The family boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as third class passengers, they were travelling to Waterbury, CT.
Maria Nakid was the first survivor of the Titanic to die. She contracted Meningitis and died on 30th July 1912.
Note: All information courtesy of Encyclopedia Titanica (https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/)∼Maria Nackid was the daughter on Sahid and Waida Mowad Nackid. Although Maria was born in Austria, the family was traveling from Zgharta, Lebanon to their new home in Waterbury, Connecticut, America.
The family booked in to third class on Titanic and were saved.
Maria was the first Titanic survivor to die. She died of Meningitis at the age of 2.∼Mariayam Nakid was the daughter of Sahid Antun Nakid and Wadi'ah (Muawwad) Nakid.
There are some different dates noted for her date of birth.
Some say she was born in 1910 and various dates in 1911.
She was born in Ihdin, Zagharta, Lebanon.
"Maria" was the first person among the 705 RMS Titanic survivors to die.
Some sources say 712 survivors.
Maria's paternal grandmother was Cattur Habib Nakid, who was already living in Waterbury, Connecticut.
They changed the spelling of their name to Nackid after they came to the United States. See other "Find A Grave" names as Nackid in this cemetery.
The family boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as third class passengers, they were travelling to Waterbury, CT.
Maria Nakid was the first survivor of the Titanic to die. She contracted Meningitis and died on 30th July 1912.
Note: All information courtesy of Encyclopedia Titanica (https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/)∼Maria Nackid was the daughter on Sahid and Waida Mowad Nackid. Although Maria was born in Austria, the family was traveling from Zgharta, Lebanon to their new home in Waterbury, Connecticut, America.
The family booked in to third class on Titanic and were saved.
Maria was the first Titanic survivor to die. She died of Meningitis at the age of 2.∼Mariayam Nakid was the daughter of Sahid Antun Nakid and Wadi'ah (Muawwad) Nakid.
There are some different dates noted for her date of birth.
Some say she was born in 1910 and various dates in 1911.
She was born in Ihdin, Zagharta, Lebanon.
"Maria" was the first person among the 705 RMS Titanic survivors to die.
Some sources say 712 survivors.
Maria's paternal grandmother was Cattur Habib Nakid, who was already living in Waterbury, Connecticut.
They changed the spelling of their name to Nackid after they came to the United States. See other "Find A Grave" names as Nackid in this cemetery.
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