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Rev. Nils Olsen (Fjeld) Pioneer Pastor |
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| Born: | 13 April 1815 | at Skånevik Parish, Hordaland County, Norway. Son of Ole Nilsen Fjeld & Agathe Larsdatter. |
| Private Instruction: | 1833 - 1835 | |
| Teacher and Farm Laborer: | 1835 - 1845 | Skånevik Parish, Hordaland County, Norway. |
| Married: | 7 December 1835 | to Guro Olsdatter at Skånevik Parish, Hordaland County, Norway. She died in 1847 sometime shortly after booking passage for America. |
| Emigrated: | 1847 | from Skånevik Parish, Hordaland County, Norway to USA. With his wife and six children, Ole(11), Agothe(9 1/4), Ragna(7), Lars(5), & Brithe(3). Also Guro's 17 year old daughter Anna Larsdatter from her first husband, Lars Larsen. |
| Married: | 2 April 1848 | to Sigrid (Sarah) Sjursen Matre at Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois. |
| Farm Laborer: | 1847 - 1851 | at Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois. |
| Colporteur: | 1851 - 1853 | for the American Bible Society. (Bible salesman) |
| Lay Preacher: | 1853 - 1856 | in Southern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, and Iowa. |
| Ordained: | 1857 | by the Northern Illinois Synod. |
| Supply Pastor: | 1857 - 1859 | Preston, Minnesota. |
| Examined: | 1860 | Examined by the Augustana Seminary faculty and ministerium. |
| Pastor: | 1860 - 1861 | Preston, Minnesota. |
| Pastor: | 1862 - 1869 | Christiania, Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota. |
| Pastor: | 1870 - 1884 | Various churches in Steele County, Minnesota. |
| Died: | 11 October 1884 | at Owatonna, Minnesota |
| Buried: | 14 October 1884 | Highview Cemetery, Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota. |
During his time in Steele County, Rev. Olsen served eight congregations.
He simultaneously served seven of them from 1875-1877.
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Lake Danish Congregation |
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| Dania Danish Lutheran Congregation | |||||||||||||||||
| Owatonna Danish Luth. Congregation | |||||||||||||||||
| Lolland Danish Lutheran Congregation | |||||||||||||||||
| Meraker Norwegian Lutheran Congregation | |||||||||||||||||
| Owatonna Congregation |