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'''Cleng Peerson''' (17 May 1783 – 16 December 1865) was a [[Norwegian-American]] pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the Norwegian [[sloop]] ''[[Restauration (ship)|Restauration]]''.
'''Cleng Peerson''' (17 May 1783 &ndash; 16 December 1865) was a [[Norwegian-American]] pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the Norwegian [[sloop]] ''[[Restauration (ship)|Restauration]]''.<ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Cleng_Peerson/utdypning ''Cleng Peerson'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Cleng Peerson was born Klein Pedersen Hesthammer near the community of [[Tysvær]] in the county of [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]]. In 1821, he first traveled to the United States at the request of a religious community in [[Stavanger]]. This community was made up of [[Quakers]], together with [[Haugean]]s, followers of the beliefs of [[Hans Nielsen Hauge]], as well as a group having also been influenced by the beliefs of German [[Rappites]].
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 up on the farm Hesthammar in Tysvær, but was born on the farm Lervik in the same district. In 1821, 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 [[Haugean]]s, followers of the beliefs of [[Hans Nielsen Hauge]], as well as a group having been influenced by the beliefs of German [[Rappites]]. <ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume29/vol29_01.htm ''Haugeans, Rappites, and the Emigration of 1825'' (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 29: Page 3)]</ref>


==Immigration==
==Immigration==
In 1824, when Peerson came back to Norway, it was decided that a group should emigrate. Peerson returned to America to prepare for their arrival.<ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume29/vol29_01.htm ''Haugeans, Rappites, and the Emigration of 1825'' (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 29: Page 3)]</ref><ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume01/vol1_02.htm ''The Norwegian Quakers of 1825'' (Cadbury, Henry J. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume I: Page 60)] </ref>
In 1824, when Peerson came back to Norway, it was decided that a group should emigrate. Peerson returned to America to prepare for their arrival. Cleng Peerson met the immigrants when they landed in New York on October 9, 1825. They moved to northern [[New York state]] settling about {{convert|35|mi|km}} northwest of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] in the town of [[Kendall, New York|Kendall]], near [[Lake Ontario]], in [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans County]]. The road that ran through this settlement is today known as Norway Road.<ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume01/vol1_02.htm ''The Norwegian Quakers of 1825'' (Henry J. Cadbury, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume I: Page 60)] </ref><ref> [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume27/vol27_12.htm''The Kendall Settlement Survived'' (Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 27: Page 243)] </ref>
Cleng Peerson met the immigrants when they landed in New York on October 9, 1825. They moved to northern [[New York state]] settling about {{convert|35|mi|km}} northwest of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] in the town of [[Kendall, New York|Kendall]], near [[Lake Ontario]], in [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans County]]. The road that ran through this settlement is today known as Norway Road.<ref> [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume27/vol27_12.htm''The Kendall Settlement Survived'' (by Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian American Historic Association. Volume 27: Page 243)] </ref>


In 1834, Cleng Peerson led a group of settlers to a little settlement on the [[Illinois River]], in the [[Fox Valley (Illinois)|Fox River Valley]]. Today, Norway, in Mission Township, [[LaSalle County, Illinois]], is the site of the ''Norwegian Settlers Memorial''.<ref>[http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/norwegian_settlers.htm ''Norwegian Settlers Memorial'' (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)] </ref>
In 1834, Cleng Peerson led a group of settlers to a little settlement on the [[Illinois River]], in the [[Fox Valley (Illinois)|Fox River Valley]]. Norway, in Mission Township, [[LaSalle County, Illinois]], is the site of the Norwegian Settlers Memorial which was dedicated in 1934.<ref>[http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/norwegian_settlers.htm ''Norwegian Settlers Memorial'' (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)] </ref>


