For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian engineer. Josephs daughter, louise laroche 2 july 1910 28 january 1998 was one of the last remaining. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family orange county. 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. Although an engineer, joseph had difficulty finding a job in villlejuif, a.
He accompanied his pregnant wife and their two daughters, simonne and louise, on the ships maiden voyage. Aug 25, 2012 joseph philippe lemercier laroche was born in cap haitien, haiti on 26 may 1886. Philippe laroche bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886 april 15, 1912 was a. 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.
Joseph philippe lemercier laroche each one teach one. Being the devoted father and husband that he was, laroche got his daughters and wife onto a lifeboat. Laroche was the only black male passenger on the boat, and was traveling with his pregnant wife and two daughters at the time. Four days later, the ship collided with an iceberg and sank. Juliette had married her husband joseph philippe lemercier laroche in 1908 at her fathers house in villejuif. Laroche was traveling with his pregnant wife, juliette lafargue, and their two young daughters, simonne and louise.
Nowadays we do have a name, and a face, and a memory. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for philip laroche. Join facebook to connect with laroche joseph and others you may know. Sinking of the titanic the laroche family timeline. Miller, untold story of the titanic, chicago tribune.
Joseph laroche was a haitianborn, french educated engineer from a prosperous family. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886april 15, 1912 was a pariseducated haitian engineer. Serendipity sunday joseph philippe lemercier laroche. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a pariseducated haitian engineer. In 1901, at age 15, he left haiti and travelled to beauvais, france, where he hoped to join the high school to study engineering. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family orange county register. In 1901, at age 15, he left haiti and travelled to beauvais, france, where. 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. The first, joseph philippe lemercier laroche, a young haitian engineer. Dec 06, 2012 joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886april 15, 1912 was a pariseducated haitian engineer. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian native, traveling as a secondclass passenger on titanic with his wife and two daughters. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Although an engineer, joseph had difficulty finding a job in villlejuif, a southern suburb of paris. Jeanphilippe laroche is a producer and production manager, known for le dame dans le tram 1994, happy new year.
Apr 16, 2012 joseph laroche was a haitianborn, french educated engineer from a prosperous family. Apr 15, 2018 juliette had married her husband joseph philippe lemercier laroche in 1908 at her fathers house in villejuif. 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. Joseph laroche had not intended to travel on titanic when he left france with his family in 1912. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche was a haitian native, traveling as a secondclass passenger on titanic with his wife and two. View the profiles of professionals named joseph laroche on linkedin. View the profiles of professionals named joe laroche on linkedin. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche, 25, was a haitian native traveling as a second class passenger on titanic. It is believed that she, her sister and her father, joseph philippe lemercier laroche, were the only people of black descent aboard. 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. Leonardo dicaprios role in the movie titanic could have easily been played by a black man and it would have been historically accurate. The littleknown story of the haitian family onboard the. Joseph laroche believed to be the only black person aboard.
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 haitian family on the titanic juliette marie louise and her daughters were saved by joseph philippe and placed on lifeboat he was not. The littleknown story of the only black family onboard. Philippe laroche bio, stats, and results olympics at. Josephs daughter, louise laroche was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of rms titanic.
Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Genealogy for joseph philippe lemercier laroche 1886 1912 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. 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. The couple already had two beautiful little girls, simonne, 3, and. Jeanjacques dessalines michel cincinnatus leconte was president of haiti from august 15, 1911 until his death on august 8, 1912. Joseph laroches father had been a french army captain but his mother was a dark skinned haitian. Joseph philippes body was never recovered from the atlantic ocean. 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. 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. Laroche, a threeact opera by atlanta composer sharon j. 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. 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. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche titanic database wiki fandom. Louise laroche never married, she died in paris on 28 january 1998.
His name was joseph philippe lemercier laroche, and he was a haitian engineer, educated in paris. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche may 26, 1886april 15, 1912 was a paris educated haitian engineer. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche wikipedia, a enciclopedia. 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. Apr, 2017 joseph philippe lemercier laroche and his family. Miss louise laroche, 1, was born in paris on 2 july 1910. The amazing story of the one black family on the titanic. The discussion was closed on 11 march 2012 with a consensus to merge.
Its contents were merged into joseph philippe lemercier laroche. Hoping to be remembered as the most opulent passenger ship of its time, the titanic ended up in the record book. 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. Woman pursues tie to titanics black family share this. He was the only passenger of known african ancestry on the illfated voyage of the rms titanic. Mother cant afford to give her son a promised toy reward what would you do duration. Marjorie alberts, of huntington beach, is writing a screenplay about laroche. Laroche put his wife and two daughters on a lifeboat, and they survived while joseph went down with the ship. Marjorie alberts holds a photo of joseph laroche, who she believes to be a distant relative.
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. Sep 02, 2019 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. In 1901, at age 15, he left haiti and travelled to beauvais, france, where he hoped to. Joseph phillipe lemercier laroche 18891912 blackpast. Joseph laroche and their daughters, simonne and louise boarded the titanic to travel from france to haiti, joseph s birthplace. Jeanjacques dessalines, one of the major leaders of the haitian revolution 17911804 is an ancestor. Joseph philippe lemercier laroche boroughs of the dead. The littleknown story of the only black family onboard the titanic. Mr 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.
On april 12th 1912 the ocean liner rms titanic, the largest vessel afloat at the time, sailed from southampton to new york. He was one of only three passengers of known african ancestry on the illfated voyage of rms titanic. He was the only known black passenger on the illfated voyage of the rms titanic. He got his pregnant french wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat.
Willis, is based on his life and was part of the 2003 national black arts. The discussion was closed on 30 november 2018 with a consensus to merge. Cincinnatus, was president of haiti from 1911 to 1912. She boarded the titanic at cherbourg with her husband joseph and daughters louise and simonne.
William thomas stead project gutenberg selfpublishing. Historic photograph of an unknown family of titanic survivors. 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. 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. She boarded the titanic at cherbourg with her father joseph, mother juliette and sister simonne. Marjorie alberts holds a photo of joseph laroche, who she believes to be. It is nice to see what became of the mother i was portraying and her family in the following years. 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. One of the things that makes titanic an eternal source of fascination for me is the sheer. Philip laroche phone, address, background info whitepages. 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. Titanic survivor stories the laroche family premier. Lets leave the story of joseph laroche for now with this 1912 interview in the french newspaper le matin with the widowed juliette laroche, in which she recounts her last glimpse of her husband, joseph philippe lemercier laroche. Because he was black, laroche had been unable to find work in france.
Get full address, contact info, background report and more. In her book titanic, women and children first, judith geller says. Juliette laroche, 22, married her haitian husband, joseph, in her home town in france. He put his pregnant french wife and their two daughters onto a.
Lemaire, joseph philippe neri lemaire, romeo j thomas villeneuve. His wife, juliette, was white, and from a privileged french family. Juliettes father seemed to have no objection to the interracial marriage and openly welcomed his black soninlaw into the family. Joseph laroche and the titanic city halifax, nova scotia the. He put his pregnant french wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat. 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 died in the sinking but his family were saved, possibly in lifeboat 14. 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. Official profile of olympic athlete philippe laroche born 12 dec 1966, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Joseph laroche believed to be the only black person. Joseph phillippe lemercier laroche was the only black man to perish in the titanic. Joseph laroche and the titanic city halifax, nova scotia. Joseph laroche and their daughters, simonne and louise boarded the titanic to travel from france to haiti, josephs birthplace.