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He left Bornholm to come to California in 1892. He was sponsored by his Aunt and Uncle (Hans & Julia Ipsen). It took him ten days to cross the Atlantic from Liverpool to New York. When he passed through Ellis Island he was asked where was he going and he replied to California.