Peter Bravandt

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Birth: Dec. 20, 1801 Bern, Switzerland

Death: Nov. 19, 1855 Kansas, USA

Peter Bravandt was born in Switzerland but moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Peter left Denmark in 1855 to go to America to be with the Saints. He ended up in a Mormon settlement of Saints called Mormon Grove in Kansas. The Saints found work to earn money for the trip West in the nearby town of Atchison. However, one morning Peter didn't report to work, and it was found he had died during the night. He was put in a coffin and buried at Mormon Grove, about four and a half miles west of Atchison, Kansas. His wife had died in Denmark, his oldest daughter, Anne, had already immigrated to Utah, and his youngest daughter, Emma, age 18, came the following year in the James G. Willie handcart company. (Documentation for the death information on Peter taken from the journal of John Jost, at whose home Peter was staying. John was one of the leaders of the group at that time. Thanks to David Welker for finding this information.)

Burial: Mormon Grove Historical Marker (Memorial) Parnell Atchison County Kansas, USA

Created by: Carma Muir Golding Record added: Mar 12, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 126275068