Edit existing Rating: Emigration of Latter-day Saints from Sweden

{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]] | link2=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden]] | link3= | link4= | link5=Emigration of Latter-day Saints from Sweden }} Finding the emigration record of a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints emigrating from Sweden may be an important step for building family history. Latter-day Saint Swedish emigrants often are not found in the major emigration sources for the country of Sweden. Interesting and helpful information can be found in Church emigration records. == Background == From the beginning of the Church in Sweden, members were encouraged to emigrate and join the body of Saints in Zion. The members had a strong desire to follow this counsel and escape the persecution they experienced in Sweden. They desired to live in a place where they could live the principles and teachings of the Church in peace with others who believed as they did. They wanted to be close to their leaders. Religious persecution was the main reason for Church members to emigrate to Utah. Others in Sweden were emigrating for different reasons such as: poverty, opportunity to own land, the great class divisions, famine, lack of right to vote, and opposition to military service. These reasons played a very minor role for the Latter-day Saint emigrant. Nearly all Swedish emigrants traveled in companies organized by church leaders in Scandinavia. These emigration companies usually traveled as independently chartered journeys. The company leaders would plan and arrange every detail as most of the saints were unacquainted with the incidents of travel. The Church's publication in Scandinavia, ''Skandinaviens Stjerne'' was used to give plain and minute instructions to the emigrants. Converts were guided by experienced leaders every step of the way, whether purchasing tickets, choosing routes, selecting commodities, and so forth. Prearrangements were made for every detail. This process enabled leaders to obtain the most affordable and reasonable prices and to meet the needs of the converts. The cost of emigration was usually paid by the emigrant, by money sent from friends and family residing in Zion, by monies received from the [[Perpetual Emigration Fund]], or any combination of the three. The Perpetual Emigration Fund ended in 1887. == The Journey == === 1850 - 1867 === The journey from Scandinavia began in Copenhagen. To begin with the journey next went through a port in Germany, then to the east coast of England (Hull or Grimsby) and then across England by train to Liverpool. This took about 3 days travel. The ship from Liverpool to New York, took anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on the weather. The first large company of Scandinavian Saints left Copenhagen December 20, 1852 under the leadership of John E. Forsgren, the first missionary to Sweden, who was returning from his mission. This company had only three Swedes – John E. Forsgren, his brother, and sister. Many companies followed. As missionaries completed their missions in Scandinavia, they would return to Utah with the Latter-day Saint. emigration companies. One or more of the missionaries would be called to be their leaders. Later companies sailed direct from Copenhagen to England. The first 5 large companies sailed to New Orleans and then went up the Mississippi River by riverboat to Keokuk, Iowa or Kansas City where they were outfitted to cross the plains by wagon or handcart. These companies experienced cholera outbreaks on the Mississippi riverboats that caused many deaths. Subsequent companies sailed to New York and went by rail to Iowa. Beginning in 1860 emigrants went by steamboat from Iowa City to Florence, Nebraska. From Iowa they crossed the plains by covered wagon or handcart which took 2 to 3 months. Altogether, it took the first companies about seven to eleven months to arrive in Utah. In 1867 the first steamship with Latter-day Saint emigrants left from Liverpool and arrived in New York. It took approximately 9 to 12 days for a steamship to travel from Liverpool to New York. === 