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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, MN.
This project is for those from Minnesota and/or their respective Counties. Aitkin Anoka Becker Beltrami Benton Big Stone Blue Earth Breckenridge Brown Buchanan Carlton Carver Cass Chippewa Chisago Clay Clearwater Cook Cottonwood Crow Wing Dakota Dodge Douglas Faribault Fillmore Freeborn Goodhue Grant Hennepin Houston Hubbard Isan...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. Official Website On March 6, 1871 the Minnesota legislature authorized creation of Lac qui Parle County named in the French for "Lake who speaks." Adjacent Counties Big Stone County Swift County Grant County, SD Deuel County, SD Yellow Medicine County Chippewa County Cities, Tow...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Official Website Lake of the Woods County was named for the lake that covers a large portion of it. Jacques de Noyon, a Frenchman who came from Trois Rivières, Quebec, explored the area in 1688 and was the first European to see the lake. He named it Lac aux Îles, "Lake of the Islands". It was c...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lake County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was formed in 1856, with the name being changed twice from Superior County, to Saint Louis County, to the current name of Lake. At the time of European contact, the principal Native American groups in the region were the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibwe (also called Anishinabe or Chippe...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Official Website Hennepin County was created in 1852 by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Father Louis Hennepin's name was chosen because he originally named St. Anthony Falls and recorded some of the earliest accounts of the area for the Western world. Adjacent Counties Anoka County Ramse...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Itasca County, Minnesota. Official Website Itasca County was first formed in 1849, upon the creation of the Minnesota Territory. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version of the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. Portions of t...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Norman County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Douglas County, Minnesota. The territorial legislature created Douglas County on March 8, 1858, shortly before Minnesota attained statehood. It was named for political figure Stephen A. Douglas, who was serving as a US Senator from Illinois at the time of the county's creation. The county organization was completed in 1866. Adjace...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Official Website Founded in 1906, the name "Koochiching" comes from either the Ojibwe word Gojijiing or Cree Kocicīhk (recorded in some documents as "Ouchichiq"), both meaning "at the place of inlets," referring to the neighboring Rainy Lake and River. Adjacent Provinces & Counties Itasca Count...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Redwood County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kittson County, Minnesota. Official Website Pembina County was one of five large counties the Minnesota Territory legislature established on October 27, 1849. It was not organized at that time. On March 9, 1878, the legislature renamed Pembina County Kittson County. On February 25, 1879. It was named for fur trader and railroad en...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. Official Website Kandiyohi County is named for a Dakota word meaning "where the buffalo fish come". It was organized on March 20, 1858. Adjacent Counties Chippewa County Swift County Renville County Meeker County Pope County Stearns County Cities Atwater Blomkest
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kanabec County, Minnesota. Official Website The Minnesota legislature authorized creation of Kanabec County on March 13, 1858. The county name came from the Ojibwe term ginebig, meaning "snake," after the Snake River — Kanabecosippi (Ginebigo-ziibi in the modern spelling) — which flows through the county. Adjacent Counties A...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Todd County, MN.