Starting in 1838, Peerson returned to Norway several times. By 1840, Peerson had settled in Sugar Creek in [[Montrose Township]], [[Lee County, Iowa|Lee County]] in the southeastern part of [[Iowa]]. Cleng Peerson was listed in the United States census records as a settler in 1840.<ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume09/vol09_3.htm ''The Sugar Creek Settlement in Iowa'' (by H. F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume IX: Page 38)] </ref>
Starting in 1838, Peerson returned to Norway several times. By 1840, Peerson had settled in Sugar Creek in [[Montrose Township]], [[Lee County, Iowa|Lee County]] in the southeastern part of [[Iowa]]. Cleng Peerson was listed in the United States census records as a settler in 1840. He lived here for several years, including the period 1840-47. In 1847, he joined the Swedish immigrant society at [[Bishop Hill Colony]] in [[Henry County, Illinois]] which had been founded by sect leader [[Erik Janson]]. <ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume09/vol09_3.htm ''The Sugar Creek Settlement in Iowa'' (H. F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume IX: Page 38)] </ref>


The [[Texas State Legislature]] granted Peerson {{convert|320|acre|km2}} of land west of [[Clifton, Texas|Clifton]], in [[Bosque County, Texas]] during 1854. Peerson lived here until his death and was buried in the cemetery by [[Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Cranfills Gap, Texas)|Our Savior's Lutheran Church]] in [[Cranfills Gap, Texas|Cranfills Gap]].
During 1854, the [[Texas State Legislature]] granted Peerson {{convert|320|acre|km2}} of land west of [[Clifton, Texas|Clifton]], in [[Bosque County, Texas]]. Peerson lived here until his death in 1865 and was buried in the cemetery by [[Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Cranfills Gap, Texas)|Our Savior's Lutheran Church]] in [[Cranfills Gap, Texas|Cranfills Gap]].
<ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume12/vol12_5.htm ''Recollections of a Norwegian Pioneer in Texas'' (by Knudt Olson Hastvedt, translated and edited by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian American Historic Association. Volume XII: Page 91)] </ref><ref>[http://www.bosquemuseum.org/norwegian.htm ''Norwegian Collection'' (Bosque Museum. Clifton, Texas)] </ref>
<ref>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume12/vol12_5.htm ''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)] </ref><ref>[http://www.bosquemuseum.org/norwegian.htm ''Norwegian Collection'' (Bosque Museum. Clifton, Texas)] </ref>

==Personal life==
Peerson married the Swedish-born widow Ane Cathrine Saelinger (1749-1831) in 1807. He later married Maria Charlotta Dahlgren (1809-ca. 1849) who had emigrated from Sweden in 1846.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
During 1982, [[King Olav V]] visited Texas in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cleng Peerson. A history of the life and adventures of Cleng Peerson was completed by Norwegian author and historian [[Alfred Hauge]]. The three volume series were published between 1961 and 1965 by [[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag]].
In 1947, Cleng Peerson was featured on a Norwegian postage stamp (''Cleng Peerson. Frimerke utgitt i 1947''). In 1965, Tysvær municipality raised a memorial stone in his honor. During 1982, [[King Olav V]] visited Texas in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cleng Peerson. A history of the life and adventures of Cleng Peerson was completed by Norwegian author and historian [[Alfred Hauge]]. The three volume series were published between 1961 and 1965 by [[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag]].
<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/peerson.htm ''Clifton Named Norwegian Capital of Texas'' (News of Norway. September, 1997)] </ref><ref>[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/fpe16.html ''The Handbook of Texas'' (Published by the Texas State Historical Association)] </ref>
<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/peerson.htm ''Clifton Named Norwegian Capital of Texas'' (News of Norway. September, 1997)] </ref><ref>[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/fpe16.html ''The Handbook of Texas'' (Published by the Texas State Historical Association)] </ref>


