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Madeleine Astor
Madeleine Talmage Force (June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was an American socialite and a survivor of the ''RMS Titanic''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biography.com/people/madeleine-force-astor-283808 )〕 She was also the widow and second wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV.
==Early life==
Madeleine Talmage Force was born on June 19, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the younger daughter of William Hurlbut Force (1852–1917) and Katherine Arvilla Talmage (1863–1930). Madeleine's elder sister Katherine Emmons Force (1891–1948) was a real estate businesswoman and socialite. Through father William, she and Katherine had French ancestry and were grandnieces of builder Ephraim S. Force (1822 – March 12, 1914).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0911F93C5412738DDDAB0994DB405B848DF1D3 )〕 Mother Katherine had Dutch ancestry.
William Hurlbut Force was a member of a well established business family. He owned the successful shipping firm William H. Force and Co and his father had been prosperous in the manufacturing industry. In 1889 William had married Katherine Talmage who was the granddaughter of Thomas Talmage, a former Mayor of Brooklyn. William and his wife Katherine were part of the Brooklyn society and he was a member of numerous prestigious clubs in this city.〔Jervis, A. 1893 “The Eagle and Brooklyn: the record of the progress of the Brooklyn daily eagle”, p. 1016. Online reference http://archive.org/stream/cu31924092229347#page/n379/mode/1up〕 He also owned a notable art collection. The family were members of the Episcopal Church which was also the church of the Astor family.
Madeleine was educated at Miss Ely’s School and then for four years at Miss Spence's School, which was located at West 48th Street in Manhattan. According to one report she was “counted an especially brilliant pupil” at this school. She was also taken abroad with her sister Katherine by her mother and toured Europe several times. When she was introduced to New York social life she was immediately adopted by the "Junior League" which was a clique of debutantes.〔''The Washington Times''., August 3, 1911, p. 8. Online reference http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1911-08-03/ed-1/seq-8/〕 She appeared in several New York society plays and attracted quite a following. She was known to be a very competent horsewoman and enjoyed yachting. One report said that she was bright and good with drawing-room conversation.〔
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