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BIOGRAPHY Lars Jensen and Marthe Krestine Brohaugh Aasgaard came to America from Norway in July 1869. They settled on the farm in Section 7, the Town of Hale, Trempealeau County, WI--later owned by Milo Rongstad. Lars and Krestine lived in Stange, Prestegjold, Stor Hammer, Norway as prosperous farmers on the Aasgaard Farm. Unlike many in Norway at that time, they had plenty of land and employed servents and laborers. They were content until they heard from some Brohaughs from America of the new-found paradise. One of the Brohaughs was Marte Krestine's brother, a pioneer educator at the Lutheran Seminary located at Red Wing, Minnesota. So they sold their land and prepared to bring their seven children to the new world. When they left Norway, they took the name of the Aasgaard Farm. They left Oslo on a boat called the "Anna Deleus" and eight wks later landed in Quebec. The family suffered greatly on the trip from lack of food. One daughter died and had to be buried at sea. From Quebec they took a train to LaCrosse, WI. Lars had planned to settle in Goodhue County, MN where the land was level and the soil was rich, but in LaCrosse, someone talked them into going to Hale Township in Trepealeau Co. because it looked so much like Norway. The family had little money and no food, so they left some of their children along the way to work with various farmers. The children worked for room and board and one even got a bonus of a $2 pair of shoes! After Lars and Krestine were settled, the sent for their children. The Aasgaards found Hale Co. to be very hilly and regretted they hadn't gone to Goodhue Co. Lars walked 130 miles to Red Wing, MN and returned full of gloom because he had not settled there. He also walked to LaCrosse (60 miles) when they needed provisions. --from narrative by Pastor James Hulberg According to James Hulberg's narrative, seven children came to America with Lars and Krestine. One girl died while crossing the Ocean and was buried at sea.
BIOGRAPHY Lars Jensen and Marthe Krestine Brohaugh Aasgaard came to America from Norway in July 1869. They settled on the farm in Section 7, the Town of Hale, Trempealeau County, WI--later owned by Milo Rongstad. Lars and Krestine lived in Stange, Prestegjold, Stor Hammer, Norway as prosperous farmers on the Aasgaard Farm. Unlike many in Norway at that time, they had plenty of land and employed servents and laborers. They were content until they heard from some Brohaughs from America of the new-found paradise. One of the Brohaughs was Marte Krestine's brother, a pioneer educator at the Lutheran Seminary located at Red Wing, Minnesota. So they sold their land and prepared to bring their seven children to the new world. When they left Norway, they took the name of the Aasgaard Farm. They left Oslo on a boat called the "Anna Deleus" and eight wks later landed in Quebec. The family suffered greatly on the trip from lack of food. One daughter died and had to be buried at sea. From Quebec they took a train to LaCrosse, WI. Lars had planned to settle in Goodhue County, MN where the land was level and the soil was rich, but in LaCrosse, someone talked them into going to Hale Township in Trepealeau Co. because it looked so much like Norway. The family had little money and no food, so they left some of their children along the way to work with various farmers. The children worked for room and board and one even got a bonus of a $2 pair of shoes! After Lars and Krestine were settled, the sent for their children. The Aasgaards found Hale Co. to be very hilly and regretted they hadn't gone to Goodhue Co. Lars walked 130 miles to Red Wing, MN and returned full of gloom because he had not settled there. He also walked to LaCrosse (60 miles) when they needed provisions. --from narrative by Pastor James Hulberg According to James Hulberg's narrative, seven children came to America with Lars and Krestine. One girl died while crossing the Ocean and was buried at sea.
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BIOGRAPHY Lars Jensen and Marthe Krestine Brohaugh Aasgaard came to America from Norway in July 1869. They settled on the farm in Section 7, the Town of Hale, Trempealeau County, WI--later owned by Milo Rongstad. Lars and Krestine lived in Stange, Prestegjold, Stor Hammer, Norway as prosperous farmers on the Aasgaard Farm. Unlike many in Norway at that time, they had plenty of land and employed servents and laborers. They were content until they heard from some Brohaughs from America of the new-found paradise. One of the Brohaughs was Marte Krestine's brother, a pioneer educator at the Lutheran Seminary located at Red Wing, Minnesota. So they sold their land and prepared to bring their seven children to the new world. When they left Norway, they took the name of the Aasgaard Farm. They left Oslo on a boat called the "Anna Deleus" and eight wks later landed in Quebec. The family suffered greatly on the trip from lack of food. One daughter died and had to be buried at sea. From Quebec they took a train to LaCrosse, WI. Lars had planned to settle in Goodhue County, MN where the land was level and the soil was rich, but in LaCrosse, someone talked them into going to Hale Township in Trepealeau Co. because it looked so much like Norway. The family had little money and no food, so they left some of their children along the way to work with various farmers. The children worked for room and board and one even got a bonus of a $2 pair of shoes! After Lars and Krestine were settled, the sent for their children. The Aasgaards found Hale Co. to be very hilly and regretted they hadn't gone to Goodhue Co. Lars walked 130 miles to Red Wing, MN and returned full of gloom because he had not settled there. He also walked to LaCrosse (60 miles) when they needed provisions. --from narrative by Pastor James Hulberg According to James Hulberg's narrative, seven children came to America with Lars and Krestine. One girl died while crossing the Ocean and was buried at sea.
BIOGRAPHY Lars Jensen and Marthe Krestine Brohaugh Aasgaard came to America from Norway in July 1869. They settled on the farm in Section 7, the Town of Hale, Trempealeau County, WI--later owned by Milo Rongstad. Lars and Krestine lived in Stange, Prestegjold, Stor Hammer, Norway as prosperous farmers on the Aasgaard Farm. Unlike many in Norway at that time, they had plenty of land and employed servents and laborers. They were content until they heard from some Brohaughs from America of the new-found paradise. One of the Brohaughs was Marte Krestine's brother, a pioneer educator at the Lutheran Seminary located at Red Wing, Minnesota. So they sold their land and prepared to bring their seven children to the new world. When they left Norway, they took the name of the Aasgaard Farm. They left Oslo on a boat called the "Anna Deleus" and eight wks later landed in Quebec. The family suffered greatly on the trip from lack of food. One daughter died and had to be buried at sea. From Quebec they took a train to LaCrosse, WI. Lars had planned to settle in Goodhue County, MN where the land was level and the soil was rich, but in LaCrosse, someone talked them into going to Hale Township in Trepealeau Co. because it looked so much like Norway. The family had little money and no food, so they left some of their children along the way to work with various farmers. The children worked for room and board and one even got a bonus of a $2 pair of shoes! After Lars and Krestine were settled, the sent for their children. The Aasgaards found Hale Co. to be very hilly and regretted they hadn't gone to Goodhue Co. Lars walked 130 miles to Red Wing, MN and returned full of gloom because he had not settled there. He also walked to LaCrosse (60 miles) when they needed provisions. --from narrative by Pastor James Hulberg According to James Hulberg's narrative, seven children came to America with Lars and Krestine. One girl died while crossing the Ocean and was buried at sea.
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