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all of the victims commemorated by the same were bom
in Västergötland, except a babe born at West Lake.
Peter Broberg, the lone survivor of the Andrew Broberg
family, has erected a monument at the old cellar hole
of the cabin where his father was killed. A monument
was erected at the grave of Guri Endreson at the Solomon
Lake churchyard shortly after the Kandiyohi County
History appeared, in which a likeness of Mrs. Endreson
was used as a frontispiece. The graves of all the older
victims in this region have been marked by marble

His wife, Anna Stina, born March 31, 1832.

Their son, Alfred, bom March 31, 1859.

Their son, Johan Albert, bom Oct. 22, 1861.

(West Side)

Anders and * Lars Lundborg left V&rg&rda, Westergotland,
Sweden, May 8, 1858, landing at Boston, Mass., June 4, 1858;
arrived at West Lake, Minn., in the spring of 1860.

Anders Petter Broberg and his brother, Daniel Petter Broberg
with their families left V&rg&rda, Westergotland, Sweden, April

28, 1861, landed at Quebec. Canada, June 19, 1861, and arrived
at West Lake, Minn., July 15, 1861.

All of these persons were massacred by the Sioux Indians
while on their way home from a religious meeting held at the
home of Andreas Lundborg, in T. 121, R. 36, Kandiyohi County
and conducted by Rev. Andrew Jackson, all being members of
the Swedish Lutheran church. The names of the parties
massacred being kept on file in the records of the Nest Lake Lutheran
Church of New London.

(South Side)

This monument was erected Aug. 20, 1891, by a special act of
the Legislature of Minnesota in 1891.

John Lundborg, John Peterson, and Erick Paulson were
appointed by the Governor a committee to select and erect this
memorial.

(East Side)

The massacre of these persons was the commencement of the
Indian War of 1862.

Derfor varen I ock redo; ty den stund I icke menen kommer
Menniskosonen. — Luc. 12:40.

The remains of the massacred were removed from West Lake,
Minn., June 19, 1891, and now rest where this memorial is
erected.

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