1850–1939

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Courtesy of Covenant
Archives & Historical Library
Chicago, Illinois

Born: June 24, 1850, Äl­gå­na, Värm­land, Swe­den (some sourc­es say Gla­va, Swe­den, about 20 miles far­ther north)

Died: Oc­to­ber 31, 1939, Min­ne­apo­lis, Min­ne­so­ta.

Buried: Lake­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Min­ne­apo­lis, Min­ne­so­ta.

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Skogsbergh emi­grat­ed to Am­eri­ca in 1876, set­tling in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. He be­came the found­ing pas­tor of First Co­ve­nant Church in Min­ne­ap­olis, Min­ne­so­ta.

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