Joseph philippe lemercier laroche, 25, was a haitian native traveling as a second class passenger on titanic. Louise laroche 2 july 1910 28 january 1998 was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the rms titanic on april 15, 1912. Its contents were merged into joseph philippe lemercier laroche. Mr joseph philippe lemercier laroche was born in cap haitien, haiti on 26 may 1886. He put his pregnant french wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat. Get full address, contact info, background report and more. Join facebook to connect with laroche joseph and others you may know. Joseph laroche and the titanic city halifax, nova scotia. Joseph laroche believed to be the only black person aboard. Mother cant afford to give her son a promised toy reward what would you do duration. Laroche, a threeact opera by atlanta composer sharon j. My boarding pass was in the name of mme juliette laroche who boarded in france with her husband joseph and their 2 daughters, travelling to haiti.
The amazing story of the one black family on the titanic. Dec 06, 2012 joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886april 15, 1912 was a pariseducated haitian engineer. His name was joseph philippe lemercier laroche, and he was a haitian engineer, educated in paris. Official profile of olympic athlete philippe laroche born 12 dec 1966, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. View the profiles of professionals named joe laroche on linkedin. The littleknown story of the haitian family onboard the. Laroche was the only black male passenger on the boat, and was traveling with his pregnant wife and two daughters at the time. Jeanphilippe laroche is a producer and production manager, known for le dame dans le tram 1994, happy new year.
From walter lords 1955 bestseller a night to remember to james camerons 1997 blockbuster, the story of the illfated rms titanic has captured the fascination of millions. He was the son of a white french army captain and a haitian woman who was a descendant of jeanjacques dessalines, the first ruler of independent haiti. The fictionalized story of poor vagabond jack dawson leonardo dicaprio and 17yearold aristocrat rose dewitt bukater kate winslet falling in love on the titanic won james cameron a golden globe for best director. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886april 15, 1912 was a pariseducated haitian engineer.
Juliette marie louise laroche, nee lafargue, aged 22, french second class passenger from paris, france who sailed aboard the rms titanic and survived the sinking escaping on. Joseph laroche and the titanic city halifax, nova scotia the. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Philip laroche phone, address, background info whitepages. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family share this. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was born in cap haitien, haiti on 26 may 1886. Josephs daughter, louise laroche 2 july 1910 28 january 1998 was one of the last remaining. Titanic survivor stories the laroche family premier. Philippe laroche bio, stats, and results olympics at. William thomas stead project gutenberg selfpublishing. The discussion was closed on 11 march 2012 with a consensus to merge. Laroche was traveling with his pregnant wife, juliette lafargue, and their two young daughters, simonne and louise. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian native, traveling as a secondclass passenger on titanic with his wife and two.
Joseph philippe lemercier laroche wikipedia, a enciclopedia. Joseph died in the sinking but his family were saved, possibly in lifeboat 14. Willis, is based on his life and was part of the 2003 national black arts. Being the devoted father and husband that he was, laroche got his daughters and wife onto a lifeboat. It is nice to see what became of the mother i was portraying and her family in the following years. The discussion was closed on 30 november 2018 with a consensus to merge. Philippe laroche bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Joseph laroche believed to be the only black person. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche boroughs of the dead. Marjorie alberts holds a photo of joseph laroche, who she believes to be. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for philip laroche.
Joseph philippe lemercier laroche each one teach one. Jan 27, 2020 the first, joseph philippe lemercier laroche, a young haitian engineer, recognized, along with his daughters, as the only known black passengers aboard the titanic 1. Juliettes father seemed to have no objection to the interracial marriage and openly welcomed his black soninlaw into the family. Marlie alberts said she is a descendant of the haitianborn, frencheducated black man, joseph laroche, whose maiden voyage on the titanic is welldocumented but remains obscure to the general public. Joseph laroches father had been a french army captain but his mother was a dark skinned haitian. Lemaire, joseph philippe neri lemaire, romeo j thomas villeneuve. This past week, while looking for something unrelated to genealogy, i came across this article written last year about the family of joseph philippe lemercier laroche keeping his memory alive. Joseph phillipe lemercier laroche, the only passenger of known african ancestry who died on the titanic, was born on may 26, 1889 in cap haiten, haiti. The couple already had two beautiful little girls, simonne, 3, and. Leonardo dicaprios role in the movie titanic could have easily been played by a black man and it would have been historically accurate. In 1901, at age 15, he left haiti and travelled to beauvais, france, where he hoped to.
Joseph laroche was a haitianborn, french educated engineer from a prosperous family. He was the only known black passenger on the illfated voyage of the rms titanic. Juliette laroche, 22, married her haitian husband, joseph, in her home town in france. Joseph philippes body was never recovered from the atlantic ocean. Apr, 2017 joseph philippe lemercier laroche and his family. The haitian family on the titanic juliette marie louise and her daughters were saved by joseph philippe and placed on lifeboat he was not. Sinking of the titanic the laroche family timeline.
