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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 August 1862
Death Date
3 October 1944
Gender
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Sophia Petronella Jorgensen

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  • Daughter of Hans and Maria Dorthea Brink Jorgensen.  In the 1870 Utah census she is "Sophia Johnson."

    The family sailed to America in 1868 on the ship Emerald Isle.  
     
    Her name is shown as "Sophia Johnson Anderson" on her death certificate.

John G. Holman Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 6

Traveled with

  • Hans Jorgensen (Age: 40)
  • Marie Dorthea Jorgensen (Age: 34)
  • Lauritz Ferdinand Jorgensen (Age: 9)
  • Marie Josephine Jorgensen (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Box Elder County.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger D, p. 90.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.