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Baby Girl Mongoven

Birth	:	5 Feb 1904 East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 1904 East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.9317017, -97.0653000
Description	:	[From "The History of Dennis Henry Mongovan" by Jan Patrick Mongoven in 2012] Michael Stephen Mongoven was 41 when he was killed on the railroad, and his wife Elizabeth was far along in pregnancy when her husband began his final freight train run. Her baby was born Friday, the 5th of February, but died the next day around 11 a.m., just hours before Steve's freight train stalled in a snowdrift outside Grafton, North Dakota. Elizabeth was in terrible shape, physically and (especially) emotionally. Steve apparently had received a telegram and was aware of his... Read More	[From "The History of Dennis Henry Mongovan" by Jan Patrick Mongoven in 2012] Michael Stephen Mongoven was 41 when he was killed on the railroad, and his wife Elizabeth was far along in pregnancy when her husband began his final freight train run. Her baby was born Friday, the 5th of February, but died the next day around 11 a.m., just hours before Steve's freight train stalled in a snowdrift outside Grafton, North Dakota. Elizabeth was in terrible shape, physically and (especially) emotionally. Steve apparently had received a telegram and was aware of his infant's death and his wife's condition. His Northern Pacific freight train run to Canada completed, he was returning home for his baby's funeral. There has been confusion over the baby's actual birth and death dates – and even its sex. Hopefully, the following will eliminate some of the misunderstanding. The birth certificate is shown on this memorial, but the birth date is incorrect. After the deadly collision of the Northern Pacific trains during the awful winter blizzard, a flurry of newspaper articles appeared on Tuesday (Feb 9) and Wednesday (Feb 10). The Bismarck Daily Tribune (Feb 9) stated: "(Mongoven's) little son, 4 days old, (who) had died Saturday at noon, and (the) remains were awaiting the return of the father from his trip." Therefore, the baby wasn't born on the 9th. The Grand Forks Daily Herald (Feb 9) published an article, a paragraph of which is shown here, stating the infant was born Friday (Feb 5) and died Saturday (Feb 6). The baby's birth and death were an ordeal for Elizabeth, and she badly needed medical attention. In fact, Father Greene only broke the news of her husband's death to her on Monday, the 8th of February. Another century-old family question concerns the baby's sex. The Bismarck newspaper mentioned above states the infant was a "son." But the birth certificate lists the sex as female. Note that "or midwife" was crossed out, so that the attending physician's name (Samuel H. Irwin, a Grand Forks doctor) is given. Also, "male" was crossed out, leaving "female" as the child's sex. It seems certain the baby was a girl. Birth certificates are far more convincing than newspaper articles. A double funeral was held Thursday, February 11, 1904, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Stories long told by family members say that father and his baby were buried together in the same casket. Michael Stephen Mongoven and his infant daughter were laid to rest in section 8, row 5 of the cemetery grounds. A proper "Mongoven" granite marker was added years later. The family plot now holds the remains of son and daughter-in-law, Henry J. and Alda (Driscoll) Mongoven, and wife and mother Elizabeth Mongoven. Sadly, no identifying marker can be found for the infant.

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Where is Baby Girl Mongoven's memorial?
Baby Girl Mongoven's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA.
When did Baby Girl Mongoven death?
Baby Girl Mongoven death on 6 Feb 1904 in East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Baby Girl Mongoven's memorial?
Latitude: 47.9317017
Longitude: -97.0653000

Family Members:

Parent

Michael Stephen Mongoven

(1863 - 1904)

Elizabeth Susan Traufler Mongoven

(1867 - 1948)

Siblings

Elizabeth S. “Bessie” Mongoven Burkhardt

(1889 - 1968)

Henry James “Hank” Mongoven

(1893 - 1956)

Edward Michael Mongoven

(1898 - 1961)

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Coordinate: 47.9317017, -97.0653000

2. Memorial Park Cemetery
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