The History of Molly Brown
Margaret Tobin was born on July 18,1867in Hannibal Missouri to John and Johanna Tobin, where she lived for most of her life. When Maggie turned nineteen, her, and her brother Daniel moved to Leadville Colorado, a rugged mining town. This is where Maggie will meet James Joseph brown also known as "JJ". They courted for six months and married on September 11, 1886 Molly nineteen and JJ thirty one. Molly and JJ lived in Leadville for the next seven years and lived a working class lifestyle that was very accustomed to. During that seven-year period, Molly had two children Lawrence Palmer Brown in 1887 and Catherine Ellen Brown in 1889. Molly traveled back to Hannibal to give birth to her first child so that her mother could be her mid wife for the delivery. By the time her second child was born, all of Molly's family had moved to Leadville. During this time, JJ became very successful in mining. He became part owner of a mine and Molly and JJ became millionaires. In 1894, Molly and her family moved to the "House of Lions" a mansion on Pennsylvania Street in the heart of Denver. While living in Denver Molly headed up many fundraising comities and did a great deal of charitable work.
This ship was said to be unsinkable with 16 watertight compartments that was said would stay afloat with four compartment full of water. Molly had bought a first class ticket for the maiden voyage of this beautiful luxurious ocean liner. This lifeboat had the capacity to hold 65 people and had only been filled with twenty-four. The services Molly gave during World War I were acknowledged by being honored with theFrench Legion of Honor. Fifteen minutes after midnight the lifeboat of the ship were being prepared for the worst. Although the warnings the ships captain kept the ship going at full speed through the night. The ship left the harbor and was off on the voyage to America. Molly then received a telegram from her son Larry telling her that her 5-month-old grandson (her first grandchild) was ill. This event gained her the name "The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Molly also became very involved in the juvenile court system. After several months in New York Molly returned home to recover from the devastation of seeing the terrible sight of the sinking ship. Molly had retired to her stateroom to read a book. Molly became a charter member of the Denver women's press club. She lived an exciting and adventurous life and I would have loved to do the things she did.
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