Bridget Marquardt
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Marquardt in 2010, photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Bridget Christina Sandmeier
Place of Birth: Tillamook, Oregon, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 25, 1973
Ethnicity:
*75% German
*25% Irish and English
Bridget Marquardt is an American television personality, model, and actress.
Her surname is from her former husband Chad Marquardt.
All of Bridget’s mother’s ancestors were Bessarabia Germans, as were her paternal grandfather’s.
Bridget’s paternal grandfather was Elmer “Sandy” Sandmeier (the son of Edward Sandmeier and Adelia Gohl). Elmer was born in South Dakota, the grandson of ethnic Germans from Russia. Edward was from Glückstal, Moldova, and was the son of Jacob Sandmeier and Christina Schmol. Adelia was the daughter of William Gohl and Margaret Hottman, who were also from Glückstal.
Bridget’s paternal grandmother is Lyla M. Stockwell (the daughter of Howard Stockwell and Mary Wilson). Howard was the son of Elisha Stockwell and Katerine “Kate” Hurley, who was born in New York, to Irish parents. Mary was the daughter of Peter C. Wilson and Elizabeth Ellen Roberts.
Bridget’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Friedrick Marzolf (the son of John/Johann Marzolf and Barbara Delzer). Arthur was born in North Dakota. John was born in Neudorf, Moldova, the son of Johann Marzolf and Christina Wetzler. Barbara was born in North Dakota, the daughter of Michael Delzer and Katharina Sayler, who were from Johannestal, Odessa, Ukraine.
Bridget’s maternal grandmother is Christina Paulina/Pauline Martel (the daughter of Leonhard/Leonard Martel and Christina Rieger). Leonard was born in Kassel, Odessa, Ukraine, the son of Sigismund Martel and Anna Maria Teske. Bridget’s great-grandmother Christina was born in Glückstal, Moldova, the daughter of Jacob Rieger and Katharina Ritter.
Sources: Bridget’s paternal grandfather, Elmer “Sandy” Sandmeier, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Bridget’s paternal grandfather, Elmer “Sandy” Sandmeier – http://www.legacy.com
Birth record of Bridget’s paternal great-grandfather, Edward Sandmeier – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Bridget’s paternal great-grandmother, Adelia (Gohl) Sandmeier – https://www.familysearch.org
Bridget’s paternal grandmother, Lyla M. Stockwell, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Bridget’s paternal great-grandparents, Howard Stockwell and Mary Wilson – https://www.familysearch.org
Bridget’s paternal great-grandfather, Howard Stockwell, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11936467
Bridget’s paternal grandfather was Arthur Friedrick Marzolf (the son of John/Johann Marzolf and Barbara Delzer). John was born in Neudorf, Moldova, to Johann Marzolf and Christina Wetzler. Barbara was born in North Dakota to Michael Delzer and Katharina Sayler, both from Johannestal, Odessa, Ukraine.
Bridget’s paternal grandmother is Christina Paulina/Pauline Martel (the daughter of Leonhard/Leonard Martel and Christina Rieger). Leonard was born in Kassel, Odessa, Ukraine, to Sigismund Martel and Anna Maria Teske. Christina was born in Glückstal, Moldova, to Jacob Rieger and Katharina Ritter.
All of Bridget’s mother’s ancestors were Bessarabia Germans, and so was her paternal grandfather.
Edward Sandmeier was from Glückstal, Moldova, as were Adelina Gohl’s parents.
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*Bridget’s maternal grandfather
Bridget’s maternal grandmother
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lodinews/obituary.aspx?n=elmer-edward-sandmeier-sandy&pid=185826969&fhid=2462
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V195-KRL
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD8-KBJJ
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV37-CL7X
All Elmer’s grandparents were Germans from Russia.
Lyla’s step-mother’s obituary
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRF-G5JQ
Lyla on a census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9D-NTL
Her father on a census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVS-RLY
Her parents’ marriage record
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33Y-74J