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1847–1868

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Birth Date
13 May 1852
Death Date
October 1868
Gender
Female
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Sophia Sorensen

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  • Sophia was born as Maren Sophie Sorensen in Saerlose, Denmark.  She came on the ship, Emerald Isle, in 1868 as Sophie with her father Soren. On the company's roster she was known as Mette S. Sorensen.  According to the Salt Lake Semi-weekly Telegraph, her death name was recorded as Sophia.

Fred C. Anderson Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 15

Sources

  • "Correspondence," Deseret Evening News, 19 October 1868, 2.
  • F. C. Andersen, "Correspondence," Deseret News, 21 October 1868, 293.
  • Parish Register of Saerlose, Roskilde, Denmark.
  • Salt Lake Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 29 Oct. 1868