Brief Life History of Mary Sophie
When Mary Sophie Clauson Hagen was born on 14 April 1884, in Dawson, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States, her father, Claus Clausen Ronnei, was 39 and her mother, Gjertrud Lassesen Or Johnson, was 31. She had at least 1 son with Frederick "Fritz" Karl Wilhelm Hagen. She lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1900. She died on 6 July 1954, in Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Dawson, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Maymie Clausen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Hagen, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German, Danish, and Norwegian Clausen , Claussen , or Klausen , and also of one or more of their Dutch cognates (see Clawson ). Compare 2 below.
Perhaps an altered form of English Clawson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Clausson: patronymic from the personal name Claus . Both forms of the surname are rare in Sweden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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