Eksjo Lutheran Church - Lake Park, MN
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N 46° 52.684 W 096° 09.785
14T E 716162 N 5195521
The Eksjo cemetery is north of MN Highway 10, four mile west of Lake Park.
Waymark Code: WM11G81
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2019
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History of Eksjo Church
Our history at Eksjo really begins in Sweden, where economic, religious and social issues caused thousands of Swedes to emigrate to the United States. Many of these Swedes settled in Minnesota, and in 1860 the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod was formed by 36 Swedish congregations in the Midwest. In the fall of 1871 the synod sent Pastor J. Magny to our area to form a congregation. From (
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The text from a headstone in the graveyard that caught my eye is below;
Emanuel
Toot Den 14, Mar. 1845
Dode Den 22, April 1910
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Caroline
Foot Den 22, May 1841
Dode Den 17, Sept 1910
ERICKSON
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