Cleng Peerson (17 May 1783 – 16 December 1865) was a Norwegian emigrant to the United States; his voyage in 1824https://snl.no/Cleng_Peerson. Store norske leksikon was the precursor for the boat load of 52 Norwegian emigrants in the following year.https://snl.no/sluppefolkene. Store norske leksikon That boat load was a precursor for the main wave of Norwegian immigration to the United States.
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 sloop Restauration.
Background
Immigration
Personal life
Legacy In 1947 and 1975, Cleng Peerson was featured on Norwegian postage stamps. During 1982, King Olav V of Norway visited Texas in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cleng Peerson.The Handbook of Texas (Published by the Texas State Historical Association) Cleng Peerson Research Library and Cleng Peerson Institute are both located in Clifton, Texas. Tysvær municipality has announced plans for the Cleng Peerson Center.
In literature The True Saga Of Cleng Peerson are novels written by Alfred Hauge (translated by John Weinstock and Turid Sverre. foreword by Carl W. W. Sorenson. Special Projects Committee, Norwegian Society of Texas; 1982) about the life and times of Cleng Peerson. The three volume series were published in Norwegian between 1961 and 1965 by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.
References The Norwegian Quakers of 1825 (Henry J. Cadbury, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume I: Page 60)The Kendall Settlement Survived (Richard L. Canuteson, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 27: Page 243)Norwegian Settlers Memorial (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)The Sugar Creek Settlement in Iowa (H. F. Swansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume IX: Page 38)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) Norwegian Collection (Bosque Museum. Clifton, Texas)Haugeans, Rappites, and the Emigration of 1825 (by Ingrid Semmingsen, translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 29: Page 3)
Other sources De Pellis, Mario S. Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 2I: Page 136) Lovell, Odd S. (2015) Across the Deep Blue Sea: The Saga of Early Norwegian Immigrants (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
External links The Sloopers - Pioneers in Norwegian Emigration. Norway-Heritage The Sloopers. Norwegian Emigration Center Scandinavian Settlement in Bosque County, Texas Cleng Peerson Research Library Cleng Peerson Cabin at C P Farm Sons of Norway Cleng Peerson Lodge