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1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 January 1829
Death Date
14 October 1921
Gender
Female
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Karen Knudsen


Alternate Names

    Karen Anderson

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  • More research is needed to confirm Karen's date of birth as secondary sources conflict. Birth date listed at this time reflects data from the 1900 Census, and Karen's obituary.

William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 35

Traveled with

  • Johannes Knudsen (Age: 35)
  • Marie Knudsen (Age: 5)
  • John Knudsen (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
  • Genealogy and Family Pioneer History.  Mount Pleasant Historical Association
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Woman, 92, Dies At Mount Pleasant," Salt Lake Telegram, 15 October 1921, 3.