The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-11-20
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Rev. Adolph Bredesen, for twenty
years pastor of the Christ Lutheran
church at Stoughton, Wis. died Mon
day morning at the home of Mrs. o..
Torrison, Michigan avenue, aged 63
years. Forced by i'll health to give up
his work in the ministry, Rev. Bred
esen and family came here last fall
and had since made their home with
Mrs. Torrison, mother of Mrs. Brede-
sen.
Rev. Bredesen was born at Soloer,
Norway, October %, 1850, and came
to America with his parents when
child of two years. He attended Luth-
er college at Decorah, Iowa, and grad
uated in 1870. Completing his theo-
iogica! course at Concordia Thoologi-
cal seminary at St. Louis, Mo-, he en-
tered the ministry in 1873
For three years, from 1878 to 'l6 he
was in charge Of a number Of congre-
cations in Columbia county as assist
ant to the late H. A. Preus, president
of the Synod at the time.
From 1876 to 1878 he was an instruc-
tor at Luther College, then accepted a
call from a church in the western part
Of Dane county, Wis, where he re-
mained until 1881, when he was called
to the pastorate of Christ Lutheran
church at Stoughton which congrega-
tion he served for over twenty years.
Failing health compelled him to seek a
smaller charge and he then removed to
Deerfleld, Wisconsin, where he was in
active work until last spring, and in
September the family came here.
He is survived 10y his wife, formerly
Miss lnanda Torrson, and four chill
dren, Mrs. G, A. Sundby of Rio, Wis,
Rev. Alfred Bredesen OF Huron, S, Oak.
Miss lnga Bredesen and Mrs. Osuld
Bredesen of this city, and brother,
Mr.. Bernhard Bredesen of Keyser,
Wis.
The funeaal will take place this
Thursday afternoon.
Captain Albert G.. Fulton of Manito-
voc Rapids a pioneer resident of this
county, died Saturday night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. l.. j. An
derson, in this city. He was taken il,
a few weeks ago while visiting his
daughter Mrs. L j. Bodwin, at Owen,
Wis. He expressed wish to he taken
to the old home in Manitowoc Rapids
but when he reached 1his ely his cGa-
diton was rather serious and he was
taken to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Anderson.
Albert g. Fulton was born in st.
Claire county Mich, Feb. %, 1882.
The early years in the life of Mr.. Full
ton were distinguished by the bard
ships and privations that invariably
devolve upon the pioneers of any coun-
vantages, never having attended school
in his life, but being an ambitious
youth and persistent, he eventually
learned to read and thus having ac-
quired the key to the door of know
ledge, he became very well informed
man AT the age of ten years he as.
sumed the duties of manhood by be-
coming self-supporting, his position be-
ing that of cook on asmall lake vessel.
When he was fourteen, he was able to
60 before the mast and perform a sail
or's duty, ana four years later he was
fully competent to take the position of
mate.
In 1852, at the age of twenty he was
made master of the Defiance, lumber
schooner plying between Manitowoc
and Chicago. On one of his trips, dur
ing bad "northeaster" his boat was
unfortunately capsized, and Captain
Fulton and his crew were on the dis
abled vessel at the mercy of the waves
for four days before their signals of
distress brought them relief. Many
years later, he was one of the passen-
gers of the "North Uba," when she
capsized off Ratne. He followed the
life of sailor for twenty years, and
during that time held the command of
various boats, having had the distinc-
tion of being the captain of the first
vessel ever built in Manitowoc, "The
Citizen" which was a two-master, and
took much pride in being able to
boast of the fact that he never lost a
man by drowning,
In 1852, he left the lake and bought
wood and coal yard in Chicago, which
he conducted for three years. AT the
expiration of that period he returned
to Nanitowoc, where he resided for a
year, when he bought the farm in
Mantowoc Rapids.
He succeeded in farming and for
thirty-seven years devoted his time and
attention to the improvement and cul-
tivation of his farm. but in 1899 he
withdrew from the active work of the
fields.
In 1855 was celebrated the marriage
of Captain Fulton and Miss Elizabe tn
johnson, who was born in Maine 1887,
and was OF English extraction She
died some thirty years ago. The fol-
lowing children survive him: Miss
Emily Fulton and Mrs l.. j. Anderson
Of this city, Mrs. Fred Christensen Of
Ne Shoto, Mrs. l.. j. Bodwin OF owen,
Wis, Mrs. Philip Smith on the farm
in Rapids, Mrs A. 6. Schmidt of Wau-
sau and Charles Fulton of Buffalo,
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