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peaiuon to Hudson Bay In 1919 and
met his death amid the snows or his
hrst winter In what he called Nova
oania.' The considerable Danish set.
Elements in the United States to.day
are in Idaho and Utah. Many Of them
are fnterspersed Win other scan,irs
nayians Throughout the great North.
west Jacob Hils. journalist, antlios
and educator. Is perhaps: the most emf
nent American who is a native Of Den.
mark. ,sas
Gave Greenland It's Name.
The early connection Of the Norwe.
stans with America goes back to tho
time OF Left Ertkson and Erik the
Red. It was the latter who discover.
ed the ice,bound land of Greenland. In
after years, when pressed for a rea.
son for giving this cold, barren coun.
try such a misleading name. he said
ii was because he hoped such nice
name might attract settlers. Erlk
may safely be called the first progens.
tor OF the common species now known
as the real estate boomer and his nam.
ing Of Greenland the first attempt
at real estate boom on this hemis.
phere.
One of the bravest sailors in the
Continental Navy IN our war for indie.
pendence was Thomas johnson. a Nor.
@egian. He helped John Paul Jones
lash the Bon Homme Richard to the
Scraps, and was the last survivor of
that memorable battle. He died In
Philadelphia In 1851 at the age OF ss.
proud with his last breath of the mem.
DRY that he had been personally thank.
ed by George Washington for his
bravery. Knute Nelson, one of the
United States Senators from Mime.
sofa, was born in Norway, ana Is q
representative of the hardy race which
adapts itself to conditions in this
country with SO little friction. When
Norway regained her separate esta,,.
iishment as an Independent kingdom
there were 100000 citizens Of the uni.
ted States who paid sentimental allie.
glance to Haakon VII, the new ruler
over the country which gave him birth.
Welsh in the Revolution.
The Welsh are not so numerous as
other Northern European races In
America, but they have contributed
much to the history of the country.
Their industry. morality. religious ma.
ture and general department have al.
ways made them desirable citizens.
They settled In Philadelphia in Tie
earliest colonial times, and another
colony in the Marlborough district of
South Carolina sent an entire com.
pany under Marion to the Revolution.
airy War. Among the signers of the |
Declaration of Independence. who trace
pack Immediately OF remotely to Welsh
ancestry were Thomas Jefferson, Ste.
phen Hopkins, William Williams, VII.
lam Floyd. Francis Lewis, Button
Gyynett, Lewis Morris and Robert
Morris. Our presidents of Welsh an.
cestFy Hsre John Aaams, Thomas J
Jefferson, James Madlsan, James Mon
zoe, John Quincy Adams, William Hen.
" Harrison. James R. Garfield ami
BENJAMIN Harrison.
Their Welsh Ancestry.
One family of French origin which
has become particularly famous is
he history Of American education, let
ers and statecraft Is that of iona.
han Edwards, WHIP was the son Of
parents born in Wales. He was known
Is the foremost philosophical writer
II his day. He was the third presi.
lent OF the University of New Jer.
ley, now known as Princeton, and
# his descendants IA have been pres
dents of colleges. His grandson,
aaron Burr, was vice president Of the
United States, and the central figure
n the most dramatic incident Of the
'arly days Of the republic. Winston
jhurchiff, the American author, is an.
'ther Of Jonathan Edwards descend.
lnts, as Is also Mrs. Theodore Roose.
'eit. Three presidents of Yale were
n a direct line from the head of this
amily, and Nicholas Murray Butler,
II Columbia University. Is another Of
hem who ranks among the leading
educators of the nation.
Chief Justices Marshall and Taney
lad Welsh ancestors, and Lewis, of
he famous Lewis aud Clarke Expedi-
ion, came of good Welsh stock. Cap.
ain Jones, COMMANDER or the May.
lower, was a proud member of this
ace. The Welsh also claim Anthony
Norris, first mayor of Philadelphia and
Thomas Lloyd, first governor of Penn!