Birth Date
    18 December 1823
    Death Date
    13 May 1895
    Gender
    Male

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    John Larsen

    • Evidence from emigration records and the birth of a child in Wyoming in September 1856 proves the Larsen family traveled to Utah in 1856. The parish register lists his birth as Johan Laursen.  He came with his brothers, Christian and Lars. He also came with his wife, Ane Katrine Jorgensen and children Christina Margrete, Sarah and John. A son Joseph was born on the trail.

      John's obituary which appears in FamilyTree, written by his brother, Lauritz describes the family's travel in the Hodgetts Company, including the birth and death of their son Joseph.  See:  https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/23081998?p=8553515&returnLabel=Joseph%20Larsen%20(KWVG-NV9)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2FKWVG-NV9%2Fmemories 

      The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.

    William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)

    • Age at Departure: 32
    • Head of Household

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