I have a letter from my great great grandfather written in Danish. Is there a way to get it transla

Carol_Knapp

Dennis J Yancey

looping in the Nordic Group - maybe someone there can help

 

@Nordic Countries Genealogy Research​ 

Melanie Fackrell

@carolknapp1 carolknapp1​ I'd be willing to try to transliterate the Gothic script into today's alphabet. I'm not sure I know Danish well enough to translate it though.

LegacyUser

I found a long time acquaintance of my husband who is first generation danish. He feels like he will be able to translate the letter. The one concern that he does have is the transliteration. I will attempt to send you a scan. I am very new at this!

Morris Geoffrey Fröberg

Hi #[carolknapp1 carolknapp1]​ ,

 

How long is the letter? Can you upload a page for the group to see a sample of the handwriting? It will help us to understand the level of difficulty.

Thanks, Geoff

 

LegacyUser

Melanie, here is a scan of the letter.

Charlotte Noelle Champenois

English:

 

Address: Godthåbsvej 20-b 1st floor [2nd floor in Denmark is called 1st floor in the USA] to the right (address linked)

d 22-808 Copenhagen Frederiksberg

Dear Annie and Carl!

Your letter received and seen the grievous news that my beloved and precious son and your dear and good husband and little Carl's father [i.e., the writer's son, Annie's husband, Carl's father, named Charly] have been killed in such a tragic way. You cannot believe how taken by grief I was when two gentlemen of your faith and mission came and informed me of your tragic letter about and your husband's unhappy incident. For me it is a great sorrow, and for you an even greater sorrow. It is painful (heavy/difficult) for two people who love each other to be separated, and for little Carl, who will no longer have a father. But let us hope that he is home with the Almighty and loving God and Father, who will care for you and Carl. Charly was of a good and loving character with a good desire to work, and that proves, after all, that he had to travel away from home, from wife and child, and has set his life to earn the coming of Eden. But in the scriptures it reads that we are in danger where we go. Now it was destined for Charly that he should die during his enterprise. He has seemingly not suffered any though it is a great sorrow to both of us, but we trust our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to be with us, that we with faith in him, and he will then give us power to bear our great sorrow with patience, and that we will once again be assembled with all our loved ones who have passed away into a better life than that which is found here on Earth. Charly traveled at age 18 from his beloved home on 15 July and died on 15 July after having been in America for 15 years. My relatives very much share in your grief, dear daughter-in-law and Carl. To conclude, I want to say a prayer to the Heavenly Father that he will bless you and your loved ones at home.

[signature not included in scan]

 

Danish:

Godthaabsvej 20-b 2 Sal th

d 22-808 Copenhagen F.

Kære Annie og Carl!

Deres Brev modtaget og seer

De sørgelig Efterretninger at min

elskede og dyrebare Søn og Deres

Kjære og gode Mand og Fader

til lille Carl er bleven dræbt

paa saadan en ulykkelig

Maade. De kan ikke troe

vorledes jeg blev medtage af

Sorg da to Herre af Derr troe

og Miscion kom og meddel

mig deres sørgelig Brev angaaen-

de og deres Husbond ulykkelig

hændelse for mig er det en

stor Sorg og for Dem om støre

Det er tung at skilles for

2 Mennesker som elsker

hverandre og lille Carl som

ingen Fader have mere.

Men lad os haabe at han

er hjem hos den almægte og

kjærlig Gud og Fader som vil

sørge for Dem og Carl. Charly

han var en god og kjærlig

Natur med god lyst til at

virke og det Beviser jo ogsaa

at han matte Reise ud fra

hjemmet fra Hustru og Barn

og har tilsat sit Liv for

at fortjene til Edens udkom

Men der staa i Skiften vi gaar

i Fare vor vi gaae nu var det

bestemt for Charly at han

skulde død under sin

Virksomhed han har vist ikke

lidt noget en det er en stor

Sorg for os begge men

vi stoler paa vor Herre og

Frelser Jesu Kristus at han vil

være med os at vi med Tro

paa ham og han vil give saa

Kraft til at bære vor store Sorg

med Taalmodighed og at vi

en gang skal samles med

alle vors Kjære som er gaa for-

ud til Det bedre liv ind det

her paa Jorden findes.

Charly Reiste som 18 Aar gamle

fra sidt kjære hjeme 15 Juli og

døde 15 Juli efter at have været

i Amerka 15 Aar mine

Slægtninger er meget delagtig

i Deres Sorg Kjære Svigerdatter

og Carl. Nu til slut vel jeg

bede en Bøn til den Himelske

Fader at han vel velsigne Dem

og Deres Kjære i Hjemmet.