Peder Morset, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian reistance member
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Place of Birth: Selbu, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
About Peder Morset
- Peder Morset (4 April 1887 – 19 May 1943) was a Norwegian teacher and resistance member.
- Born in Selbu in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, he was the son of Ole Henriksen Morset (1864-1935) and Ingborg Berntine Petersdatter (1864-1947). He was educated as a teacher and began his teaching career in his village.
- In 1913, Morset married Marit Stugudal (1893–1948).
- The couple had seven sons.During the German occupation of Norway, Morset came into contact with a group organized by Henry Thingstad in Trondheim.
- Chairing the local chapter of the Norwegian Teachers' Union (Norges Lærerlag), he was also the local representative of the teachers' civil resistance.
- Several of his sons were also deeply involved in the resistance.
- Morset and his family helped refugees to flee to Sweden.
- However his resistance group was infiltrated by agents of Henry Rinnan and Morset was arrested, sentenced to death and executed at Kristiansten Fortress in Trondheim in 1943.
- After the liberation, Morset was buried on 29 May 1945 along with the ashes of his son Niklas.
- The six surviving sons carried the coffin.
- The fate of Morset and his family was treated by journalist Per Hansson in his 1963 book – og tok de enn vårt liv .
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