1869 – 1900 === The year 1869 marked a great change for the emigrants. All companies at this point were able to cross the Atlantic Ocean by steamship rather than sailing ships. In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad was completed all the way to Ogden, Utah. On June 25, 1869 the first locomotive with emigrants arrived in Ogden, Utah ending the need for covered wagons and handcarts. It took approximately 6 to 9 days to travel from the East Coast to Utah via railroad. Altogether with the steamships and the train, the journey usually took a little under a month. <br> === Post 1900 === In 1910 Church President Joseph F. Smith visited Sweden and counseled the members there to remain in Sweden and build up the church there. There was little emigration after 1930 except for a couple of years after World War II ended. From 1850 to 1930 there were 8,545 members from Sweden that immigrated to Utah, the great majority coming prior to 1900. About 250 members from Sweden emigrated during the years 1948 and 1950. === List of Organized Groups Going to Utah === Groups of Latter-day Saints were organized to emigrate from Scandinavian began in 1852 and continued up until about 1890. Leaders were called to assist the emigrants in the journey. Missionaries who had completed their missions would travel home to Utah with the emigrants. One or more of the missionaries were called to be the leader/s of the group. Most of the organized groups began in Copenhagen. The groups leaving from Copenhagen would be Danish and Swedish Saints. For the first few years of emigration, Norwegian Saints would also come to Copenhagen. Later Norwegian Saints sailed out of Oslo and went directly to England where they would join with other Scandinavian Saints. The Scandinavians usually joined saints from other places in Europe and Great Britain in Liverpool. Detailed information about each company and names of missionaries, may be found in Andrew Jenson’s book, “History of the Scandinavian Mission”. Pages listed in the table below are for Andrew Jenson’s book. The number of Saints leaving shown in the table below includes children. Organized emigration was closed because of the "Utah War" (Johnston's Army) early in 1858 and announced at the end of 1858 that it would resume. By 1890 the day of the large companies was past. After this point the Saints left their native lands in small numbers. They still usually would travel in the care of returning missionaries. <br> {| style="float:right; |- |{{MormonLDSRemoval}} |} {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0" |- | '''Depart.Date''' | '''Place of Depart.''' | '''Number in Comp.''' | '''Arrival Date''' | '''Arrival place''' | '''Page number''' | '''Notes''' |- | Jan 1852 | Copenhagen | 9 Swedish saints | | | | In England 1 month. Joined by 19 Danish Saints. Sailed from Liver pool 1 March on the ship “Italy”. |- | 20 Dec 1852 | Copenhagen | 294 Saints | 30 Sep 1853 | Salt Lake City | 70-72 | Only 3 Swedes - John Eric Forsgren, and his brother and sister. |- | 22 Dec 1853 | Copenhagen | 301 Saints | 5 Oct 1854 | Salt Lake City | 87-89 | Leader was Chr. J. Larsen |- | 26 Dec 1853 | Copenhagen | 200 plus | 5 Oct 1854 | Salt Lake City | 88-89 | Leader was Hans Peter Olsen |- | 24 Nov 1854 | Copenhagen | about 300 | 7 Sep 1855 | Salt Lake City | 97-99 | Leader was Elder Peter O. Hansen. Group joined by 149 more emigrants from the Aalborg and Vendsyssel conferences. |- | 29 Nov 1855 | Copenhagen | 447 Saints | | | 106-107 | Leader was Elder Canute Peterson. Group was joined by 42 British and 30 Italian Saints. |- | 23 Apr 1856 | Copenhagen | 161 Saints | 9 Nov 1856 | Salt Lake City | 112-113 | Leader Elder Johan A. Ahmanson. Joined with about 600 saints from Great Britain in Liverpool. About 100 of the Scandinavian saints were in the Willie handcart company which got caught in the snow storms in Wyoming and were rescued by saints from Utah. |- | 18 Apr 1857 | Copenhgen | 536 Saints | 13 Sep 1857 | Salt Lake City | 120-122 | Leader to England was Elder Hector C. Haight |- | 20 May 1857 | Copenhagen | 286 Saints | | | 122 | Leader to England was Elder Hector C. Haight. Joined