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1847–1868

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Birth Date
4 June 1861
Death Date
12 March 1922
Gender
Female
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Amanda Charlotte Andersen


Alternate Names

    Amanda Charlotte Eliason

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  • Daughter of Anders and Hanna Andersen. Her father's name was written on the company list and was labeled as traveling with his family. The entire Andersen (or Eliason) family is present in ship records for the ship B.S. Kimball. Amanda's married name, as written on her death certificate, was "Benson."

    Records show the family name as "Anderson," "Andersson," and "Eliason."

Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)

  • Age at Departure: 4

Traveled with

  • Andreas Andersen (Age: 27)
  • Hanna Andersen (Age: 25)
  • Helena Kerstina Andersen (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1910 Utah Census.
  • "Immigration Lists," Deseret News, 20 September 1865, 402-403.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.