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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        25 April 1858
        Death Date
        15 February 1928
        Gender
        Female
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        Mette Kirstine Edlefsen

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        • Daughter of Niels Christian Edlefsen and Maren Ann Madsen Edlefsen. Her surname was spelled "Edtlefsen" on the roster. Evidence from emigration and genealogical records proves the Edlefsen family traveled to Utah in 1864. They sailed to America in 1864 and had a child born in December 1864 in Utah, proving they traveled to Utah in 1864.

          Her married surname, as recorded on her death certificate, was "Bunce."

        John Smith Company (1864)

        • Age at Departure: 6

        Traveled with

        • Niels Christian Edlefsen (Age: 37)
        • Maren Ann Edlefsen (Age: 34)
        • Edlef Backsenblohm Edlefsen (Age: 4)
        • George Cannon Edlefsen (Age: 1)

        Sources

        • Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
        • Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
        • Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937
        • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.