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1847–1868

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Birth Date
17 December 1842
Death Date
3 November 1912
Gender
Male

Knud Petersen

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  • Knud and his sister Maren arrived in New York on 15 June 1863 via the ship The B.S. Kimball. A history written by Knud's daughter documents that they both continued on in the 1863 William B. Preston Company.

William B. Preston Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 20
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Maren Kirstine Petersen (Age: 21)

Sources

  • Denmark, Select Baptisms, 1618-1923
  • "Knud Petersen," In Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.