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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was created on May 23, 1857, named for the river in Germantown Township ("cottonwood" is the English meaning of the Dakota Sioux word "Waraju"). Adjacent Counties Redwood County Brown County Watonwan County Jackson County Nobles County Murray County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Meeker County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Official Website Overview This area was long occupied by the Ojibwe people, known as Chippewa in the United States. In addition, numerous Dakota people lived in central and southern Minnesota before European settlement. European Americans established a trading post by 1837 in this area, on the east s...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Le Sueur County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Aitkin County, Minnesota . Official Website History Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken , a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor . Formed from Ramsey and Pine counties, Aiken County originally consist...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Becker County, Minnesota. It is not to be confused with the city of Becker in Sherburne County Official Website Becker County became a county on March 18, 1858. It was named for George Loomis Becker, one of three men elected to Congress when Minnesota became a state. Since Minnesota could only send two, Becker elected to stay be...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Minnesota. The county was created on May 23, 1857 and was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul. Adjacent Counties Cottonwood County Watonwan County Nobles County Emmet County, Iowa Martin County Dickinson County, Iowa Osceola County, Iowa Cities, Townships & Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Louis County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth is the county seat of St. Louis County and lies on Lake Superior. Official Website History Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes, Duluth is accessible to oceangoing vessels from the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles away via the Great Lakes Waterway and the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Isanti County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the Izaty Indians, the ancient name for the Santee Indians, members of the Dakota alliance. Isanti is derived from the Dakota word for "knife" and refers to the Santee tribe. Adjacent Counties Chisago County Kanabec Co...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Official Website Fillmore County was created on March 5, 1853. It is named for Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States. Fillmore County was an early destination for Euro-American settlement following the United States' 1851 treaties with the Dakota nations. Norwegian immigrants were pa...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County. It is a twin city to St. Paul and lies on both banks of the Mississippi River.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was created on February 26, 1883, with territory partitioned from Cass County. It was named for Lucius Frederick Hubbard, a prominent Territory editor, Civil War participant, and businessman who was governor of Minnesota from 1882 to 1887. Adjacent Counties Beltrami Coun...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Houston County, Minnesota. Official Website The area covered by today's Houston County was first organized as St. Croix County, of the Wisconsin Territory, in 1839. On October 27, 1849, part of that county was partitioned off to create Wabashaw County of the Minnesota Territory. On February 23, 1854, the territorial legislature au...
Wikipedia Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Minnesota. Official Website Overview Established in 1849 and organized in 1850, the county is one of the oldest in Minnesota. It was named for Thomas Hart Benton , a United States Senator from Missouri. Its county seat for many years was Sauk Rapids, at the confluence of the Sauk and Mississippi Rivers. The county...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Big Stone County, Minnesota. Official Website Overview Big Stone County received its name from Big Stone Lake. The name was a translation of a Sioux name for the outcrops of granite and gneiss found in the Minnesota Valley not far away. It was formed in 1862, and organized in 1864. Big Stone County is situated on the western b...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Paul, Minnesota. St. Paul is the twin city of Minneapolis and is the county seat of Ramsey County.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The county's name comes from Italian adventurer Giacomo Beltrami, who explored the area in 1825. The county was created in 1866 and organized in 1896. Beltrami County comprises the Bemidji, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county....
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cass County, Minnesota. Official Website Cass County was created on September 1, 1851 by the Minnesota Territory legislature, although its government was not organized until 1897. The county was formed of areas partitioned from Dakota, Mahkatah, Pembina and Wahnata Counties. It was named for Lewis Cass, a Michigan political figure...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Red Lake County, MN.
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Official Website History The county was the site of historical events at Mendota that defined the state's future, including providing materials for the construction of Fort Snelling across the river and the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux which ceded land from the native Dakota nation for t...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature. Place project portals Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. Geographical Australia Canada Europe Al-Andalus Austro-Hungarian-Empire Belarus Czech Republic-Bohemia Cro...
This project is used to relate all units from Minnesota who served in the Union Army.
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Official Website Freeborn County was created on February 20, 1855. It was named for William Freeborn, an early Minnesota politician. Adjacent Counties Faribault County Waseca County Winnebago County, Iowa Steele County Mower County Worth County, Iowa Cities Albert Lea (County Seat)
Wikipedia Gustavus Adolphus College (Gustavus), is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The premier event on campus is...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Mower County, MN.
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Official Website History The county was created on March 5, 1853, with territory partitioned from Wabasha County. It was named for James Madison Goodhue (1810–1852), who published the first newspaper in the territory, The Minnesota Pioneer. The county was originally settled exclusively by "Yankee" s...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Official Website History The area of Blue Earth County was once known as the "Big Woods", occupied by the Dakota Indians. French explorer Pierre-Charles Le Sueur was an early explorer in this area, arriving where the Minnesota and Blue Earth rivers meet. He made an unsuccessful attempt to mine coppe...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grant County, Minnesota. Official website The county was created on March 6, 1868. It was named for Civil War General and US President Ulysses S. Grant . Adjacent Counties Douglas County Otter Tail County Pope County Stevens County Traverse County Wilkin County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Steele County, MN.