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*De Pellis, Mario S. ''Still More Light on the Kendall Colony: A Unique Slooper Letter'' (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 20: Page 24)
*De Pellis, Mario S. ''Still More Light on the Kendall Colony: A Unique Slooper Letter'' (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 20: Page 24)
*De Pellis, Mario S. ''Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration'' (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 2I: Page 136)
*De Pellis, Mario S. ''Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration'' (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 2I: Page 136)
*Sedore, Dolores. ''Orleans County History''. (Orleans County Historical Association. Albion, New York. 1976)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://sloopersociety.org/home Norwegian Slooper Society of America Website]
*[http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/norwegian_settl.asp?articleid=31&zoneid=17 The Sloopers - Pioneers in Norwegian Emigration. Norway-Heritage]
*[http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/norwegian_settl.asp?articleid=31&zoneid=17 The Sloopers - Pioneers in Norwegian Emigration. Norway-Heritage]
*[http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/norwegian_settlers.htm Norwegian Settlers Memorial. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]
*[http://www.utvandrersenteret.no/index.cfm?id=158357 The Sloopers. Norwegian Emigration Center]
*[http://www.utvandrersenteret.no/index.cfm?id=158357 The Sloopers. Norwegian Emigration Center]
*[http://www.next1000.com/family/EC/scand.TX.html Scandinavian Settlement in Bosque County, Texas]
*[http://www.next1000.com/family/EC/scand.TX.html Scandinavian Settlement in Bosque County, Texas]
*[http://www.restauration.no/index_english.php Stiftelsen Emigrantskipet Restauration]
*[http://www.gyldendal.no/new/ Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Official Website]
*[http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/norwegian_capital_of_texas_clifton_nickname/ Clifton, Norwegian Capital of Texas]


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Cleng Peerson

Cleng Peerson (17 May 1783 – 16 December 1865) was a Norwegian-American pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the Norwegian sloop Restauration.[1]

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 up on the farm Hesthammar in Tysvær, but was born on the farm Lervik in the same district. In 1821, 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, followers of the beliefs of Hans Nielsen Hauge, as well as a group having been influenced by the beliefs of German Rappites. [2]

Immigration

In 1824, when Peerson came back to Norway, it was decided that a group should emigrate. Peerson returned to America to prepare for their arrival. Cleng Peerson met the immigrants when they landed in New York on October 9, 1825. They moved to northern New York state 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.[3][4]

In 1834, Cleng Peerson led a group of settlers to a little settlement on the Illinois River, in the Fox River Valley. Norway, in Mission Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, is the site of the Norwegian Settlers Memorial which was dedicated in 1934.[5]

Starting in 1838, Peerson returned to Norway several times. By 1840, 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 1840. He lived here for several years, including the period 1840-47. In 1847, he joined the Swedish immigrant society at Bishop Hill Colony in Henry County, Illinois which had been founded by sect leader Erik Janson. [6]

During 1854, the Texas State Legislature granted Peerson 320 acres (1.3 km2) of land west of Clifton, in Bosque County, Texas. Peerson lived here until his death in 1865 and was buried in the cemetery by Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap. [7][8]

Personal life

Peerson married the Swedish-born widow Ane Cathrine Saelinger (1749-1831) in 1807. He later married Maria Charlotta Dahlgren (1809-ca. 1849) who had emigrated from Sweden in 1846.

Legacy

In 1947, Cleng Peerson was featured on a Norwegian postage stamp (Cleng Peerson. Frimerke utgitt i 1947). In 1965, Tysvær municipality raised a memorial stone in his honor. During 1982, King Olav V visited Texas in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cleng Peerson. A history of the life and adventures of Cleng Peerson was completed by Norwegian author and historian Alfred Hauge. The three volume series were published between 1961 and 1965 by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. [9][10]

Notes

  1. ^ Cleng Peerson (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ^ Haugeans, Rappites, and the Emigration of 1825 (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 29: Page 3)
  3. ^ The Norwegian Quakers of 1825 (Henry J. Cadbury, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume I: Page 60)
  4. ^ The Kendall Settlement Survived (Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 27: Page 243)
  5. ^ Norwegian Settlers Memorial (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)
  6. ^ The Sugar Creek Settlement in Iowa (H. F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume IX: Page 38)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Norwegian Collection (Bosque Museum. Clifton, Texas)
  9. ^ Clifton Named Norwegian Capital of Texas (News of Norway. September, 1997)
  10. ^ The Handbook of Texas (Published by the Texas State Historical Association)

References

  • Hauge, Alfred The True Saga Of Cleng Peerson (Translated by John Weinstock and Turid Sverre. Foreword by Carl W. W. Sorenson Special Projects Committee, Norwegian Society of Texas; 1982)
  • De Pellis, Mario S. Still More Light on the Kendall Colony: A Unique Slooper Letter (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 20: Page 24)
  • De Pellis, Mario S. Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 2I: Page 136)

External links

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