Amanuensis Monday: Amanuensis Monday is a popular ongoing series created by John Newmark at Transylvanian Dutch…and I’m joining the bandwagon! Each Monday, I’ll post a new transcription of a historical document I’ve found.
Source: Weber, Utah, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956, film no. 2259754, digital gs no. 4121334, image no. 1516, certificate no. 142, Mathias Christian Lund, 2 March 1926; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family Search (FamilySearch.com : downloaded 4 May 2011).
I’ve gone ahead and transcribed all the information and added it to my database. You can see the transcription below. I’ve italicized what was written/typed on the certificate.
Mathias Christian Lund – Death Certificate – Transcription
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1 Place of Death
County or
Precinct or
City / no. / ward
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Weber
Ogden / Dee Hospital
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2 Full Name
Residence No. / St.
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred (yrs. mos. ds)
How long in U.S., if foreign birth?
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Mathias Christian Lund
Plain City, Utah
14 days
58 years
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3 Sex
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Male
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4 Color or Race
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White
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5 Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced
If Married, Widowed, or divorced, Husband of (or) wife of
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Widowed
Pauline Swensen
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6 Date of Birth
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September 1, 1849
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7 Age
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76 yrs. 6 mos. 1 ds.
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8 Occupation
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Farmer
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9 Birthplace (City or town)
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Bornholm
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(State or Country)
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Denmark
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10 Name of Father
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Dedrick Lund
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11 Birthplace of Father (State or Country)
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Denmark
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12 Maiden Name of Mother
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Karen X
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13 Birthplace of Mother (State or Country)
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Denmark
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14 Informant
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Victor E. Lund
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Address
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Plain City, Utah
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15 Filed / Registrar
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Mar 3 1926 / N.H.J.
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16 Date of Death
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March 2, 1926
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17 I hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from Feb 1926 to Mar 2, 1926 that I last saw him alive on Mar 1, 1926 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 1:55 AM.
The Cause of Death was as follows: Pneumonia following a prostectomy. Duration: 7 ds. Contributory: Prostectomy Duration: 7 ds.
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18 Where was the disease contracted if not at place of death?
Did an operation precede death?
Was there an autopsy?
What was the confirmed diagnosis?
(Signed), M.D.
Date/Address
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—x
Yes, Feb 24
No
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(signed)E.R. Dumke
Mar 2, 1926 / Ogden, Utah
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19 Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal
Date of Burial
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Plain City Cemetary, Plain City, Utah
Mch 5, 1926
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20 Undertaker
Address
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[Ija] Lindquist
Ogden, Utah
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21 Registered No.
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B153
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22 no of Burial or Removal Permit
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15311
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Source: Weber, Utah, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956, film no. 2259754, digital gs no. 4121334, image no. 1516, certificate no. 142, Mathias Christian Lund, 2 March 1926; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family Search (FamilySearch.com : downloaded 4 May 2011).