by a large number of emigrating saints from the British Mission. |- | 21 Feb 1858 | Korsör, Denmark | 75 Saints | 9 Jul 1858, 20 Sept 1858, or 7 Oct 1858 | Salt Lake City | 129-131 | Leader was Elder Iver N. Iversen. Joined by 5 more Scandinavian saints, 9 English saints, and about 600 Irish emigrants. The combined group came in 3 different groups from Iowa City and arrived at the three different dates. |- | 1 April 1859 | Copenhagen | 355 Saints | 4 Sep 1859 | Salt Lake City | 140-142 | Leaders were Carl Widerborg and Niels Wilhelmsen. The group consisted of 224 Danes, 113 Swedes, and 18 Norwegians. They were joined by British and Swiss emigrants making a total of 726 souls. Some went by handcart and they arrived on 4 Sept 1859. Others in the wagon group arrived 15 September 1859. |- | 2 May 1860 | Copenhagen | 301 Saints | 24 Sept 1860 and 5 Oct 1860 | Salt Lake City | 148-150 | Leader Carl Widerborg. Group consisted of 182 Danes, 80 Swedes, and 39 Norwegians. They were joined by Swiss, Welsh and English Saints making a total of 730 emigrants. The handcart group arrived on the first date and the ox-train on the second date. |- | 3 Jul 1860 | Florence, Nebraska | 123 Saints | 17 Sep 1860 | Salt Lake City | 150 | Group consisted of saints from England and Scandinavia who had come in early groups and had been living primarily in Iowa and Nebraska for a period of time mainly to earn money for the rest of the trip. |- | 9 May 1861 | Copenhagen | 565 Saints | 12 Sep 1861 | Salt Lake City | 154-156 | In this group were 128 Swedish saints. The Leader of the group to England was Pres. John Van Cott. Some of this group came across the plains in a smaller group and arrived 22 Sept 1861. |- | 6 April 1862(Ålborg)and 14 Apr 1862 (Copenhagen | Ålborg and Copenhagen | over 400 (Ålborg) 500 (Copenhagen) | 23 Sept 1862, 27 Sept 1862, 1 Oct 1862, 5 Oct 1862 | Salt Lake City | 161-167 | The two groups joined with other saints in England making a total of 1,556 saints. Then came in 4 ships and crossed the plains in 4 companies and arrived at the four different dates. |- | 20 Apr 1863, 23 Apr 1863, 30 Apr 1863 | Copenhagen | total Scandinavians emigrating 1,458 | 24 Aug 1863, 12 Sep 1863 | Salt Lake City | 174-179 | The two first Scandinavian groups joined together in England and with 113 English saints making a total of 766 Saints. About 28 Saints had come from Christiania and sailed from there 13 Apr 1863 to Copenhagen. Another group of about 100 saints left Christiania 28 Apr 1863 joined them in Copenhagen. About 12 Saints from Stavanger joined the group in England. |- | 10 Apr 1864 and 13 Apr 1864 | Copenhagen | over 700 Saints | 15 Sept 1864 | Salt Lake City | 181-182 | The first group had 350 emigrants from Sweden, Norway, and some from Fredericia Conference, Denmark. The second group had 353 saints from Denmark. The two joined together in England and arrived in Salt Lake together. |- | 4 May 1865 | Copenhagen | 557 Saints | | Salt Lake City | 183-187 | Some arrived as late as 8 Nov 1865 but others were sooner. |- | 17 May 1866 and 28 May 1866 | Copenhagen | | 29 Sep 1866, 1 Oct 1866, 8 Oct 1866, 22 Oct 1866 | Salt Lake City | 191-195 | The first group had 684 saints (73 Swedes). The second group said "a large group". The two groups joined in England but arrived in Salt Lake in 4 different companies. The last group to arrive was in Captain Lowry's company. Andrew Jenson said of this company "that if the details of the journey across the plains of this company were written, it would probably present one of the most pitiable and heart rending chapters in the history of the Church." Deaths were high chiefly because of cholera. |- | 13 June 1867 | Copenhagen | 290 Saints | 5 Oct 1867 | Salt Lake City | 198-199. | First emigration to cross the ocean in a steamship vessel. |- | 29 May 1868 | Göteborg | 104 Swedish Saints | 24 August 1868 | Salt Lake City | 200-201 | Joined in England with small company of Danish Saints and about 50 Norwegian saints and more than 500 British saints. Sailed by sailing vessel rather than steamship to save money. |- | 13 June 1868 | Copenhagen | 630 Saints | 25 Sep 1868 | Salt Lake City | 