John Hanson Brønø, ordained 1884.  Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1884-1890; United Norwegian Lutheran Church, 1890-1898; Free Church, 1898-1909; United Norwegian Lutheran Church, 1909-current.

Born in Vik, South Helgeland, Tromsø on Oct. 10, 1853.  His parents were Bendik Hanson and Sirianna (nee Hanson).  He attended county schools from 1860-1869.

After immigrating to the US in 1869, he attended Augsburg Seminary from 1877-1884.

He served as a pastor in Fargo ND, 1884-1892; Mankato MN, 1892-1893; Fargo ND, 1893-1902; Crookston MN, 1902-1905; Mankato MN, 1905-1911; San Francisco CA, 1911-current. 

He married Randie Marie Halvorson in 1884.

From "Norsk Lutherske Prester i America" (Norwegian Lutheran Pastors in America)

by O M Norlie
©1915

From the Trinity Lutheran Church website:

Reverend Brønø also served Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead from 1884-1892.

John Brønø died March 7, 1928 in Kandiyohi County MN.

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