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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 July 1849
Death Date
28 April 1926
Gender
Female
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Christine Persson

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  • Christine sailed to the United States with her mother in 1862 on the ship Electric. Her other siblings sailed to the U.S. in 1863 on the John J. Boyd. Her name on the ship records matches her mothers. They both read "Kersti Persson." There are multiple variation in her given and surnames. Christine appears to be the Americanized version of her name. 

    See the Find a Grave website for her Swedish birth records, which confirms her birth date. 

John Riggs Murdock Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Kierstina Persson (Age: 49)
  • Cecelia Persson (Age: 21)
  • Lewis Peterson (Age: 18)
  • Karna Persson (Age: 17)

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America