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Postcard (front) posted by Berthe Leroy from the France
The card was sent to Michel Leroy as Berthe returned to France for the last time. ...
POSTCARD (FRONT) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE FRANCE
Berthe Leroy's certificate of naturalization in the United States
Berthe Leroy became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 14th July 1942....
BERTHE LEROY'S CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Postcard (back) posted by Berthe Leroy from Queenstown
"Chère mère, rassurez-vous, je suis la plus heureuse sur ce joli bateau et je voudrais vous le faire visiter. Berthe."[Translation]"Dear mother, rest assured, I am most happy on this lovely ship and wish I could let you visit ...
POSTCARD (BACK) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM QUEENSTOWN
Postcard (front) posted by Berthe Leroy from Queenstown
Sent by Berthe Leroy to her mother whilst the Titanic was stopped at Queenstown. ...
POSTCARD (FRONT) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM QUEENSTOWN
Berthe Leroy in old age.
As a young woman, Berthe Leroy sailed on the Titanic as a maid to Mrs Walter Donald Douglas....
BERTHE LEROY IN OLD AGE.
Berthe Leroy with members of her family
Berthe Leroy (far left) at Charentilly (Touraine) with other members of her family....
BERTHE  LEROY WITH MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY
Berthe Leroy in later life
Berthe Leroy is pictured with a book of poems by Mahala Douglas. The portrait on the desk is also of Mrs Douglas. Berthe is wearing a brooch bearing a picture of the Carpathia....
BERTHE LEROY IN LATER LIFE
Berthe Leroy wearing Carpathia brooch
Berthe is shown wearing the Carpathia brooch....
BERTHE LEROY WEARING CARPATHIA BROOCH
Berthe Leroy with her friend Mrs Wiecoff
Photographed in May 1966...
BERTHE LEROY WITH HER FRIEND MRS WIECOFF
Berthe Leroy's mother Marie-Adeline Calonne
Marie-Adeline Calonne was married to Jules Leroy (died 22nd September 1888) on 23rd December 1865. She died on 17th February 1927....
BERTHE LEROY'S MOTHER MARIE-ADELINE CALONNE
Gaston Boulard (Husband of Berthe Leroy)
Gaston Boulard (died 1955) whom Berthe Leroy married in 1929....
GASTON BOULARD (HUSBAND OF BERTHE LEROY)
Letter posted by Berthe Leroy from the Lusitania
One of Berthe's 19 transatlantic voyages was on the Lusitania sometime between 1912 and 1915. She wrote to her brother Samuel: "Another couple of days on board this ship. It is not too bad a trip but I cannot help feeling a ...
LETTER POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE LUSITANIA
Louise and Simonne Laroche
Louise and Simonne, in their grandfather's garden at Villejuif, taken the day after their arrival in Le Harve aboard the Chicago. ...
LOUISE AND SIMONNE LAROCHE
The home Berthe Leroy built for her mother and sister in 1920
The house, at 65 Rue Emile Basly was home to Berthe Leroy's mother and twin sister Marthe....
THE HOME BERTHE LEROY BUILT FOR HER MOTHER AND SISTER IN 1920
Walter Douglas crossing the Atlantic
Walter Douglas (in hat) crossing the Atlantic c.1910....
WALTER DOUGLAS CROSSING THE ATLANTIC