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Birth: Jan. 1, 1862, Austria (Byen Kolbusror, Kolbusvov findes ikke men men måske det kan være Cottbus eller Kolbuszowa)

Østrig kan også dække over Østrig- Ungarn, hvor en del af det sydvestlige Polen kan have hørrt under
Death: Apr. 7, 1932
Hastings-on-Hudson
Westchester County
New York, USA

Birth name Chiel Pomerantz. Moved first to Norway and then to America. Commonly used the name Charles Mortensen in America. Worked as a hat finisher.

Note that some records indicate he was born in Norway of Austrian parents.

Family links:
Spouse:
Fredrikke Elise Lucie Reese Mortensen (1862 - 1930)

Children:
Jeanette Gertrude Mortensen Dupske (1889 - 1958)*
Carl Ralph Mortensen (1899 - 1993)*
Theodore J. Mortensen (1902 - 1961)*
Harold Hawkins Mortensen (1907 - 1998)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Hillside Cemetery
Roslyn
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Fairview Section Lot 378

Created by: Roy William Boylan
Record added: Jun 29, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 72209252

To All:
I am a great-grandson of Chiel "Charles" Mortensen. My mother, who recently passed away, had very fond memories of her grandfather who was universally called "Pops" by everyone in the Mortensen family. I am a little overwhelmed at this moment by the volume of information contained in this thread about an aspect of my family that I did not know about until this morning. But I will comment on a couple of questions brought up here. In regards to his name, I was unaware of his birth name Pomeranz until reading about it here. The family only referred to themselves as being Mortensens. As to his given name he seemed to go back and forth between Charles and Chiel throughout his life, but later in life returned to using Chiel more often than not. In the US he seemed to have a very happy life with Frederikke, they had 10 children, 9 of whom made it to adulthood. For those who are interested, here is a photograph of Chiel and Frederikke about 1922 with their sons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23392211@N02/4123253736/in/set-72157623790737509/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/23392211@N02/4123253736/in/set-72157623790737509/

I look forward to sharing more information with everyone.

Regards,

Garet Livermore
Cooperstown, NY

Erik & Roy:

It is great to meet you and become acquainted with some of my cousins. My grandmother, Anna Isabel Mortensen Delanoy Waldron, (1884-1959) was the couple's oldest child. In addition to her there were the following children from this marriage:
- Frederick, 1887 -1975
- Arthur, 1894 - 1964
- Jeanette "Jennie" 1889 - 1958
- Gustave August, 1891 - ? (he died young, perhaps in his 40s, which would put it about 1930 or so)
- Carl, 1899 - 1993
- Marion, 1897 - 1984
- Theodore, 1902 - 1961
- Harold, 1907 -1998

The couple were married in Christiana (Oslo) and also lived in Hammerfest, where my grandmother was born and Trondheim where Harold was born. Settling in the US they lived at first in Yonkers where Chiel worked for the Waring Hat Company in NYC and then moved to Pennsylvania around 1905 to work for the Stetson Hat Company.
There are a number of questions that I have that perhaps you can help me with. One of which is the issue of the name change. I now know that he was born with the name Pomeranz, but would like to figure out when he changed the name. I also know that he was working in Hammerfest as an engraver at the time of Anna's birth (so family lore tells me). Are there any census records from that time would place him under one name or another there? Also, is it possible to obtain a birth certificate for Anna from Hammerfest that might list her parents name? How would I go about getting that information? Also, I would be interested in knowing if Chiel was able to find employment as an engraver in the northern city of Hammerfest.
There are other interesting questions about the man, but I will leave them for another time.
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge.

Garet

Pomerantz, Chiel 1 jan 1862 7 apr 1932
Pomeranz, Anna Sofie Isidora 24 feb 1884 21 maj 1959
Pomeranz, Esther Amalia Fredrikke Sofia 10 feb 1883
Pomeranz, Fredrik Vilhelm Marcus 2 maj 1887 jan 1975
Pomeranz, Jenny Kathrine Lovise 13 feb 1886