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1847–1868

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Birth Date
6 April 1850
Death Date
3 October 1890
Gender
Male
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Peter Lauritzen

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William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 14

Traveled with

  • Lauritz Lauritzen (Age: 47)
  • Marie Pedersen Lauritzen (Age: 40)
  • Marie Lauritzen (Age: 17)
  • Lauritz Lauritzen (Age: 11)
  • Jens Lauritzen (Age: 8)
  • Karen Lauritzen (Age: 5)
  • Hans Johan Lauritzen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
  • Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 790