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Madeleine Talmage Dick (née Force; previously Astor, later Fiermonte; June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was an American socialite and a survivor of the RMS Titanic. She was the second wife and widow of businessman John Jacob Astor IV .
Mar 19, 2021 · Madeleine died on March 27, 1940 from heart failure, although rumors swirled that she overdosed on pills. She was 46. The Astors booked First Class passage to New York on the new vessel, the RMS Titanic, in the spring of 1912. Neither seemed concerned when the ship hit ice.
Sep 1, 1996 · Mrs John Jacob Astor (Madeleine Force), 18, was the wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor, they had been on an extended honeymoon in Egypt and Paris and, in the spring of 1912, decided to return to America as First Class passengers on board the brand new Titanic.
May 4, 2022 · The newly widowed Madeleine Astor stayed out of the public and mourned her loss in private. Her husband left her $100,000 in his will and allowed her to live at their lavish mansion on Fifth Avenue – both privileges she would lose if she chose to remarry.
Apr 25, 2022 · Socialite Madeleine Astor was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she boarded the RMS 'Titanic.' Here's the story of what led to her journey—and how she survived it.
Madeleine Astor was a socialite and the wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor. She is remembered for being a survivor of the infamous sinking of the RMS Titanic. Madeleine had married Colonel Astor in 1911, and had taken the first part of their honeymoon on the Olympic, a sister ship of the Titanic.
Apr 16, 2022 · Colonel Astor and his new wife, the eighteen year old Madeleine Force, were traveling home from their honeymoon in Egypt and Paris. They boarded with Mr. Astor’s valet, Victor Robbins, Mrs. Astor’s maid, Rosalie Bidois, Mrs. Astor’s nurse, Caroline Endres, and their pet dog named Kitty.
Astor, Madeleine Talmadge (c. 1893–1940) American socialite. Name variations: Madeleine Force Astor; Madeline. Born around 1893; died in 1940; married John Jacob Astor IV, in 1911 (he died on April 15, 1912, on the Titanic); married twice more; children: John Jacob Astor V (b. August 14, 1912).
Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick, born as Force, formerly Fiermonte, was the second wife and widow of the famous millionaire John Jacob Astor IV and a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. She was born as Madeleine Talmage Force on June 19th, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York to William Hurlbut...
