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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... reached the age when it was allowed . And he kept his promise . On Lauritz first attended a little private school kept by a Madam Spræk . There he learned to read in a crowded little room , where Madam Spræk's maid was sitting at her ...
... reached the age when it was allowed . And he kept his promise . On Lauritz first attended a little private school kept by a Madam Spræk . There he learned to read in a crowded little room , where Madam Spræk's maid was sitting at her ...
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... reached out farther and farther , especially westward to little outlying settlements . The southern row of counties was not included in his field , as they could more easily be reached by other clergymen , and in Red Wing he did not ...
... reached out farther and farther , especially westward to little outlying settlements . The southern row of counties was not included in his field , as they could more easily be reached by other clergymen , and in Red Wing he did not ...
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... reached his lodgings when a terrific rain set in . It was particularly unpropitious as he was heading for the swampy stretches of Steele and Waseca counties . Yet there was nothing to do but to venture out . First he went on a jour- ney ...
... reached his lodgings when a terrific rain set in . It was particularly unpropitious as he was heading for the swampy stretches of Steele and Waseca counties . Yet there was nothing to do but to venture out . First he went on a jour- ney ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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