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Cleng Peerson

Norwegian-American pioneer (–)

Cleng Peerson (17 May – 16 December ) was a Norwegian emigrant to the United States; his voyage in [1] was the precursor for the boat load of 52 Norwegian emigrants in the following year.[2] That boat load was a precursor for the main wave of Norwegian immigration to the United States.[3]

He was a Norwegian-American pioneer and "Slooper" who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling 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 (–) and Inger Sjursdotter (–). Cleng Peerson grew up on the farm Hesthammar in Tysvær, but was born on the farm Lervik in the same district.

In , he first traveled to the United States at the request of a religious community in Stavanger. This community was made up principally of Quakers, together with Haugeans, both groups having been influenced by the beliefs of German Rappites.[6]

Immigration

In , when Peerson came back to Norway, it was decided that a group should emigrate.

Peerson returned to America to prepare for their arrival.

Cleng pearson biography of christopher Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata. From that marker and an unpublished Ph. Peerson married the Swedish-born widow Ane Cathrine Saelinger — in This community was made up principally of Quakers , together with Haugeans , both groups having been influenced by the beliefs of German Rappites.

Cleng Peerson met the immigrants when they landed in New York on October 9, They moved to northern New York, settling about 35 miles (56&#;km) northwest of Rochester in the town of Kendall, near Lake Ontario, in Orleans County. The road that ran through this settlement is today known as Norway Road.[7][8]

In , Cleng Peerson led a group of settlers to a little settlement on the Illinois River, in the Fox River Valley.

The community of Norway in LaSalle County, Illinois is the site of the Norwegian Settlers Memorial which was dedicated in [9]

Starting in , Peerson returned to Norway several times. By , Peerson had settled in Sugar Creek in Montrose Township, Lee County in the southeastern part of Iowa. Cleng Peerson was listed in the United States census records as a settler in He lived here for several years, including the period – In , he joined the Swedish immigrant society at Bishop Hill Colony in Henry County, Illinois, which had been founded by sect leader Erik Janson.[10]

During , the Texas State Legislature granted Peerson acres (&#;km2) of land west of Clifton, in Bosque County, Texas.

Peerson lived here until his death in and was buried in the cemetery by Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap. [11][12]

Personal life

Peerson married the Swedish-born widow Ane Cathrine Saelinger (–) in He later married Maria Charlotta Dahlgren ( – ca. ) who had emigrated from Sweden in

Legacy

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

In literature

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

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foreword by Carl W. W. Sorenson. Special Projects Committee, Norwegian Society of Texas; ) about the life and times of Cleng Peerson. The three volume series were published in Norwegian between and by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon
  3. ^Blegen, Theodore C.

    (). "Cleng Peerson and Norwegian Immigration".

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    8. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 7 (4): – doi/ ISSN&#;X.

  8. ^Nils Olav Østrem. "Cleng Peerson, Pioner". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved October 3,
  9. ^Bjorn Sletto (May ). "Trailblazer"(PDF). Viking.

    Cleng pearson biography of christopher jackson Ol' Cleng Peerson. During his career he has been the author or co-author of more than 20 books and 25 articles. One of the aims of the website is to strengthen tolerance and respect for the human being in migration processes all over the world — in the past and today. Download as PDF Printable version.

    Archived from the original(PDF) on October 5, Retrieved October 3,

  10. ^Haugeans, Rappites, and the Emigration of (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume Page 3)
  11. ^The Norwegian Quakers of (Henry J. Cadbury, Norwegian-American Historical Association.

    Volume I: Page 60)

  12. ^The Kendall Settlement SurvivedArchived at the Wayback Machine (Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume Page )
  13. ^Norwegian Settlers MemorialArchived at the Wayback Machine (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)
  14. ^The Sugar Creek Settlement in IowaArchived at the Wayback Machine (H.

    F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association.

    Cleng pearson biography of christopher columbus In , when Peerson came back to Norway, it was decided that a group should emigrate. A long-standing interest in Texas prompted him to visit that state in Cleng Peerson. Ever restless and ever attracted by new frontiers, Cleng Peerson founded a Norwegian colony in Shelby County, Missouri, in

    Volume IX: Page 38)

  15. ^Recollections of a Norwegian Pioneer in Texas (Knudt Olson Hastvedt, translated and edited by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian- American Historical Association. Volume XII: Page 91)
  16. ^Norwegian CollectionArchived at the Wayback Machine (Bosque Museum.

    Clifton, Texas)

  17. ^Orm Øverland (March 30, ). "Cleng Peerson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 2,
  18. ^The Handbook of Texas (Published by the Texas State Historical Association)
  19. ^"The Legacy of Cleng Peerson". The Cleng Peerson Institute.

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    23. October 14, Archived from the original on October 6, Retrieved October 2,

  23. ^"Cleng Peerson Center". Cleng Peerson Center. Retrieved October 2,

Other sources

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

    Volume 2I: Page )

  • Lovell, Odd S. () Across the Deep Blue Sea: The Saga of Early Norwegian Immigrants (Minnesota Historical Society Press) ISBN&#;

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