Editing Laurenz Schroeter

{{Infobox person
| name = Laurenz Schroeter
| birth_date = 1825
| birth_place = [[Aegidienberg]]
| death_date = 1916
| death_place = [[Stommelerbusch]]
| occupation = Smallholder
| era = {{hlist|[[Stamvader Era]]|[[Pre-Vader Era]]}}
| spouse = [[Gertrud Pütz]]
| children = At least 3, including [[Lorenz Schroeter]]
| father = [[Lorenzo Schroeter]]
| mother = [[Magdalena Klasen]]
| family = [[Schroeter family]]
}}

'''Laurenz Schroeter''' (1825–1916) was a German smallholder who lived in [[Stommelerbusch]]. He farmed a small plot and also took paid work clearing woodland. He was the husband of [[Gertrud Pütz]] and the father of [[Lorenz Schroeter]].<ref name="lorenz-early"/>

== Early life ==
Schroeter was born in [[Aegidienberg]] in 1825 to [[Lorenzo Schroeter]] and [[Magdalena Klasen]]. His parents were smallholders, and he grew up working on the family land.

He later married Gertrud Pütz, who came from a smallholder family near [[Stommeln]].<ref name="lorenz-early"/> After their marriage, Schroeter moved to her home area and settled in Stommelerbusch.

== Family and work ==
Laurenz and Gertrud kept a small plot in Stommelerbusch. Laurenz also earned money through woodland-clearing work.<ref name="lorenz-early"/> They had several children. Their son Lorenz was born in Stommelerbusch on 25 May 1857 and was a middle child among his siblings.<ref name="lorenz-early"/>

Lorenz left Stommelerbusch as a teenager and later settled in [[Kalk]]. When he became seriously ill with pneumonia in November 1896, Laurenz and Gertrud travelled from Stommelerbusch during his final week. Lorenz died on 3 December 1896.<ref name="lorenz-death"/>

== Death ==
Schroeter remained in Stommelerbusch in old age. His health declined during 1916, and he became bedridden during his final weeks. He died at home later that year, aged about 90 or 91.

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="lorenz-early">[[Lorenz Schroeter#Early life|“Early life”]], ''[[Lorenz Schroeter]]''.</ref>
<ref name="lorenz-death">[[Lorenz Schroeter#Death|“Death”]], ''[[Lorenz Schroeter]]''.</ref>
}}

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