Historedia
Person

Elling Eielsen

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1843–1846

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elling Eielsen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Elling Eielsen ordained first Norwegian Lutheran minister in America

    1843–1846

    Role: First Norwegian Lutheran minister in the United States

    1. 1843 · United StatesOrdination of Elling Eielsen

      Elling Eielsen was formally ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1843 by Francis Arnold Hoffmann, a German Lutheran pastor.

    2. 1846 · Jefferson Prairie Settlement, WisconsinFounding of the Eielsen Synod

      The Eielsen Synod was founded in 1846 at the Jefferson Prairie Settlement in Wisconsin by Haugean Lutherans led by Eielsen.

Sources

  1. Elling Eielsen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
  2. Eielsen Synod Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-23