Maurice Stadtfeld - Baptist Minister

Maurice Stadtfeld was born on 20 July 1862 in New York City, New York. His parents were Maurice Stadtfeld and Ann who were both immigrants from Prussia. Maurice was the fourth of six children. His mother, Ann, died sometime between 1870 and 1880 and his father married Marguerite Wertz.

On 1 June 1880 Maurice lived with his family at 228 Sixth Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York. At that time he was employed as a lithographer.

On 20 August 1890 Maurice (at age 28) married Sophia Mack Standerwick (also 28), who was a school teacher since she was 16. Witnesses to the marriage included William Standerwick (Sophie's brother? and R. M. Stadtfeld). They were married in the Village of Edgewater, Staten Island, New York. That same year, Maurice graduated from the Crozer Theological Seminary (photo at left was taken of Maurice at Crozer) and he was assigned to a Baptist parish in Minnesota for three years. During this time, on 13 August 1891, their daughter Hattie (Harriet Marguerite) was born in Byron, Olmsted, Minnesota. The family spent five years at South Dover, Dutchess, New York where their second daughter, Lucy Standerwick, was born 28 Oct 1895. On 8 June 1900 the family lived in the Town of Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut, where Maurice served as pastor of the Baptist Church. (Photo below is of Maurice and family in the Chester parsonage.)

In the Fall of 1906 the family moved to Fairview Avenue in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island where Maurice served for seven years as pastor of the Phenix Baptist Church.  The 1910 census showed them still living at this location. In 1918, their daughter Lucy married Raymond Henry Page.

From Phenix, Maurice went to Brooklyn, NY where he served as pastor of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church.  He then spent 13 1/2 years as pastor in Brewster, NY. In July of 1930, their daughter, Harriet, married John Scheuring.

Maurice retired in March 1932 (at the age of 70) after 43 years of service and came to Harris, Rhode Island to live.  He was a member of the Kent County Rhode Island Minister's Circle.

Maurice died on 27 September 1933 at the age of 71 in West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. Maurice was buried at Greenewood Cemetery in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island.