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        Pioneer Database

        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        11 April 1837
        Death Date
        17 January 1912
        Gender
        Male

        Hans Jorgen Mortensen

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        • son of Peter

        James G. Willie Company (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 19

        Traveled with

        • Peder Mortensen (Age: 50)
        • Helena Pedersen Mortensen (Age: 48)
        • Anna Kirstine Mortensen (Age: 24)
        • Anders Jorgen Mortensen (Age: 22)
        • Lars Mortensen (Age: 13)
        • Mette Kirstine Mortensen (Age: 11)
        • Mary Mortensen (Age: 9)
        • Caroline Mortensen (Age: 6)

        Sources

        • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
        • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
        • Rasmussen, Mettie Mortenson, Reminiscences. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.)
        • Utah Death Certificates.