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1847–1868

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Birth Date
31 January 1854
Death Date
4 January 1936
Gender
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Ernest Lorentz Petersen

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  • son of Hans and Anna Pedersen; some sources spell his given name "Ernst".

John R. Young Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 9

Traveled with

  • Hans Pedersen (Age: 38)
  • Anna Margretha Dorthea Lorentzen Pedersen (Age: 33)
  • Josephine Margarethe Hansine Petersen (Age: 11)
  • Lorentz Petersen (Age: 6)

Sources

  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 11, p. 182
  • Petersen, Ernest, [Reminiscences], in Our Pioneer Heritage, 20 vols. [1958-77], 11:182.
  • Petersen, Ernest, Autobiographical sketch, 1-2.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.