201-203 | Sailed by sailing ship to cut cost. This was the last group to go by a sailing vessel. |- | 10 Jul 1869 | Copenhagen | 567 saints | 8 aug 1869 | Ogden, Utah | 204-205 |- | 15 Jul 1870 | Copenhagen | 348 saints | 10 aug 1870 | Ogden, Utah | 206-207 | Joined with 350 Irish and German saints. |- | 3 Sep 1870 | Copenhagen | 19 Saints | | | 207 | |- | 23 Jun 1871 | Copenhagen | 387 saints | 21 Jul 1871 | Ogden, Utah | 210 | |- | 1 Sep 1871 | Copenhagen | 170 saints | 27 Sep 1871 | Ogden, Utah | 210-211 | |- | 13 Oct 1871 | Copenhagen | 71 saints | 11 Nov 1871 | Salt Lake City | 211 | Joined by 230 British Saints. |- | 21 June 1872 | Copenhagen | 397 saints | 17 Jul 1872 | Salt Lake City | 211-212 | Leader was Elder Eric Peterson. Joined with 28 British and 22 Dutch Saints. |- | 30 Aug 1872 | Copenhagen | 260 saints | 26 Sep 1872 | Salt Lake City | 212-213 | |- | 27 Jun 1873 | Copenhagen | 870 saints | 24 Jul 1873 | Salt Lake City | 216 | |- | 29 Aug 1873 | Copenhagen | 219 saints | 29 Sep 1873 | Salt Lake City | 216-217 | |- | 18 Jun 1874 | Copenhagen | 703 saints | 15 Jul 1874 | Salt Lake City | 219-220 | A fierce storm had non-members frightened but the captain of 18 years assured them that all would be well. He said that there were "too many Mormons on board" to be in any danger. He had "never heard of any ship carrying Mormons" being lost. |- | 27 Aug 1874 | Copenhagen | 214 saints | 23 Sep 1874 | Salt Lake City | 220 | Skandinaviens Stjerne said that for the year 1874, 302 saints from Sweden had emigrated and that 915 Scandinavians emigrated. |- | 25 Jun 1875 | Copenhagen | 658 saints | 22 July 1875 | Ogden, Utah | 221-222 | |- | 10 Sep 1875 | Copenhagen | 168 saints | 5 Oct 1875 | Salt Lake City | 222 | Group mainly from Denmark |- | 22 Jun 1876 | Copenhagen | 405 saints | 18 Jul 1876 | Ogden, Utah | 224-225 | |- | 8 sep 1876 | Copenhagen | 150 saints | 3 Oct 1876 | Salt Lake City | 225-226 | |- | 21 Jun 1877 | Copenhagen | 471 saints | 14 Jul 1877 | Salt Lake City | 229-230 | |- | 13 Sep 1877 | Copenhagen | 211 saints | 6 Oct 1877 | Salt Lake City | 230 | |- | 17 May 1878 | Copenhagen | 66 saints | 13 Jun 1878 | Salt Lake City | 232 | Joined 300 other emigrating saints and returning missionaries. |- | 21 Jun 1878 | Copenhagen | 55 saints | 18 Jul 1878 | Salt Lake City | 232-233 | Joined the larger group that left Copenhagen 24 June 1878. |- | 24 June 1878 | Copenhagen | 446 saints | 18 jul 1878 | Salt Lake City | 232-233 | Joined by the smaller group that left Copenhagen 21 June 1878. |- | 7 sep 1878 | Copenhagen | 218 saints | 3 Oct 1878 | Salt Lake City | 233 | Joined by 321 British, 57 Swiss and German saints. |- | 23 Jun 1879 | Copenhagen | 331 saints | 16 Jul 1879 | Salt Lake City | 240 | Joined by 145 British and 83 German and Swiss saints. |- | 30 Aug 1879 | Copenhagen | 103 saints | 24 Sep 1879 | Salt Lake City | 240-241 | Twenty-four saints from Stockholm sailed from Copenhagen 1 Sep 1879 and joined with this group in Hull, England. Joined with 188 British saints and 5 dutch saints. |- | 5 July 1880 | Copenhagen | 248 &amp; 346 saints | 24 Jul 1880 | Ogden, Utah | 244 | Two groups left minutes apart. The first had 248 Danish saints and the second had 346 Swedish saints. They were joine in England by 113 British saints. |- | 28 Aug 1880 | Copenhagen | 128 saints | 15 Sep 1880 | New York | 244-245 | Joined by 19 more Scandinavian saints and missionaries. Joined by 138 British saints and 38 German saints and missionaries. |- | 15 Oct 1880 | Copenhagen | 22 saints | 11 Nov 1880 | Salt Lake City | 245 | Joined a large company of British, German, Swiss, Italian, and Dutch saints. |- | 20 Jun 1881 | Copenhagen | 609 saints | 15 Jul 1881 | Ogden, Utah | 256-257 | Joined 146 British saints |- | 29 Aug 1881 | Copenhagen | 270 saints | 21 Sep 1881 | Salt Lake City | 258 | |- | 14 Oct 1881 | Copenhagen | 32 saints | 11 Nov 1881 | Salt Lake City | 261 | Joined a large British company. |- | 16 Jun 1882 | Copenhagen | 573 saints | 9 Jul 1882 | Ogden, Utah | 265 | Joined 125 more Scandinavian saints, 201 British saints, 2 Hollander saints, and 33 returning missionaries |- | 28 Aug 1882 | Copenhagen | 292 saints | 10 Nov 1882 | Salt Lake City | 265-266 | Joined by 298 British, 54 Swiss and German Saints |- | 13 Oct 1882 | Copenhagen | 108 or 109 saints | 10 Nov 1882 | Salt Lake City | 266 | Joined by 279 British saints. |- | 6 Apr 1883 | Copenhagen | 103 saints | 30 Apr 1883 | Salt Lake City | 269 | |- | 11 May 1883 | Copenhagen | 12 saints | 2 June 1883 | Salt Lake City | 269 | Joined a large group of about 400 British, German, and Swiss saints. |- | 15 June 1883 | Copenhagen | 503 saints | 8 Jul 1883 | Salt Lake City | 269-270 | Joined by 171 British saints |- | 24 Aug 1883 | Copenhagen | 284 saints | 17 Sept 1883 | Salt Lake City | 270 | Joined by 264 British and 106 Swiss and German saints and 28 returning missionaries. |- | 19 Oct 1883 | Copenhagen | 122 saints | 15 Nov 1883 | Salt Lake City | page 270 | Joined some British saints and 20 Norwegian saints who had sailed from Christiania 20 Oct 1883. |- | 4 Apr 1884 | Copenhagen | 82 saints | 27 Apr 1884 | Ogden, Utah | 277-278 | Traveled from Copenhagen with 5 elders. Joined in England by 13 Norwegian and 207 British saints and 11 more missionaries. |- | 6 June 1884 | Copenhagen | 71 saints | 29 June 1884 | Ogden, Utah | 279 | Joined in Hull, England with another company that sailed from Copenhagen 9 June 1884. Joined with other companies of saints from Scandinavia and Great Britain. The total of the group was 531 of whom 406 were Scandinavians, 100 British and 25 returning missionaries. |- | 25 Aug 1884 | Copenhagen | 222 (see notes) | 17 sep 1884 | Ogden, Utah | 279 | Joined in England with a company of Norwegian saints and also British, Swiss, and German saints. The total was 496 souls -- 222 Scandinavian, 193 British, 50 Swiss and German Saints and 31 returning missionaries. |- | 17 Oct 1884 | Copenhagen | 66 saints | 9 Nov 1884 | Ogden, Utah | 279-280 | Accompanied by 8 returning missionaries |- | 2 Apr 1885 | Copenhagen | 70 saints | 28 Apr 1885 | Salt Lake City | 289-290 | Accompanied by 3 returning elders. Joined by 10 Norwegians. |- | 11 June 1885 | Copenhagen | 32 saints | | | 290 | Joined in Liverpool by a group of 40 saints who sailed from Christiania 12 June 1885. |- | 15 June 1885 | Copenhagen | 273 saints | | | 290-291 | Joined saints from Great Britain making the company a total of 541 saints and 30 returning elders. Group under the direction of Jörgen Hansen. |- | 20 Aug 1885 | Copenhagen | 93 saints | 14 Sept 1885 | Salt Lake City | 291 | Joined in England by 38 Norwegian saints who sailed 21 Aug 1885 from Christiania. |- | 15 Oct 1885 | Copenhagen | 112 saints | 10 Nov 1885 | Ogden, Utah | 292 | Joined by other saints in England and accompanied by 8 returning elders. |- | 8 Apr 1886 | Copenhagen | 69 saints and 4 elders | 4 May 1886 | Ogden | 296 | Joined by a "small group" that sailed from Christiania, Norway 9 Apr 1886. |- | 18 June 1886 | Christiania, Norway | 17 saints and 2 elders | 10 Jul 1886 | Salt Lake City | 296-298 | Joined in England with group who sailed 21 June 1886 from Copenhagen. |- | 21 June 1886 | Copenhagen | 290 emigrants and 11 elders | 10 Jul 1886 | Salt Lake City | 296-298 | Joined in England with the Norwegian group that sailed from Christiania 18 June 1886. |- | 12 Aug 1886 | Copenhagen | 131 saints | 27 Sep 1886 | Salt Lake City | 298 | Joined in England with the Norwegian company that left 13 Aug 1886. Joined saints and returning missionaries in the British Isles |- | 13 Aug 1886 | Christiania, Norway | 13 saints | 27 Sep 1886 | Salt Lake City | 298 | Joined in England with the company that sailed from Copenhagen 12 Aug 1886. |- | 7 Oct 1886 | Copenhagen | 95 saints and 8 returning missionaries | 1 Nov 1886 | Salt Lake City | 298-299 | Joined in England with the group that sailed from Christiania 8 Oct 1886. |- | 8 Oct 1886 | Christiania, Norway | 13 saints | 1 Nov 1886 | Salt Lake City | 299 | Joined in England with the group that sailed from Copenhagen 7 Oct 1886. |- | 7 Apr 1887 | Copenhagen | 108 saints and 9 returning missionaries | 29 Apr 1887 | Salt Lake City | 302 | Joined in England with the group that sailed from Christiana 8 Apr 1887. |- | 8 Apr 1887 | Christiania, Norway | "small