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1847–1868

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Birth Date
2 January 1854
Death Date
2 January 1914
Gender
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Emma Bernhardine Jensen

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  • The Braase and Jensen family sailed to America in 1863 on the ship John J. Boyd.

     

    Evidence from emigration, church (Perpetual Emigrating Fund) records proves that the Braase  family traveled to Utah in 1863. She is the daughter of Eleonore Braase.

    Her death certificate shows her name as "Emma B. Mitchell."  The inscription on her gravestone and her death certificate both show her birth date as 2 January 1854.

Company Unknown (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Beate Eleonore Braase (Age: 35)
  • Christian Heinrich Braase (Age: 22)
  • Emelie Lovise Josefine Jensen (Age: 10)

Sources

  • "Deaths and Funerals," Ogden Daily Standard, 2 January 1914, 4.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.