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Author: dicksiem
Surnames: CLAUSEN, CHRISTOFFERSEN
Classification: queries
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Message Board Post:
I am looking for information on a memorial that was erected by the congregation at St Andrews (Fogo) Newfoundland.
The CHRISTOFFERSON family of Bornholm Denmark has a postcard sent to their grandmother about her brother, Christian Magnus CLAUSEN. It appears Christian died at sea near Fogo during WWI. The postcard has been translated by my cousin in Denmark who has the postcard.) My cousin, Jan Christoffersen who has the postcard in his possession. He states that on the postcard stands erected by St Andrews congregation a tombstone in memory of parishioners who fell in 1914-1918 and that the tombstone is in Newfoundland (Fogo).
Family tradition is that Christian sailed all over the world in his profession as a sailor. He may have emigrated from Denmark to Newfoundland. He had a brother, Andreas, who too was a sailor.
I have been fortunate to find much information on Christian's ancestry in Denmark, his parents, siblings, etc., but this memorial tombstone remains a mystery.
Christian Magnus Clausen was born 24 May 1885 at Aarsdale, Ibsker, Bornholm, Denmark.
I have tried every resource I can find to look for Christian Magnus Clausen, aka, Kristian Magnus Klausen in Canada. I have been given some websites in Canada by Canadian researchers who have been very helpful and also found some websites on my own, but have not found any information on Christian Clausen.
I hope with this query someone can help or put me in touch with the St Andrews congregation, historian, or whoever can help me with information on the St Andrews that is on that post card in Newfoundland possibly Fogo. Also, give me information about a cemetery that may also be connected to the St Andrews? From what my cousin states the memorial is shown erected at St Andrews on the post card. I have looked for a web site for a St Andrews in that area and can't find one so I would be grateful for an address where I can write for information. Could the church have changed names, etc.?
Naturally, as a family historian, I wonder if Christian Clausen did immigrate to Canada? Did he marry there? Could he have descendants there? Did he become a citizen of Canada? Was he a parishioner at St Andrews as the postcard indicates? I looked at the WWI site for Canada and did not find him there.
Look forward to hearing from anyone who can give me guidance.
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