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in 1854, more than 400 Danish Mormons emigrated from Denmark to Utah
More than 100 died, mostly children, from either measles on the ship or Cholera on the Steamboats up MIssissippi River.
The Journey;
Jan 1854 on Ship from Copenhagen to Kiel and then to Liverpool
From Liverpool to Louisiana on; Benjamin Adams, Ship: 1170 tons: 187' x 37' x 18', Built: 1852 by William Drummond at Bath, Maine
Under the command of Captain John Drummond the full-rigged Benjamin Adams sailed from Liverpool on 28 January 1854 with 384 Scandinavian Saints aboard. Elder Hans Peter Olsen, a missionary resuming from the island of Bornholm, presided over the emigrant company. These Mormons had sailed from Copenhagen on the steamship Eideren by way of Kiel, Gluckstadt, and Hull. After they arrived at Liverpool misfortune overtook them. Sickness broke out among the company and twenty-two children and two adults died. As the emigrants boarded the Benjamin Adams, an examining physician declared fifteen unfit for the voyage and would not permit them to sail with the rest of the company. Although the fifty-three-day passage was described as "very pleasant and prosperous," there were eight deaths (two elderly adults and six children), two births, and nine marriages. The vessel arrived at New Orleans on 22 March.
Mar. 22, Arriving in New Orleans
Short Stay in New Orleans
From New Orleans to St. Louis on Steamboat arriving April 1. 1854
Stayed in St Louis for 3 weeks
From St Louis to Kansas City on Steamboat. It took about 2 Weeks
Stayed in Kansas city or Mormon camp for about 3 weeks
Started across the great Plains in Early June
It took 16 weeks to cross
Oct. 05, Arrived to Salt Lake City
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