• Evidence from emigration and church records prove that the Andersen family came to Utah in 1862. Some sources list his given name as "Niels" He came on the ship, Franklin in 1862 with his father, Christen, mother, Kirsten and brother, Andrew. 

  Parish register gives the birthdate as 10 April. 

Company Unknown (1862)

• Age at Departure: 7

Sources

• European Mission, [Emigration records, Scandinavian Mission] 1852-1920.
• Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.