company" | 29 Apr 1887 | Salt Lake City | 302 | Joined in England with the group that sailed from Copenhagen 7 Apr 1887. |- | 27 May 1887 | Christiania, Norway | 14 saints | 23 June 1887 | Salt Lake City | 302-303 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 30 May 1887. |- | 30 May 1887 | Copenhagen | 138 saints and 11 elders | 23 June 1887 | Salt Lake city | 302-303 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 27 May 1887. |- | 29 Sept 1887 | Copenhagen | 88 saints and 9 elders | 25 Oct 1887 | Salt Lake City | 303 | |- | 18 Aug 1887 | Copenhagen | 165 saints and 8 elders | 27 Aug 1887 | New York | 303-304 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 19 Aug 1887. |- | 19 Aug 1887 | Christiania, Norway | 32 saints | 27 Aug 1887 | New York | 303-304 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 18 Aug 1887. |- | 24 May 1888 | Copenhagen | 102 saints | 19 June 1888 | Salt Lake City | 305 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 25 May 1888. |- | 25 May 1888 | Christiania, Norway | 24 saints | 19 June 1888 | Salt Lake City | 305 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 24 May 1888. |- | 19 July 1888 | Copenhagen | 113 saints | 8 Aug 1888 | New York | 306-307 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 20 Jul 1888 |- | 20 July 1888 | Christiania, Norway | | 8 Aug 1888 | New York | 306-307 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 19 July 1888. |- | 23 Aug 1888 | Copenhagen | 62 saints | 19 and 20 Sept 1888 | Salt Lake City | 305-306 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 24 Aug 1888. |- | 24 Aug 1888 | Christiania | 10 saints | 19 and 20 Sept 1888 | Salt Lake City | 305-306 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 23 Aug 1888. |- | 27 Sep 1888 | Copenhagen | 102 saints | 23 Oct 1888 | Salt Lake City | 306 | Joined by group that sailed from Christiania 28 Sep 1888. |- | 28 Sep 1888 | Christiania, Norway | 19 saints | 23 Oct 1888 | Salt Lake City | 306 | Joined by group that sailed from Copenhagen 27 Sep 1888. |- | 30 May 1889 | Copenhagen | 239 saints | 26 Jun 1889 | Salt Lake City | 308-309 | Joined by group that sailed from Christiania 30 May 1889. Joined by Swiss and German saints. |- | 30 May 1889 | Christiania, Norway | small group | 26 Jun 1889 | Salt Lake City | 308-309 | Joined by group that sailed from Copenhagen 30 May 1889. Joined by Swiss and German saints. |- | 8 Aug 1889 | Copenhagen | 150 saints | 27 Aug 1889 | New York | 309 | Joined by group that sailed from Christiania 9 Aug 1889. |- | 9 Aug 1889 | Christiania, Norway | 22 saints | 27 Aug 1889 | New York | 309 | Joined by group that sailed from Copenhagen 8 Aug 1889. |- | 12 Sep 1889 | Copenhagen | 42 saints | 1 Oct 1889 | New York | 309-310 | Joined by group that sailed from Christiania 13 Sep 1889. |- | 13 Sep 1889 | Christiania, Norway | 16 saints | 1 Oct 1889 | New York | 309-310 | Joined by group that sailed from Copenhagen 12 Sep 1889. |- | 17 Oct 1889 | Copenhagen | 146 (see notes) | 13 Nov 1889 | Salt Lake City | 310 | Joined by a Norwegian, a British, and a Dutch group making a total of 146 saints -- 116 Scandinavians, 6 Dutch, 24 from Great Britain. |- | 24 Apr 1890 | Copenhagen | 116 saints | 13 May 1890 | New York | 313-314 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 25 Apr 1890. |- | 25 Apr 1890 | Christiania, Norway | 29 saints | 13 May 1890 | New York | 313-314 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 24 Apr 1890. |- | 29 May 1890 | Copenhagen | 158 saints | 19 Jun 1890 | New York | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 30 May 1890. |- | 30 May 1890 | Christiania, Norway | 12 saints | 19 June 1890 | New York | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 29 May 1890. |- | 7 Aug 1890 | Copenhagen | 107 saints | 26 Aug 1890 | New York | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 8 Aug 1890 |- | 8 Aug 1890 | Christiania, Norway | 16 saints | 26 Aug 1890 | New York | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 7 Aug 1890. |- | 12 Sep 1890 | Christiania, Norway | 23 saints | | | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 13 Sep 1890. Left Liverpool 