Marjorie Newell Robb
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Marjorie Newell Robb was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. She was the last remaining survivor who was a first class passenger.
, the daughter of Arthur Webster Newell and Mary E. Greeley.
Marjorie was returning from a trip to the Middle East with her father and her sister, Madeleine Newell. They boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. The night the ship struck the iceberg, Arthur Newell awoke his daughters and ordered them to dress themselves. They then headed up the boat deck, where Arthur reluctantly placed his daughters into lifeboat number six. Marjorie and Madeleine both survived. Arthur perished in the sinking however, and his body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett.
In the Winter of 1912, Att. Amos Taylor
& Att. Robert Goodwin represented Mary Newell against Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for the sum of $110,400.00 together with costs from April 15th, 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. The loss of the life of her father for the sum of $110,000.00, and the lose of the luggage and personal effect in the sum of $400.00.
Marjorie Newell married Floyd Robb in 1917. Together, they raised four children. One of her sons was named Arthur in honor of her father. Marjorie taught music at Wells College
in Aurora, NY for many years, and she taught violin and piano in South Orange, N.J. She eventually became one of the founders of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Mrs. Robb lived her final years in Fall River, Massachusetts
. During this time, she began to speak about her experiences on the Titanic. She attended several conventions held by the Titanic International Society and the Titanic Historical Society, where she told her story to many Titanic enthusiasts.
, the longest lived of all of Titanic's survivors.
Biography
Marjorie Anne Newell, was born on February 12, 1889 in Lexington, MassachusettsLexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
, the daughter of Arthur Webster Newell and Mary E. Greeley.
Marjorie was returning from a trip to the Middle East with her father and her sister, Madeleine Newell. They boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. The night the ship struck the iceberg, Arthur Newell awoke his daughters and ordered them to dress themselves. They then headed up the boat deck, where Arthur reluctantly placed his daughters into lifeboat number six. Marjorie and Madeleine both survived. Arthur perished in the sinking however, and his body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett.
In the Winter of 1912, Att. Amos Taylor
Amos Taylor
Amos Leavitt Taylor was a lawyer and a politician who was very active in the Massachusetts Republican Party.-Personal life:Taylor was born in Danbury, New Hampshire, on February 22, 1877, to father Frank Leavitt Taylor and mother Nellie Jane Taylor.Amos Leavitt Taylor attended college at Brown,...
& Att. Robert Goodwin represented Mary Newell against Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for the sum of $110,400.00 together with costs from April 15th, 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. The loss of the life of her father for the sum of $110,000.00, and the lose of the luggage and personal effect in the sum of $400.00.
Marjorie Newell married Floyd Robb in 1917. Together, they raised four children. One of her sons was named Arthur in honor of her father. Marjorie taught music at Wells College
Wells College
Wells College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Initially an all-women's institution, Wells became a co-ed college in Fall 2005....
in Aurora, NY for many years, and she taught violin and piano in South Orange, N.J. She eventually became one of the founders of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Mrs. Robb lived her final years in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
. During this time, she began to speak about her experiences on the Titanic. She attended several conventions held by the Titanic International Society and the Titanic Historical Society, where she told her story to many Titanic enthusiasts.
Death
Marjorie Newell Robb died in her sleep on June 11, 1992. She was 103 years old, and she was, after Mary Davies WilburnMary Davies Wilburn
Mary Wilburn was the longest-lived survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.-Aboard Titanic:...
, the longest lived of all of Titanic's survivors.