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For people who came from Stillwater, Washington County, MN.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was formed on March 8, 1862, although its government was not organized at that time. In 1872 the organization was effected. It was named for nineteenth-century political figure Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, and US Secretary of State. The county was...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Roseau County, MN.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dodge County, Minnesota. Official Website History The area of present Dodge County was a hunting and battle ground for the Mdewakanton Sioux, often fighting Sauk and Fox Indians who wandered into their territory. Possibly the first non-indigenous person to enter the territory was a French fur trader from Canada in 1655. After th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Carver County, Minnesota. Official Website Carver County is named for explorer Jonathan Carver, who in 1766–67, traveled from Boston to the Minnesota River, and wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulm. Adjacent Counties Wright County Hennepin County Scott County Sibley County McLeod County Cities Ca...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Watonwan County, MN.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clearwater County, Minnesota. Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. Parts of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations extend into the county. Adjacent Counties Beltrami County Hubbard County Becker County Mahnomen County Polk County Pennington County Cities Bag...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cook County, Minnesota. Official Website The first inhabitants of this area were the Ojibwe people. The first non-indigenous people to see the area were French fur traders, a few of whom settled in the area (by the 1830s the French population of this area was a few dozen). In the 1830s, settlers began arriving from New England and...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chisago County, Minnesota. Official Website Chisago County was organized in 1851. It took its name from Chisago Lake. Adjacent Counties Pine County Burnett County, Wisc. Polk County, Wisc. Washington County Anoka County Isanti County Kanabec County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marshall County, MN.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Brown County, Minnesota. Brown County was founded in 1855. It was named for Joseph Renshaw Brown, a member of the Governor's Council of Minnesota in 1855. Adjacent Counties Nicollet County Blue Earth County Watonwan County Cottonwood County Redwood County Renville County Cities, Towns & Communities Albin Ba...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Murray County, MN.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was formed in 1862, and was organized in 1868. Adjacent Counties Swift County Kandiyohi County Renville County Yellow Medicine County Lac qui Parle County Cities, Communities & Townships Asbury Big Bend City Bunde Churchill Clara City Crate G...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Faribault County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was founded in 1855. It was named for Jean-Baptiste Faribault, a settler and French fur trader among the Sioux Indians. Adjacent Counties Blue Earth County Waseca County Martin County Freeborn County Winnebago County, Iowa Kossuth County, Iowa
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Yellow Medicine County, MN.
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The history of First Christian Church of Minneapolis starts with the meeting of 8 people at the home or Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Ankeny on February 14th, 1877. Founding Families Oliver Cromwell Wyman & Charlotte Eleanor Wyman Roswell T Beebe & Ingaborg Beebe Sylvester Beach Mattison & Huldah Jane Mattison Wilson Shannon Atkinson & Sarah Melvina Atkinson Alexander Thompson Ankeny & Martha...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Carlton County, Minnesota. Official Website Under a 1854 Treaty of La Pointe the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and other reservations were established in exchange of all of the Lake Superior Ojibwe lands in the Arrowhead Region. In 1857, Carlton county was formed and organized in 1870. It was named for Reuben B. Carlton, a memb...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Anoka County, Minnesota . Official Website History Anoka County was organized by an act of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature on May 23, 1857, the year prior to Minnesota 's admission to the Union. It was formed from parts of Ramsey County and Benton County ; the Rum River previously divided the line between the two counties....
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The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ...
Wikipedia Concordia College is a private college located in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Founded by Norwegian settlers in 1891, the school is associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and practices the liberal arts. Concordia is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and has a total student enrollment of 2,531. It offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and M...
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Minnesota . While isolated Jewish fur traders were not rare, the first Jewish community was established in St. Paul, the northern-most steamboat landing on the Mississippi. They found little prejudice in a frontier town and by 1856 formed Mount Zion Hebrew Congregation. Minneapolis just upriver did not grow until the advent of ...