Gretchen Fiske Longley

1890 - 1965  (74 years)

• Name	Gretchen Fiske Longley
  Birth	1 Sep 1890	Hudson, New York   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Aug 1965	Mediterranean   [1]
  Burial	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I16449	Scudder
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Judge Levi Fiske Longley,   b. 5 May 1846, Hudson, Columbia, New York d. 8 Jul 1902, Copake Lake, Columbia, New York (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Deare Andrews,   b. 7 Jan 1850, New York d. Dec 1892, New York (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1885
  Family ID	F5635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Raymond Sylvester Leopold,   b. 21 Mar 1884, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jun 1957, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1913	Hudson, Columbia, New York
  Children	1. Gretchen H. Leopold,   b. 13 Aug 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 17 Mar 2005, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Age 90 years)   2. William Longley Leopold,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. Jul 1965, Pennsylvania (Age 48 years)   3. Barbara Longley Leopold,   b. 24 Aug 1919, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 15 Apr 2001, San Rafael, Marin, California (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F5636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Gretchen was rescued from the sinking Titanic on 14 April 1912. A resident of Hudson, New York, she travelled with her aunts, Kornelia Theodosia Andrews and Mrs John C. Hogeboom. The three ladies boarded the Titanic in Southampton under first class ticket number 13502 (Ð77). Gretchen occupied cabin D-9. She opened a farewell letter when she arrived in her cabin. It was a good wish for every day of the voyage. Good weather Refreshments Every desire Tommies to burn Chocolate icecream Heavenly evenings Entire meals No regrets The curious note spells out "Gretchen". There was room for Gretchen in the third life boat, but she refused to leave without her two aunts. They were taken off on the fourth and last lifeboat able to put out from the stricken ship. Gretchen had enjoyed a four-course lunch on 14 April, and put the menu in her handbag. The menu was auctioned by Sotheby's on 2 December 2003 as the last luncheon menu ever printed on the Titanic. It was withdrawn from the sale but its value was placed at $20,000. Gretchen died aboard the SS Constitution in the Mediterranean.

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Descendants of Jellis Douw Fonda (1614-1662).