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1847–1868

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Birth Date
27 March 1836
Death Date
3 December 1925
Gender
Male
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Francis Christian Grundtvig

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  • He is listed as "T.C. Grundtvig" on the roster and "Frontz" in the Atwood journal. He traveled with his wife and child. According to several eyewitness accounts, his wife was taken by Indians and never heard of again.

Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)

  • Age at Departure: 28
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jensine Christine Grundtvig (Age: 28)
  • Severin Holger Peter Grundtvig (Age: 7)

Sources

  • Grundvig, Francis Christian, Autobiographical sketch, 1909, 10-15.
  • Grundvig, Frants Christian, [Autobiography], in Our Pioneer Heritage, 20 vols. [1958-77], 9:69-70.
  • "Immigration Lists," Deseret News, 20 September 1865, 402-403.
  • Miner G. Atwood journal in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001 July, 8 November 1865, 8-22.
  • Peter A. Nielsen reminiscence, undated, 1-23.
  • "The Indian Attack Near Laramie," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 5 October 1865, 2.
  • Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.