Maria died of a high fever at age 18, according to records for the cemetery. She was buried in a single 2nd class grave on 6 Nov 1871. It is not known where the grave is any more. Family lore says she and her sister were working in Chicago and they slept on wet grass the night of the Great Chicago Fire, which ultimately caused the death of both. Her sister's death record could not be found in the church records.
Maria died of a high fever at age 18, according to records for the cemetery. She was buried in a single 2nd class grave on 6 Nov 1871. It is not known where the grave is any more. Family lore says she and her sister were working in Chicago and they slept on wet grass the night of the Great Chicago Fire, which ultimately caused the death of both. Her sister's death record could not be found in the church records.
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