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1847–1868

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Birth Date
22 June 1808
Death Date
15 November 1886
Gender
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Niels Christian Eskildsen

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  • His surname is "Eskinsen" on the roster, "Eskelsen" on his gravestone, and in some sources "Eskelson." The company he traveled with was noted in local church financial records.

    He came on the ship, Kenilworth in 1866 with his wife, Mette Marie and children: MarenKatrine, Johanne M., Johan Van Cott, Karen Marie, and Niels Liljenquist and a son listed as Abraham l. 

Peter Nebeker Company (1866)

  • Age at Departure: 58
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Mette Marie Larsen Eskildsen (Age: 42)
  • Maren Kathrine Eskildsen (Age: 18)
  • Johannah Marie Eskildsen (Age: 16)
  • John Van Cott Eskildsen (Age: 12)
  • Karen Marie Eskildsen (Age: 10)
  • Abraham Eskildsen (Age: 8)
  • Niels Lillienquist Eskildsen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Gudum, Aalborg, Denmark Parish records.
  • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 3 October 1866, 7.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].