Near Lafayette in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, May 5, 2014

1. Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument

Inscription.

Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument. . This Monument. Erected by the Bernadotte Lutheran Church in memory of pioneers who settled here by and before 1870, and who organized and became members of same. Church was organized May 4, 1866. , , , . The first resident pastor Rev. C. M. Ryden arrived in 1872.. , , , . Charter Members. Families of : Mrs. Katrina Anderson . Johannes Beck (single) . Carl Bondeson . Sven Peter Eld . Johan Engelbrektson . Johannes Fredrikson . Anders Gustafson . Gustaf Hall . Lars Hank . Johannes Hed . Jonas Johnson . Jonas Johanson . Lars Johnson (single) . Mrs Eva Nelson . Jonas Olson . Magnus Peterson . Johannes Schulz . Gustaf Smedberg . Johannes Smedberg . A. P. Swenson . Anders Wass , Joined Later. Anders Abrahamson . N. P. Abrahamson . Adolf Anderson . Andrew Anderson . C. W. Anderson . Gabriel Anderson . Lars Anderson . Swen Anderson . Johannes Apelgren . Fredrick Bengtson . Swen Bengtson . John Bolin . Peter Brown . Andrew Chellstrom . Gustaf Carlson . Per Carlson . Swen Eckberg . Johan Ekstrom . Anders Erickson . Johannes Erickson . Per Erickson . Olof Erson . C. J. Essling . Peter Flygare . Anders Friskupp . P. M. Fritiof . Anders Gundberg . Johannes Gundberg . C. J. Gustafson . Anders Holberg . Per Holmquist . Johannes Jacobson . Josef Jacobson . Jons Jern . Johannes Johanson . A. P. Johnson . Bengt Johnson . C. H. Johnson . Gabrial Johnson . Nels Johnson . Pete Johnson . S. J. Johnson . Olof Johnson . Johan Jonson (single) . Johannes Jonson . Swen Kulander . Swen Kyrklund . Anders Langer . C. J. Larson . Gustaf Larson . Jonas Larson . Peter Larson . August Liljegren . Jan Lindberg . Anders Lundgren . Anders Malmberg . John Malmberg . Elias Mattson . J. P. Moller . Johannes Morshare . Carl Nelson . C. C. Nelson (single) . Jonas Nilson . Erik Olson . Per Olofson . A. M. Olson . Anders Olson . Erik Ohlson . Fredrick Olson . Ola Olson . Olof Olson . Per Olson . HMdb.org . Johannes Ostberg . Anders Pehrson . Andreas Person . Simon Person . Lars Rod . Johannes Revalj . Lars Ruda . Swen Ryden . August Sandquist . C. J. Schoberg (single) . Johannes Sjoberg . Gustav Sjostrom . Carl Soderquist . Per Sten . Johan Stenberg . Johannes Stenberg . Johan Stenstrom . Andrew Swenson . C. A. Swenson . Carl August Swenson . Frederick Swenson . Jonas Swenson . Lars Swenson . Mons Swenson . Peter Tern . Anders Thor (single) . Fredrick Torgeson . Fredrick Webster . Nils Wilander . Anders Wilson . John Youngblom . Israel Zakariason

This Monument Erected by the Bernadotte Lutheran Church in memory of pioneers who settled here by and before 1870, and who organized and became members of same. Church was organized May 4, 1866.
——— The first resident pastor Rev. C. M. Ryden arrived in 1872. ——— Charter Members Families of : Mrs. Katrina Anderson • Johannes Beck (single) • Carl Bondeson • Sven Peter Eld • Johan Engelbrektson • Johannes Fredrikson • Anders Gustafson • Gustaf Hall • Lars Hank • Johannes Hed • Jonas Johnson • Jonas Johanson • Lars Johnson (single) • Mrs Eva Nelson • Jonas Olson • Magnus Peterson • Johannes Schulz • Gustaf Smedberg • Johannes Smedberg • A. P. Swenson • Anders Wass

Joined Later Anders Abrahamson • N. P. Abrahamson • Adolf Anderson • Andrew Anderson • C. W. Anderson • Gabriel Anderson • Lars Anderson • Swen Anderson • Johannes Apelgren • Fredrick Bengtson • Swen Bengtson • John Bolin • Peter Brown • Andrew Chellstrom • Gustaf Carlson • Per Carlson • Swen Eckberg • Johan Ekstrom • Anders Erickson • Johannes Erickson • Per Erickson • Olof Erson • C. J.

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Essling • Peter Flygare • Anders Friskupp • P. M. Fritiof • Anders Gundberg • Johannes Gundberg • C. J. Gustafson • Anders Holberg • Per Holmquist • Johannes Jacobson • Josef Jacobson • Jons Jern • Johannes Johanson • A. P. Johnson • Bengt Johnson • C. H. Johnson • Gabrial Johnson • Nels Johnson • Pete Johnson • S. J. Johnson • Olof Johnson • Johan Jonson (single) • Johannes Jonson • Swen Kulander • Swen Kyrklund • Anders Langer • C. J. Larson • Gustaf Larson • Jonas Larson • Peter Larson • August Liljegren • Jan Lindberg • Anders Lundgren • Anders Malmberg • John Malmberg • Elias Mattson • J. P. Moller • Johannes Morshare • Carl Nelson • C. C. Nelson (single) • Jonas Nilson • Erik Olson • Per Olofson • A. M. Olson • Anders Olson • Erik Ohlson • Fredrick Olson • Ola Olson • Olof Olson • Per Olson • HMdb.org • Johannes Ostberg • Anders Pehrson • Andreas Person • Simon Person • Lars Rod • Johannes Revalj • Lars Ruda • Swen Ryden • August Sandquist • C. J. Schoberg (single) • Johannes Sjoberg • Gustav Sjostrom • Carl Soderquist • Per Sten • Johan Stenberg • Johannes Stenberg • Johan Stenstrom • Andrew Swenson • C. A. Swenson • Carl August Swenson • Frederick Swenson • Jonas Swenson • Lars Swenson

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, May 5, 2014

2. Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument

• Mons Swenson • Peter Tern • Anders Thor (single) • Fredrick Torgeson • Fredrick Webster • Nils Wilander • Anders Wilson • John Youngblom • Israel Zakariason

Erected by the Bernadotte Lutheran Church.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1864.

Location. 44° 27.287′ N, 94° 18.108′ W. Marker is near Lafayette, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. Marker is on 515th Avenue (County Highway 10) 0.9 miles north of 350th Street (County Highway 1), on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Bernadette (an unincorporated community), approximately 4½ miles east of Lafayette. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34122 515th Avenue, Lafayette MN 56054, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bernadotte Lutheran Church (a few steps from this marker); Bernadotte Co-op Creamery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette Township and Village (approx. 4.6 miles away); New Sweden Creamery (approx. 6.4 miles away); Eagle City, Minnesota (approx. 6.7 miles away); Sibley County, Minnesota Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); District 6 School

Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, May 5, 2014

3. Bernadotte Lutheran Church Monument and Marker

The monument is to the left of the historical marker.

(approx. 7.1 miles away); Brighton (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lafayette.

Additional keywords. Fields of Grace Parish

Bernadotte Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, May 5, 2014

4. Bernadotte Lutheran Church

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, May 5, 2014

5. Bernadotte Lutheran Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 21, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.