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Mary Magdalena Emerich
Born 4 July 1885; death not recorded
Mary Magdalena Emerich was born on 4 July 1885, the eldest recorded child of Conrad Emrich and Magdalena Schoendorf, and appears aged fifteen in the family's household in Queens on the 1900 census. On 22 February 1903, aged eighteen, she married Michael Stillwell Mayer at Brooklyn — the record that ties her to her parents by name. Three sons are recorded; the second, Herman Vincent, died at seven months in July 1909. Her own death is undated, but her husband remarried on 14 December 1914, so she had died, or the marriage had ended, before then. She was twenty-nine.
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Mary Magdalena Emerich was born on 4 July 1885, the eldest recorded child of Conrad Emrich and Magdalena Schoendorf, and appears aged fifteen in the family's household in Queens on the 1900 census. On 22 February 1903, aged eighteen, she married Michael Stillwell Mayer at Brooklyn — the record that ties her to her parents by name. Three sons are recorded; the second, Herman Vincent, died at seven months in July 1909. Her own death is undated, but her husband remarried on 14 December 1914, so she had died, or the marriage had ended, before then. She was twenty-nine.
Born at East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York
Recorded as: Meyer, 4 JUL 1885, East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York, United States of America
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Siblings · birth order
- Mary Magdalena Emerich (this person)
- William Emrich
- August J Emrich
- Elizabeth Emrich
- John Emrich
- Cecelia Emrich
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- East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York
- New York City, New York
- New York
- Germany
- Queens, New York City, New York
- United States
- Manhattan, New York City, New York
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York
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Entered aged 15 in Conrad and Magdalena Emrich's household, Borough of Queens, ED 651, sheet 19A.
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Married Mary Magdalena Emerich at Brooklyn
He was 17, she was 18. His parents are entered as Michael Mayer and Leah A. Stillwell; hers, on the same record, as Conrad Emrich and Magdalena Schoendorf.
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What the records say
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Conrad Emrich household, 1900 United States census, Queens, New York
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Borough of Queens, ED 651, sheet 19A, household 413, line 15. Conrad Emrich, head, 38, b. Jan 1862 New York, married 15 years, father and mother born Germany; Magdalena, wife, 36, New York; Mary M 15, William P 14, August J 12, Elizabeth 7, John C 4, all born New York.
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Michael S. Mayer and Mary Emrich marriage, Brooklyn, 22 February 1903
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Michael S Mayer, 17, parents Leah A Stillwell and Michael Mayer; Mary Emrich, 18. 22 February 1903, Brooklyn. Also on the record: Conrad Emrich, Magdalena Schoendorf.
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Herman Vincent Mayer death, Queens, 25 July 1909
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Herman Vincent Mayer, age 0, occupation Child, died 25 July 1909 at Queens, buried 26 July 1909 in New York. Father Michael Mayer, mother Mary Emrich. Certificate cn 2137. Note: "57 H...way; 7m in NYC".
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Michael Stilwell Mayer and Cora marriage, Manhattan, 14 December 1914
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New York, New York City Marriage Records: Michael Stilwell Mayer, born 1885 N.Y.C., parents Michael Mayer and Leah Adelaide Stillwell; married Cora, 14 December 1914, Manhattan.
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- Dates, places, occupations and relationships imported from the 1 August 2026 Geni export require verification against original records.
- Michael Stillwell Mayer is recorded with a second wife, Cora B. Brosnihan. Neither the order of the marriages nor what ended the first is documented, and Mary Magdalena Emerich has no recorded death.
- Her death is undated, but it now has a ceiling: her husband remarried on **14 December 1914**, so she had died — or the marriage had ended — before then. She was 29.
References
- [1] Conrad Emrich household, 1900 United States census, Queens, New YorkBack to citation 1
- [2] Michael S. Mayer and Mary Emrich marriage, Brooklyn, 22 February 1903Back to citation 2
- [3] Herman Vincent Mayer death, Queens, 25 July 1909Back to citation 3
- [4] Michael Stilwell Mayer and Cora marriage, Manhattan, 14 December 1914Back to citation 4