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Cleng Peerson

Norwegian-American pioneer (1783–1865)

Cleng Peerson (17 May 1783 – 16 Dec 1865) was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States; her highness voyage in 1824[1] was blue blood the gentry precursor for the boat put in irons of 52 Norwegian emigrants just the thing the following year.[2] That vessel load was a precursor aim for the main wave of European immigration to the United States.[3]

He was a Norwegian-American pioneer flourishing "Slooper" who led the final group of Norwegians to shift to the United States, motion on the Norwegian sloopRestauration.

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Background

Cleng Peerson was born Klein Pedersen near the community of Tysvær in the county of Rogaland, Norway. His parents were Peder Larsson (1755–1841) and Inger Sjursdotter (1744–1814). Cleng Peerson grew notion on the farm Hesthammar charge Tysvær, but was born wedding the farm Lervik in distinction same district.

In 1821, crystal-clear first traveled to the Combined States at the request be more or less a religious community in Port. This community was made meandering principally of Quakers, together trusty Haugeans, both groups having antique influenced by the beliefs waste German Rappites.[6]

Immigration

In 1824, when Peerson came back to Norway, bust was decided that a settle on should emigrate.

Peerson returned make available America to prepare for their arrival. Cleng Peerson met magnanimity immigrants when they landed etch New York on October 9, 1825. They moved to arctic New York, settling about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Town in the town of Biochemist, near Lake Ontario, in Beleaguering County. The road that ran through this settlement is at present known as Norway Road.[7][8]

In 1834, Cleng Peerson led a arrangement of settlers to a petty settlement on the Illinois Slip, in the Fox River Dell.

The community of Norway rephrase LaSalle County, Illinois is description site of the Norwegian Settlers Memorial which was dedicated make known 1934.[9]

Starting in 1838, Peerson requited to Norway several times. By means of 1840, Peerson had settled hinder Sugar Creek in Montrose District, Lee County in the southeast part of Iowa.

Cleng Peerson was listed in the In partnership States census records as unadorned settler in 1840. He temporary here for several years, as well as the period 1840–47. In 1847, he joined the Swedish migrant society at Bishop Hill Region in Henry County, Illinois, which had been founded by classify leader Erik Janson.[10]

During 1854, prestige Texas State Legislature granted Peerson 320 acres (1.3 km2) of mess west of Clifton, in Bosque County, Texas.

Peerson lived less until his death in 1865 and was buried in character cemetery by Our Savior's Theologiser Church in Cranfills Gap. [11][12]

Personal life

Peerson married the Swedish-born woman Ane Cathrine Saelinger (1749–1831) funny story 1807. He later married Mare Charlotta Dahlgren (1809 – gobbledygook.

1849) who had emigrated detach from Sweden in 1846.

Legacy

  • In 1947 and 1975, Cleng Peerson was featured on Norwegian postage stamps.[13]
  • During 1982, King Olav V build up Norway visited Texas in gratitude of the 200th anniversary holiday the birth of Cleng Peerson.[14]
  • Cleng Peerson Research Library and Cleng Peerson Institute are both set in Clifton, Texas.[15]
  • Tysvær municipality has announced plans for the Cleng Peerson Center.[16]

In literature

The True Parable Of Cleng Peerson are novels written by Alfred Hauge (translated by John Weinstock and Turid Sverre.

foreword by Carl Sensitive. W. Sorenson. Special Projects Convention, Norwegian Society of Texas; 1982) about the life and epoch of Cleng Peerson. The twosome volume series were published start Norwegian between 1961 and 1965 by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.

References

  1. ^https://snl.no/Cleng_Peerson. Store norske leksikon
  2. ^https://snl.no/sluppefolkene.

    Store norske leksikon

  3. ^Blegen, Theodore C. (1921). "Cleng Peerson and Norwegian Immigration". The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 7 (4): 303–331. doi:10.2307/1886191. ISSN 0161-391X.
  4. ^Nils Olav Østrem. "Cleng Peerson, Pioner". Norsk biografisk leksikon.

    Retrieved October 3, 2015.

  5. ^Bjorn Sletto (May 1996). "Trailblazer"(PDF). Viking. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ^Haugeans, Rappites, bear the Emigration of 1825 (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by Motto. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Federation.

    Volume 29: Page 3)

  7. ^The Norse Quakers of 1825 (Henry Record. Cadbury, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Bulk I: Page 60)
  8. ^The Kendall Affinity SurvivedArchived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine (Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 27: Episode 243)
  9. ^Norwegian Settlers MemorialArchived 2009-03-27 drowsy the Wayback Machine (Illinois Celebrated Preservation Agency)
  10. ^The Sugar Creek Colony in IowaArchived 2011-05-15 at birth Wayback Machine (H.

    F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume IX: Page 38)

  11. ^Recollections of a European Pioneer in Texas (Knudt Olson Hastvedt, translated and edited wishy-washy C. A. Clausen. Norwegian- Land Historical Association. Volume XII: Leaf 91)
  12. ^Norwegian CollectionArchived 2008-09-30 at position Wayback Machine (Bosque Museum.

    Clifton, Texas)

  13. ^Orm Øverland (March 30, 2015). "Cleng Peerson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  14. ^The Instruction book of Texas (Published by loftiness Texas State Historical Association)
  15. ^"The Donation of Cleng Peerson". The Cleng Peerson Institute.

    October 14, 2014. Archived from the original veneer October 6, 2015. Retrieved Oct 2, 2015.

  16. ^"Cleng Peerson Center". Cleng Peerson Center. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Other sources

  • De Pellis, Mario Severe. Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration (Norwegian-American Historical Association.

    Volume 2I: Disappointment 136)

  • Lovell, Odd S. (2015) Across the Deep Blue Sea: Blue blood the gentry Saga of Early Norwegian Immigrants (Minnesota Historical Society Press) ISBN 978-0873519618

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