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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... wife , his child , and his mother - in - law . Upstairs the space was just as well utilized . Two rooms , connected in such a way that they could not easily be sepa- rated , were assigned to Schmidt and his family , although , as Larsen ...
... wife , his child , and his mother - in - law . Upstairs the space was just as well utilized . Two rooms , connected in such a way that they could not easily be sepa- rated , were assigned to Schmidt and his family , although , as Larsen ...
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... wife , " that heaviness and exaggerated seriousness with which I have always been some- what afflicted , to get complete power over me . " He feared that , should these tendencies be permitted to grow un- checked , he would become unfit ...
... wife , " that heaviness and exaggerated seriousness with which I have always been some- what afflicted , to get complete power over me . " He feared that , should these tendencies be permitted to grow un- checked , he would become unfit ...
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... wives . " Larsen , too , refers several times in his letters to his friends ' comments on his relationship to his wife : " Ottesen said the other day that he had never met another man who was so courteous to his wife and thoughtful of ...
... wives . " Larsen , too , refers several times in his letters to his friends ' comments on his relationship to his wife : " Ottesen said the other day that he had never met another man who was so courteous to his wife and thoughtful of ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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