Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... letter from his sweetheart . " At last , Ottesen felt , God had given him a friend who could cheer him when he was ... letters to Larsen , he repeatedly ex- pressed his gratitude for the friends he had found in the New World , and among ...
... letter from his sweetheart . " At last , Ottesen felt , God had given him a friend who could cheer him when he was ... letters to Larsen , he repeatedly ex- pressed his gratitude for the friends he had found in the New World , and among ...
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... letter , among others , to the St. Louis faculty to explain the whole situa- tion . He received a friendly reply in which it was intimated that his letter was to be printed with some footnotes by Professor F. Pieper . Instead , however ...
... letter , among others , to the St. Louis faculty to explain the whole situa- tion . He received a friendly reply in which it was intimated that his letter was to be printed with some footnotes by Professor F. Pieper . Instead , however ...
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... letters he received from the time he ar- rived in America until within a few weeks of his death , and they constitute a voluminous part of the collection . Most of his own official letters have gone the way of the world , but his letter ...
... letters he received from the time he ar- rived in America until within a few weeks of his death , and they constitute a voluminous part of the collection . Most of his own official letters have gone the way of the world , but his letter ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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