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1847–1868

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Birth Date
7 October 1833
Death Date
30 March 1911
Gender
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Bertha Marie Sorensen Christensen

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  • This family came to Utah sometime between 1862 and 1864. The sailed to America in 1862. They likely came in 1862, but the first documentation to place them in Utah is the baptism of a daughter in September 1864. Further research is needed to determine the year they came to Utah and the name of the company they traveled with. Her birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate and the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.

    The family came on the ship, Franklin in 1862. The family consisted of: Father Niels Christian, mother Birthe Marie children: ChrIstian, Mariane, Soren Peter. Soren Peter and Christian died before they got to American. 

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Niels Christian Christensen (Age: 19)
  • Mariane Christensen (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
  • "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916."
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.