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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 December 1851
Death Date
1 July 1926
Gender
Male
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Christen Christian Mikkelsen

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  • He traveled to Utah with his mother Inger Marie Mikkelsen (Mickelsen). He was listed in the company manifest as "Christen Mickelsen." 

    He was later adopted by his stepfather and his surname was changed to "Blanch."

William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 12

Traveled with

  • Inger Marie Mikkelsen (Age: 34)

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
  • Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • "West Weber Pioneer Dies," Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 July 1926, 14.