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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 June 1849
Death Date
Unknown
Gender
Female

Kirsten Jensen Pedersen

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  • Traveled with Willars and Mette Marie Pedersen on board the ship "Humboldt." in 1862. She is a foster daughter of Willars. She was assigned by the courts to be with this family. Her name is Kirsten Jensen. This is noted in the 1860 Census of Egtved in the house hold of Willars. Her mother is unmarried Anne Paulsdtr and father is Jens Jensen from Copenhagen. 

Christian A. Madsen Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Villars Pedersen (Age: 36)
  • Mette Marie Andersen Pedersen (Age: 22)
  • Niels Peder Pedersen (Age: 4)

Sources

  • European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
  • Parish Register of Egtved, Vejle, Denmark.