Mathias Christian Lund - Christening Record

Source: Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images, Statens Arkivers Arkivalieronline (www.sa.dk/ao/ : downloaded 3 June 2011), Mathias Kristian Funch, Christening Record, 1849; Nylarskar Parish.

Transcription/Translation: I was able to translate most of this on my own (with the help of GoogleTranslate). I did get some additional help and insights from the Family Search Forum for Denmark. I've included the Danish and English versions below:

1849

No.

9

Aar og Datum

Year and Date

31 Aug

1849

Barnets fulde Navn

Child’s full name

Mathias Kristian

Funch

Daabens Datum enten i Kirken eller hjemme

Christening Date either in the church or at home

7 Oct.

1849 i

Kirken

7 Oct.

1849 at

the church

Forældres Navn, Stand, Haandtering og Opholdsted

Parents’ Name, Social Position, Occupation and Residence

Didrich F. Funk

Karen K. Hansd

i Arnager

Didrich F. Funk

Karen K. Hansd[atter]

in Arnager

Faddernes Navne, Stand og Opholdsted

Witnesses’ Names, Social Position and Residence

Lars Pouls H.[ustru] Stine Hansd.[atter]

Karen M Kofod - Hans

Marker Jens P. Jacobsen

Lars Pouls' Wife Stine Hansdatter

Karen M Kofod - Hans

Marker. Jens P. Jacobsen

Hvor anført i jevnfø relsesRegistret.

Where posted in the Index Register

no. 128

Anmærkninger

Remarks.

vac: af Grove d 11 Sept
1851

vaccinated by Grove on 11 September

1851

JensenJN, a member of the forum, gave me some additional insights into some of the information.

Re: Witnesses Names -- Kofod is a name uniquely originating at Bornholm, and it was fiercely defended by the family. It did not allow anyone outside the family to take it.
There were different spellings of the name: Kofod, Koefod, Kofoed, and Koefoed.

I went back and asked for some clarification about the vaccinations. I wondered what it was for and who "Grove" may have been - a person or maybe organization? He responded:

The short answer is that the vaccination was against smallpox. Denmark had had some epidemics and it became mandatory to be vaccinated against it. The Danish word for "smallpox" is "Kopper". You will in some marriage entries find a remark like "har haft de naturlige kopper" ("has had the natural smallpox"). At times it just abbreviated to "Nat. Kopper." Such people were exempt from the vaccination.

TO INVESTIGATE: This record was really interesting and gave me lots of new information. It also brought up questions about Mathias' last name. At birth he was Funch, when he immigrated he was Funk, and in all US records he's Lund. Interestingly, in the US 1880 Census he is Mathias C Lund but his father is listed (on another page) as Dedrick Funk. All his siblings (in the US) took the name as well. Why the name change? When? Where did the name Lund come from?