john jacob and madeleine force astor: lifestyles of the rich
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JOHN JACOB ASTOR
• John Jacob Astor was born in Rhinebeck New York on July
13, 1864
• He was a business man, inventor, author, and a prominent
member of the Astor family
• In 1891 he married ava his first wife and had two children, a
boy and a girl
• In 1909 he divorced ava and remarried to Madeleine Force
Astor
MADELEINE FORCE ASTOR
• Madeleine was born on June 19, 1893 in New York, New York
• She reportedly met John when he was entertaining the force
family
• She got engaged to John in 1910 and married him in 1911
• They boarded the titanic because she wanted her baby to be born
in America and then later blamed herself for johns death
LIFE ON THE TITANIC
People say that as the boat was sinking Astor freed the dogs from their
kennel so the sinking would be less harsh for them
People also say that he put a women's hat on a little boy so he could
get into a lifeboat
Madeleine Astor was put on life boat four and soon reported to the
Carpathian
Astor cut the lining of a lifejacket to show madeleine what was inside
of it
LIFE AFTER THE TITANIC
Madeleine remarried twice to William k. Dick and Enzo Feirmonte
She had johns kid after the titanic disaster followed by two more
kids
She stayed out of the public eye for a long time after the disaster
but then surprised some by remarrying William.