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Matthew Amundsen
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USA
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 Posted - 29/01/2009 : 00:22:43
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Looking for info regarding August Amundsen born May 1868 Norway. Immigrated to the US in 1892. Naturalization records indicate his residence, or perhaps just port of departure, was Kristiania (present day Oslo). Married Ida Reinhardt abt 1896; children Cornelius Alfred Amundsen, Arthur Amundsen and Madeline Amundsen born in New York. According to 1900 US Census, lived in Westchester County (NY) and was employed as a barber. Rumor has it that he may have headed west, for/toward Alaska, abt 1905 while wife and children remained in New York.
Ida's family -- parents Jacob and Caroline Reinhardt born in Prussia; siblings Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, Caroline, Charles and Margaret born in New York. Sibling Caroline Reinhardt married Max E. Gunther born in Virginia.
ANY leads/assistance greatly appreciated!
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 29/01/2009 : 23:42:13
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This was the only August Amundsen born on Oslo, emigration 1892, but if the record is correct he should have been 5 years older, profession, ship builder, dest: N.Y.
Do you know if he came to USA as Amundsen?
Does any records exist telling who his father was.
The reason I am asking is because of Norwegian Naming Patterns, see here.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 29/01/2009 23:43:22 |
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Matthew Amundsen
New on board
USA
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Posted - 30/01/2009 : 00:53:12
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Thanks for your reply, and for the links, Kċre!
To be honest, I don't know if August was his given name, a middle name, or a name that he simply adopted after coming to America. The only records I've been able to find are the 1900 US Census for Westchester (NY) and naturalization records from the same county dated between 1895-1898, none of which provide substantial clues regarding his family.
The 1898 Petition for Naturalization records that he was born in Christiania, Norway and arrived in New York on 13 Sept 1892. I've looked through a number of online databases, including those at Norway Heritage, and still haven't been able to make a connection. Unfortunately, 'Amundsen' doesn't always translate very well in the English language. In school and even today, I can think of at least a dozen or so mispronunciations and/or misspellings (i.e., Edmundsen, Amensen, Munson, etc.) that I'm sure must have also occured during August's time, and that make current searches all the more difficult. Still, it could be worse -- I could be looking for "John Smith" 
Thanks, again, for your help! If you hear or see anything else, please let me know.
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