Swedish Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1849.
Became a pastor at Andover and Moline, IL, serving from 1849-1858.
He became a professor of theology at Illinois State University, Springfield, IL, serving from 1858 to 1860. He then became a professor at Augustana Seminary in Chicago, IL, serving also as its president from 1860-1863.
He helped to organize the Augustana Synod in 1860, returning to Sweden to serve as a pastor at the Lutheran Church in Östervåla from 1863 to 1870.
Swedish Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1849.
Became a pastor at Andover and Moline, IL, serving from 1849-1858.
He became a professor of theology at Illinois State University, Springfield, IL, serving from 1858 to 1860. He then became a professor at Augustana Seminary in Chicago, IL, serving also as its president from 1860-1863.
He helped to organize the Augustana Synod in 1860, returning to Sweden to serve as a pastor at the Lutheran Church in Östervåla from 1863 to 1870.
Family Members
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Mary Esbjorn Schnur
1841–1861
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Joseph Esbjorn Osborn
1843–1932
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Emelie Amelia Lovisa Esbjorn
1852–1852
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Swen August Esbjorn
1853–1853
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Per Adolph Esbjorn
1854–1854
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Israel Esbjorn
1855–1855
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Constantin Magnus Esbjorn
1858–1911
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Gustaf Adolph Luther Esbjorn
1860–1884
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Carl Linus Eugene Esbjorn
1862–1938
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Hanna Dorothea Esbjorn Shugren
1866–1939
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Paul Oscar Esbjorn
1870–1908
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Records on Ancestry
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Rev Lars Paul Esbjörn
Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Rev Lars Paul Esbjörn
U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947
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Rev Lars Paul Esbjörn
Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947
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Rev Lars Paul Esbjörn
Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909
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Rev Lars Paul Esbjörn
Sweden, Indexed Death Records, 1840-1947
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