| Information | Pioneer minister, ordained in Muskego 18th October 1843. He established the first Norwegian congregation in Wisconsin in the Muskego settlement in 1843. Established the first Norwegian congregation in Milwaukee in 1844. The first Norwegian congregation in Chicagi Illinois was organized in 1845 by Clausen, who served it from Muskego, Wisconsin, where he lived. The first Norwegian congregation in Boone County, Illinois was established by Clausen at Long Prairie in 1846. St. Ansgar Evangelical Lutheran Congregation was established by him in 1853. The Norwegian Ridge Congregation, which belonged to the Norwegian Synod, was founded at Spring Grove, MN, in 1855, Clausen was its first pastor. Established the Shell Rock Congregation at Northwood and the The St. Olaf Congregation at Rock Dell in 1857. Estherville Norwegian Lutheran Congregation was established in 1861, Clausen was its first pastor. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 14, 17, 23, 26, 45, 67, 71, 77, 98, 114 |
