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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... father , Captain Herman Larsen , had few near rela- tives , and his parents had died when he was a young man . In ... father's ancestry . He used to say that his grandfather had never traveled farther than from the near- by farm Lille ...
... father , Captain Herman Larsen , had few near rela- tives , and his parents had died when he was a young man . In ... father's ancestry . He used to say that his grandfather had never traveled farther than from the near- by farm Lille ...
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... father sold his share in the estate and moved with his family to a less pretentious house near by called Lille Frøen . There he lived until his death in 1763 . A few years ago , a great - great - granddaughter of Lars Pedersen visited ...
... father sold his share in the estate and moved with his family to a less pretentious house near by called Lille Frøen . There he lived until his death in 1763 . A few years ago , a great - great - granddaughter of Lars Pedersen visited ...
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... father . For new articles of clothing and books I have used ca. sixteen dollars , and the remaining for living expenses in Kristiania , diver- sions , travels , repairs , and the acquisition of various little articles , including ...
... father . For new articles of clothing and books I have used ca. sixteen dollars , and the remaining for living expenses in Kristiania , diver- sions , travels , repairs , and the acquisition of various little articles , including ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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