorded in Family Tree. Familysearch shows his name as James Andrew Poulsen. 

     

Joseph Horne Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 33
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Cecilia Poulson (Age: 29)
  • Jens Poulson (Age: 9)
  • Amalia Elizabeth Poulson (Age: 6)
  • Alexander Hamilton Poulson (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • "Names of Immigrants," Deseret News, 24 September 1862, 2.
  • Parish Register of Lyngby, Malmohus, Sweden. 
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America