Apr 16, 2012 joseph laroche was a haitianborn, french educated engineer from a prosperous family. The littleknown story of the only black family onboard. Cincinnatus, was president of haiti from 1911 to 1912. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian native, traveling as a secondclass passenger on titanic with his wife and two daughters. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family orange county register. Genealogy for joseph philippe lemercier laroche 1886 1912 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family orange county. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche 1886 1912 genealogy geni. She boarded the titanic at cherbourg with her father joseph, mother juliette and sister simonne. Louise laroche never married, she died in paris on 28 january 1998. Joseph laroche had not intended to travel on titanic when he left france with his family in 1912. He was the greatgrandson of jeanjacques dessalinesa leader of the haitian revolution and the first ruler of an independent haitiand was an uncle of joseph laroche, the only black passenger to perish on the rms titanic.
Encyclopedia titanica as the final resting place for about 150 people who perished in the april 15, 1912, sinking of the titanic, halifax draws a steady stream of tourists to the local cemeteries where the dead were interred. Laroche put his wife and two daughters on a lifeboat, and they survived while joseph went down with the ship. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche r, with his wife juliette lafargue and their two daughters, simone and louise. Joseph laroche and their daughters, simonne and louise boarded the titanic to travel from france to haiti, joseph s birthplace. View the profiles of professionals named joseph laroche on linkedin.
William thomas stead 5 july 1849 15 april 1912 was an english newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the victorian era. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886 april 15, 1912 was a. Mrs joseph laroche juliette marie louise lafargue, 22, was born in paris on born 20 october 1889 thedaughter of widower monsieur lafargue, a wine seller of villejuif, france. He was the only passenger of known african ancestry on the illfated voyage of the rms titanic. On april 12th 1912 the ocean liner rms titanic, the largest vessel afloat at the time, sailed from southampton to new york. Hoping to be remembered as the most opulent passenger ship of its time, the titanic ended up in the record book. Theres lots online about joseph laroche, including the incredible story of how one of his descendants, now living in chicago, stumbled across a photo of him in a magazine and discovered her familys amazing connections to titanic. She boarded the titanic at cherbourg with her husband joseph and daughters louise and simonne. Although an engineer, joseph had difficulty finding a job in villlejuif, a southern suburb of paris. Miss louise laroche, 1, was born in paris on 2 july 1910. The littleknown story of the only black family onboard the titanic.
Juliette had married her husband joseph philippe lemercier laroche in 1908 at her fathers house in villejuif. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a pariseducated haitian engineer. Four days later, the ship collided with an iceberg and sank. Josephs daughter, louise laroche was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of rms titanic. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Serendipity sunday joseph philippe lemercier laroche. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian engineer. Nowadays we do have a name, and a face, and a memory. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche titanic database wiki fandom. Jeanjacques dessalines michel cincinnatus leconte was president of haiti from august 15, 1911 until his death on august 8, 1912. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886 april 15, 1912 was a haitian engineer.
Miller, untold story of the titanic, chicago tribune. Apr 15, 2018 juliette had married her husband joseph philippe lemercier laroche in 1908 at her fathers house in villejuif. Jul 02, 2014 marlie alberts said she is a descendant of the haitianborn, frencheducated black man, joseph laroche, whose maiden voyage on the titanic is welldocumented but remains obscure to the general public. Joseph laroche and their daughters, simonne and louise boarded the titanic to travel from france to haiti, josephs birthplace. Jul 06, 2014 serendipity sunday joseph philippe lemercier laroche in my article of may 29th titled shipwrecks i mentioned about going to see the titanic exhibit at the royal bc museum. He was one of only three passengers of known african ancestry on the illfated voyage of rms titanic. Marjorie alberts holds a photo of joseph laroche, who she believes to be a distant relative. He accompanied his pregnant wife and their two daughters, simonne and louise, on the ships maiden voyage. The first, joseph philippe lemercier laroche, a young haitian engineer, recognized, along with his daughters, as the only known black passengers aboard the titanic 1. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche project gutenberg self. Mrs joseph laroche juliette marie louise lafargue, 22, was born in paris on born 20 october 1889 the daughter of widower monsieur lafargue, a wine seller of villejuif, france. Although perhaps best known for his silver medal at the 1994 winter olympics in freestyle skiing aerials, philippe laroche finished first in the same event two years earlier at the 1992 winter olympics, when the sport was presented as a demonstration event. In 1901, at age 15, he left haiti and travelled to beauvais, france, where. Because he was black, laroche had been unable to find work in france.
He got his pregnant french wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat. Aug 25, 2012 joseph philippe lemercier laroche was born in cap haitien, haiti on 26 may 1886. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche 26 may 1886 15 april 1912 was a pariseducated haitian engineer. Although an engineer, joseph had difficulty finding a job in villlejuif, a. Historic photograph of an unknown family of titanic survivors. In her book titanic, women and children first, judith geller says. The first, joseph philippe lemercier laroche, a young haitian engineer. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Marjorie alberts, of huntington beach, is writing a screenplay about laroche. Jeanjacques dessalines, one of the major leaders of the haitian revolution 17911804 is an ancestor.
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