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1847–1868

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Birth Date
20 March 1859
Death Date
10 October 1864
Gender
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Jens Jensen

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  • Jens traveled with his parents Mads and Ane Lene, his half-sister, Mette Kirstine, his siblings, Magdalena, Hans, Jens, and Susannah, and his aunt, Karen, on the ship, Monarch of the Sea in 1864.Three of his sibilings, Magdalena, Hans, and Susanne, died at sea. 

    Birth and death dates listed reflect family tradition from Family Tree at FamilySearch.org.

William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 5

Traveled with

  • Ane Line Thomasen Jensen (Age: 43)
  • Mads Jensen (Age: 32)
  • Mette Kirstine Hansen (Age: 13)

Sources

  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
  • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.