Harriette Rebecca Crosby

1873 - 1941  (67 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Harriette Rebecca Crosby
  Born	8 Oct 1873	Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  Biographical Information	15 Apr 1912
  	Harriette survived the sinking of the Titanic. From the affidavit submitted by Catherine Crosby to the United States Senate Inquiry; "I had not retired long when I was suddenly awakened by the thumping of the boat. The engines stopped suddenly. This was about 11.30. Capt. Crosby got up, dressed, and went out, and came back again and said to me, "You will lie there and drown," and went out again. He said to my daughter, "The boat is badly damaged; but I think the watertight compartments will hold her up." I then got up and dressed, and my daughter dressed, and followed my husband on deck, and she got up on deck, and the officer told her to go back and get on her life preserver and come back on deck as soon as possible. She reported that to me, and we both went out on deck where the officer told us to come. I think it was the first or second boat that we got into. I do not recollect other boats being lowered at that time. I did not see them. This was on the left-hand side where the officer told us to come, and it was the deck above the one on which our staterooms were located; our staterooms were located on the B deck, and we went to the A deck where the officer and lifeboat were. We got into the lifeboat that was hanging over the rail alongside the deck; we got in and men and women, with their families, got in the boat with us; there was no discrimination between men and women. About 36 persons got in the boat with us. There were only two officers in the boat, and the rest were all first class passengers. My husband did not come back again after he left me, and I don't know what became of him, except that his body was found and brought to Milwaukee and buried."
  Died	11 Feb 1941	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  		Harriette Rebecca Crosby Death Harriette Rebecca Crosby Death
  Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  	Edward lost his life in the sinking of the Titanic. His body was recovered by the cable repair ship, CS Mackay-Bennett. His body was returned to Milwaukee. He was cremated and placed in the Fairview Mausoleum. His wife's body and his daughter's cremains were also placed there to rest. In 1995 all the dead from Fairview Mausoleum were disinterred because the building was abandoned and collapsing. The family was re-interred in the ground at Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1997. The marker which features an engraving of the Titanic was donated by the Titanic Historical Society
  		Graceland Cemetery Milwaukee. There is a special area located in Section 11 in which the remains of those who had to be moved from the dilapidated Fairview Mausoleum were interred. The Crosbys are located near the northern edge not far from the tree planted in their honor.
  		City May Get Mausoleum. The Wisconsin State Journal, Thursday, November 3, 1994. Section B, page one.
  		Fairview Mausoleum. A post card that shows the grandeur of the Fairview Mausoleum in it's prime as compared to a photo of the state it was in 1996.
  		Fairview Section Gate. Fairview Section Gate. At the northern edge not far from the Crosby's burial location is a gate fashioned from stones salvaged from the Fairview Mausoleum.
  		Fairview Section Gate 2. Fairview Section Gate 2.
  		Fairview Section Gate 3. Fairview Section Gate 3.
  		Edward, Catherine (Halstead) and Harriette Crosby Headstone Edward, Catherine (Halstead) and Harriette Crosby Headstone Plot: Section 11
  		Edward, Catherine (Halstead) and Harriette Crosby Dedication Marker. Dedication marker that lies at the foot of a tree planted in their honor by the RMS Titanic Historical Society. Plot: Section 11
  		Edward, Catherine (Halstead) and Harriette Crosby's tree. This tree was planted to honor the Crosbys by the RMS Titanic Historical Society. Plot: Section 11
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Martha A Crosby,   b. 10 Mar 1870, Hillsdale County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Jun 1880, Lakeside, Muskegon, Michigan
  2. Frederick Gifford Crosby,   b. 2 Jun 1881, Muskegon County, Michigan ,   d. 19 Mar 1966, Wakefield, Washington, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I57925	Nagel
  Last Modified	2 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward Gifford Crosby,   b. 18 Feb 1842, Rochester, Monroe, New York ,   d. 15 Apr 1912, At Sea  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth Halstead,   b. 26 Oct 1848, New York ,   d. 29 Jul 1920, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F17107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1873 - Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan Died - 11 Feb 1941 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Buried - - Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  RMS Titanic Survivors. 705 people survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

  
  

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  Milwaukee Survivors Blame Titanic Officers Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin), 27 Apr 1912, Saturday, Page 5