steven p greiner
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Oh, and Adam, I think the idea was to catalog and document the current condition of the wreck in a more precise, hi-tech way before it is too late, and also compare it with current data to calculate rate of deterioration.
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The Laroche Family
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Michael H. Standart
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>>Well I suppose Bob is getting on for 70 years old now and might want to wind the roster down a bit as well...<<
68 if you want to split hairs, but I see your point. I'm only 50 and to put a polite spin on it, my energy levels are not quite what they were.
68 if you want to split hairs, but I see your point. I'm only 50 and to put a polite spin on it, my energy levels are not quite what they were.
Linda Walker
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MarlieStyles
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Hello to all.. my name is Marjorie Alberts (yes, u can Google me!!)
I'm actually working on writing a novel, based on my ancestor Joseph LaRoche. But am looking to produce a documentary of my life events that lead me to uncovering this history I written a script and registered with the writers guild of America. So please reach out via, Facebook/Instagram/Twitter MarlieStyles
Thanks and u all are so awesome, I hope to make most all satisfied with what I intend on delivering.
I'm actually working on writing a novel, based on my ancestor Joseph LaRoche. But am looking to produce a documentary of my life events that lead me to uncovering this history I written a script and registered with the writers guild of America. So please reach out via, Facebook/Instagram/Twitter MarlieStyles
Thanks and u all are so awesome, I hope to make most all satisfied with what I intend on delivering.
Charlene
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I've always wondered what would happen to this family if Titanic never sunk. Cincinnatus Leconte, Joseph's uncle, was killed in August 1912! How would they react? What would the first days be like in a country so different from France? I'm also interested in the story of his country, how a biracial family would experience the events that occurred there? I wonder if there were similar families in Haiti at that time
Cam Houseman
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"Second class passenger, Joseph Laroche, a Black Haitian engineer who was leaving France with his family because racism was preventing him from getting a good job there. Laroche died in the wreck, but his wife and two daughters were rescued in a lifeboat."
I read this in a book (pg. 25-26 in History Smashers: The Titanic by Kate Messner). Then I found him on here too: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/joseph-laroche.html; I learned his family's names on here. He and Juliette's daughters are named Simonne and Louise, plus precious cargo: an unborn child on the way.
The baby would be named after his father: Joseph (according to Wikipedia: Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche - Wikipedia). There's a nice family photo on Wikipedia, which is the same one in the book. His wife has a page on here too: Juliette Marie Louise Laroche : Titanic Survivor).
I know that many, many men were denied lifeboats, but to be honest I wish they had saved the one Black guy. Perhaps, like many of the other gentleman, he just made sure to protect his wife and children first. I hope he was not denied due to his race, after he had been emigrating away from racism.
I read this in a book (pg. 25-26 in History Smashers: The Titanic by Kate Messner). Then I found him on here too: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/joseph-laroche.html; I learned his family's names on here. He and Juliette's daughters are named Simonne and Louise, plus precious cargo: an unborn child on the way.
The baby would be named after his father: Joseph (according to Wikipedia: Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche - Wikipedia). There's a nice family photo on Wikipedia, which is the same one in the book. His wife has a page on here too: Juliette Marie Louise Laroche : Titanic Survivor).I know that many, many men were denied lifeboats, but to be honest I wish they had saved the one Black guy. Perhaps, like many of the other gentleman, he just made sure to protect his wife and children first. I hope he was not denied due to his race, after he had been emigrating away from racism.
Seumas
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There is no evidence of that at all. He just wasn't lucky I'm afraid.I know that many, many men were denied lifeboats, but to be honest I wish they had saved the one Black guy. Perhaps, like many of the other gentleman, he just made sure to protect his wife and children first. I hope he was not denied due to his race, after he had been emigrating away from racism.
Matt Casey
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I was just thinking today about the experiences of Joseph Laroche. As most of us know, he was the only black passenger aboard the ship and was in 2nd Class and perished in the sinking.
It being the 1910s, racial attitudes were a lot different then? Would he have encountered racism on the ship from other passengers and possibly crew? How did other passengers feel about an interracial couple aboard?
It being the 1910s, racial attitudes were a lot different then? Would he have encountered racism on the ship from other passengers and possibly crew? How did other passengers feel about an interracial couple aboard?
Arun Vajpey
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You might find this thread which has some recent posts interesting. Interracial marriages?
The Mods might merge your post with the main thread about the Laroche family.
The Mods might merge your post with the main thread about the Laroche family.
Mark Baber
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Good prediction, Arun.
I've searched to see whether this has already been covered here, but haven't found anything, so here it is:
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche. Born into a prosperous and powerful family in Cap-Haitien, Haiti on May 26, 1886, Joseph was the nephew of Haitian president Dessalines Cincinnatus Leconte.
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Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche. Born into a prosperous and powerful family in Cap-Haitien, Haiti on May 26, 1886, Joseph was the nephew of Haitian president Dessalines Cincinnatus Leconte.
Whatever happened to the only black family aboard the Titanic?
Marie Williams's answer: There was only one black passenger on board the Titanic and his name was Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche. Born into a prosperous and powerful family in Cap-Haitien, Haiti on May 26, 1886, Joseph was the nephew of Haitian president Dessalines M. Cincinnatus Leconte. At...