20 Sept 1890. |- | 13 Sep 1890 | Copenhagen | 133 saints | | | 315 | Joined group that sailed from Christiania 12 Sep 1890. Left Liverpool 20 Sept 1890. |- | 2 Apr 1891 | Copenhagen | 43 saints | | | 318 | |- | 16 Apr 1891 | Copenhagen | 59 saints | | | 318 | |- | 14 May 1891 | Copenhagen | 24 saints | | | 318 | |- | 28 May 1891 | Copenhagen | 141 saints | | | 318 | 41 saints from Skåne, 14 from Göteborg, 66 from Stockholm |- | June 1891 | Copenhagen and Christiania, Norway | 42 saints | | | 318 -319 | Of the 42, ten were Norwegian Saints. |- | 6 Aug 1891 | Copenhagen | 34 saints | | | 319 | 28 saints from Denmark, 2 from Norway, 2 from Stockholm and 2 from the Göteborg conference. |- | 20 Aug 1891 | Copenhagen | 38 saints | | | 319 | 20 saints from Copenhagen, 9 from Göteborg, and 5 from the Stockholm Conference. |- | 3 Sep 1891 | Copenhagen | 52 saints | | | 319 | 24 saints from Stockholm, 9 from Copenhagen, 7 from Aalborg, 1 from Skåne, and 11 others from different places. |- | 17 sep 1891 | Copenhagen | 66 saints | | | 319 | 13 saints from Copenhagen, 10 from Stockholm, 3 from Göteborg, 15 from Aalborg, and 25 from the Christiania conference. |- | 1 Oct 1891 | Copenhagen | 47 saints | | | 319 | 16 from Copenhagen, 18 from Aarhus, 2 from Aalborg, 9 from Stockholm, 2 from Christiania conference. |- | 14 Jan 1892 | Copenhagen | 4 saints | | | 325 | |- | 28 Apr 1892 | Copenhagen | 21 saints | | | 325 | Joined by the group that sailed from Christiania 29 Apr 1892. |- | 29 Apr 1892 | Christiania, Norway | 8 saints | | | 325 | Joined the group that sailed from Copenhagen 28 Apr 1892. |- | 12 May 1892 | Copenhagen | 64 saints | | | 325-326 | Made up of 10 saints from Copenhagen, 12 from Skåne, 7 from Aalborg, 20 from Göteborg, and 15 from Stockholm. Joined by group that sailed from Christiania 13 May 1892. |- | 13 May 1892 | Christiania, Norway | 3 saints | | | 325-326 | Joined by group that sailed from Copenhagen 12 May 1892 |- | 9 June 1892 | Copenhagen | 74 saints. | | | 326 | 10 saints from Göteborg, 8 from Aalborg, 11 from Aarhus, 24 from Copehagen 21 from the Stockholm conferences. |- | 14 Jul 1892 | Copenhagen | 12 saints | | | 326 | |- | 4 Aug 1892 | Copenhagen | 39 saints | | | 326 | 12 saints from Copenhagen, 4 from Stockholm, 11 from Göteborg, 10 from Aarhus, and 2 from the Skåne conference. |- | 18 Aug 1892 | Copenhagen | 49 saints | | | 326 | 28 saints from Stockholm, 3 from Skåne, 14 from Göteborg, 2 from Copenhagen, and 2 from Aalborg Conference. Joined by group who sailed from Christiania 19 Aug 1892. |- | 19 Aug 1892 | Christiania, Norway | 15 saints | | | 326 | Joined group who sailed from Copenhagen 18 Aug 1892. |- | 1 Sep 1892 | Copenhagen | 15 saints | | | 326 | 1 saint from Stockholm, 6 from Aarhus, 2 from Aalborg, 6 from Göteborg Conferences. |- | 22 sep 1892 | Copenhagen | 21 saints | | | 326 | Joined by 5 Norwegians. |- | 27 Oct 1892 | Copenhagen | 28 saints | | | 326 | 6 saints from Stockholm, 2 from Göteborg, 8 from Aalborg, 12 from the Aarhus conferences. |- | 27 Apr 1893 | Copenhagen | 11 saints | | | 332 | |- | 7 May 1893 | Copenhagen | 32 saints | | | 332 | |- | 8 June 1893 | Copenhagen | 105 saints | | | 332 | |- | 6 jul 1893 | Copenhagen | small group | | | 332 | In England a few saints from Norway joined making 35 souls total. |- | 10 Aug 1893 | Copenhagen | 71 saints | | | 332 | |- | 7 Sep 1893 | Copenhagen | 24 saints | | | 333 | |- | 6 Oct 1893 | Copenhagen | 35 saints | | | 333 | |- | 16 Nov 1893 | Copenhagen | 21 saints | | | 333 | |- | 5 Apr 1893 | Copenhagen | 13 saints | 28 Apr 1894 | Salt Lake City | 336 | Joined by British, Swiss, and German saints. |- | 3 May 1894 | Copenhagen | 24 saints | | | 337 | |- | 7 Jun 1894 | Copenhagen | 53 saints | | | 337 | |- | 19 July 1894 | Copenhagen | 44 saints | | | 337 | |- | 20 July 1894 | Christiania, Norway | 6 saints | | | 337 | |- | 16 Aug 1894 | Copenhagen | 15 saints | | | 337 | |- | 20 sep 1894 | Copenhagen | 31 saints | | | 337 | |- | 25 Oct 1894 | Copenhagen | 23 saints | | | 337 | |- | 8 Nov 1894 | Copenhagen | 8 saints | | | 337 | |- | 25 Apr 1895 | Copenhagen | 6 saints | | | 345 | |- | 2 May 1895 | Copenhagen | 21 saints | | | 345 | |- | 30 May 1895 | Copenhagen | 45 saints | | | 345 | |- | 25 July 1895 | Copenhagen | 17 saints | 17 Aug 1895 | Salt Lake City | 345 | 6 non-members individuals accompanied the group from Copenhagen. Joined in Scotland by group that sailed from Norway 26 July 1895. Joined also by 12 saints from Great Britain. |- | 26 July 1895 | Norway | 17 saints | 17 Aug 1895 | Salt Lake City | 345 | Joined in Scotland the group that sailed from Copenhagen 25 July 1895. |- | 29 Aug 1895 | Copenhagen | 18 saints | | | 345-346 | |- | 3 Oct 1895 | Copenhagen | 21 saints | | | 346 | |- | 14 Nov 1895 | Copenhagen | 31 saints | | | 346 | Joined in England by saints from Christiania who sailed 15 Nov 1895. |- | 15 Nov 1895 | Christiania, Norway | 3 saints | | | 346 | Joined group that sailed from Copenhagen 14 Nov 1895. |- | 12 Dec 1895 | Copenhagen | 3 saints | | | 346 | |- | 2 Apr 1896 | Copenhagen | 10 saints | | | 352 | |- | 14 May 1896 | Copenhagen | 2 saints | | | 352 | About the same time a small company of emigrating saints came from Norway |- | 28 May 1896 | Copenhagen | 28 saints | | | 352 | Leader was Elder Peter Swenson of Sugar House, Utah. |- | 11 June 1896 | Copenhagen | 20 saints | | | 350 | |- | 16 July 1896 | Copenhagen | 20 saints | | | 352 | |- | 1896 | Copenhagen | 16 saints | | | 352 | Leaders were Elders Michael Sörensen and Hans Severin Rasmussen of Salt Lake City/ |- | 8 Oct 1896 | Copenhagen | 57 saints | | | 353 | Six emigrating saints from Norway joined them in Scotland. Leader was Andrew C. Jensen. |- | 28 Nov 1896 | Christiania, Norway | 10 saints | | | 353 | Leader was Elder Christoffer Iverson. |- | 1 Apr 1897 | Copenhagen | | | | 359 | A few emigrating saints joined with Irish saints in Scotland to make a total of 59 emigrants (not given how many were Scandinavian or Irish). |- | 30 Sep 1897 | Copenhagen | 47 saints | | | 360 | Joined by some saints from Norway in Scotland making a total of 47 Scandinavian emigrants. |- | 29 Jul 1897 | Copenhagen | 52 saints | | | 360 | |- | 12 Nov 1897 | Christiania, Norway | 4 saints | | | 360 | |- | 21 Apr 1898 | Copenhagen | 41 saints | | | 365 | |- | 29 Apr 1898 | Norway | 17 saints | | | 366 | |- | 20 Apr 1899 | Copenhagen | | | | 371 | |- | 4 May 1899 | Copenhagen | 30 saints | 10 Jun 1899 | Salt Lake City | 371 | |- | 26 June 1899 | Copenhagen | small company | 18 July 1899 | Salt Lake City | 371 | |- | 31 Aug 1899 | Copenhagen | | | | 371 | |- | 20 Jul 1900 | Christiania, Norway | few saints | | | 379 | |- | 27 Aug 1900 | Copenhaagen | small company | | | 379 | |- | 12 Oct 1900 | Christiania, Norway | 8 saints | | | 379 | |- | 26 Nov 1900 | Copenhagen | 19 | | | 379 | <br> |} == Records Created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints == {| style="float:right; |- |{{MormonLDSRemoval}} |} *[[Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden|Scandinavian LDS Mission Index]] *[[Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden|Records of Members, 1852 - 1951]] *[[Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden|Records of deceased members of the Scandinavian Mission up to March 1, 1895.]] *[[Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden|Early Church Information File]] *[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden#Wards_and_Branches|Sweden Branches and Wards]] *[[The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Sweden#Conferences|Sweden Conferences, Districts, and Stakes]] *{{RecordSearch|3288472|Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920}} at FamilySearch — index == Sources == *Höglund, Inger and Johansson, Caj-Aage. ''Steg I Tro''., Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga: Italy. 2000. *Anderson, Shauna C.; Manness, Ruth Ellen; Black, Susan Easton. ''Passport to Paradise''. Geaealogical Services, Utah. 2000. *Jenson, Andrew. ''History of the Scandinavian Mission''. The Deseret News Press. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1927. *Zobell, Albert L. Jr., M.S. ''Under the Midnight Sun<'' Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1950. [[Category:Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden]]