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Marie Elise Christine “Maria” Schroeder Lehfeldt

Birth
Germany
Death
1888 (aged 25–26)
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Buried on a family farm near Broadview, Montana. No marker or fencing remains. Add to Map
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Maria was the second wife of Carl Heinrich Rudolph Lehfeldt. She bore 3 children before dying in childbirth in 1888. She and the child were buried on a hill overlooking family property near Broadview, MT. Her 2 daughters died in 1890 from diphtheria in Denison, Iowa. Her only surviving child was her son, William (1883-1963)

Maria's brother, John, married Olga Lehfeldt, a daughter from Rudolph first marriage. Her cousin, Heinrich Schwartz, was married to Rudolph's niece, Mathide. While Rudolph, Heinrich, Matilda and other family members came over in 1870, Maria, her father and brother didn't come over until 1880.
Maria was the second wife of Carl Heinrich Rudolph Lehfeldt. She bore 3 children before dying in childbirth in 1888. She and the child were buried on a hill overlooking family property near Broadview, MT. Her 2 daughters died in 1890 from diphtheria in Denison, Iowa. Her only surviving child was her son, William (1883-1963)

Maria's brother, John, married Olga Lehfeldt, a daughter from Rudolph first marriage. Her cousin, Heinrich Schwartz, was married to Rudolph's niece, Mathide. While Rudolph, Heinrich, Matilda and other family members came over in 1870, Maria, her father and brother didn't come over until 1880.


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