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1847–1868

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Birth Date
26 August 1821
Death Date
29 March 1908
Gender
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Jacob Nielsen

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  • He came with his wife, Ellen and  children. Anne, Hans, Karen, Ole and Stine  on the ship, Emerald Isle.  The ship, Emerald Isle, lists 5 children, but Ane Sophie, born in 1867, did not survive and died before the pioneer company departed.  

John G. Holman Company (1868)

  • Age at Departure: 47
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ellen Hansen Nielsen (Age: 43)
  • Hans Nielsen (Age: 17)
  • Ole Nielsen (Age: 14)
  • Karen Marie Nielsen (Age: 12)
  • Christine Nielsen (Age: 9)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916."
  • "List of Passengers' Names In Captain J. G. Holman's Ox-Train," Deseret Evening News, 22 September 1868, 4.