Heroic HMS Titanic drowning victim. Note: Some records gave his final disposition as Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, NY, but that is not the case.
Son of Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, sister of Emma (Wenger) and Maria.
Sante Righini was the Italian manservant of Ella White. He boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg with Ticket 17760, which was purchased for the price of £135 12s 8d.
He was born on November 19, 1883 as the son of two modest shopkeepers, Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, and the younger brother of Emma (Wenger) and Maria. He was a native of Pisignano, Cervia, Italy.
At the age of 20 he decided to leave Pisignano di Cervia, a small town in the Ravenna area along the Adriatic Coast, where he was born in 1883, to emigrate to the United States and join his older sister, Emma, who was married to an American. He emigrated to the U.S. from Bisignano, Italy on December 3, 1903 on the steamship SS Palatia. He had $20 in his pocket and gave his sponsor as his brother in law, "Federico Wengher" (sic) and his final destination as New York City.
In 1910 he worked as a valet and wanted to become naturalised as a U.S. citizen. He had become the servant of Ella White around that time. In 1912 her employer was on a trip in Britain and France, and returned with the Titanic.
On April 14th 1912, the ship was on its course to New York, but had a collision with an iceberg which proved to be fatal. On April 15 at 2:20 A.M., the ship went down. He did not survive the sinking, as he was presumed as to help many women and children board a boat, but not attempting to save himself.
After the sinking, the CS Mackay-Bennett was sent out to recover dead bodies from the sea. #232 was not identified at sea and was brought to Halifax. Finally, on May 11th, almost a month after the disaster, body #232 was identified as Sante Righini and was forwarded to New York for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wender. He was buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
NO. 232. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 33. HAIR, DARK; SLIGHT MOUSTACHE.
CLOTHING - Black pants; grey overcoat, marked "Sante."
EFFECTS - Ring "R. S.," left on finger.
Excerpted from
New York Times (public domain)
Saturday 4th May 1912
REGHINI--- At sea, April 15, on steamship Titanic, Sante Reghini(sic), faithful and trusted servant in the employ of Mrs. J. Stuart White. Funeral at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Frederick Wagner (sic), 265 89th Street, Brooklyn, Saturday, May 4, at 2 o'clock.
He shares a plot with his sister, Emma and her husband Frederick.
Sante boarded the Titanic with his employer, Ella (Holmes) White (wife of John Stewart White, her maid Nellie Bessette and a friend of Mrs. White, Marie Young. The 3 women survived the Titanic crash.
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Mr Sante Ringhini, was manservant to Mrs John Stewart White. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg and died in the sinking. His body was recovered from the sea by the cable steamer MacKay Bennett (#232). It was taken to Halifax, N.S., where it was identified and, on May 11, 1912, forwarded to New York, for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wenger.
Son of Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, sister of Emma (Wenger) and Maria.
Sante Righini was the Italian manservant of Ella White. He boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg with Ticket 17760, which was purchased for the price of £135 12s 8d.
He was born on November 19, 1883 as the son of two modest shopkeepers, Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, and the younger brother of Emma (Wenger) and Maria. He was a native of Pisignano, Cervia, Italy.
At the age of 20 he decided to leave Pisignano di Cervia, a small town in the Ravenna area along the Adriatic Coast, where he was born in 1883, to emigrate to the United States and join his older sister, Emma, who was married to an American. He emigrated to the U.S. from Bisignano, Italy on December 3, 1903 on the steamship SS Palatia. He had $20 in his pocket and gave his sponsor as his brother in law, "Federico Wengher" (sic) and his final destination as New York City.
In 1910 he worked as a valet and wanted to become naturalised as a U.S. citizen. He had become the servant of Ella White around that time. In 1912 her employer was on a trip in Britain and France, and returned with the Titanic.
On April 14th 1912, the ship was on its course to New York, but had a collision with an iceberg which proved to be fatal. On April 15 at 2:20 A.M., the ship went down. He did not survive the sinking, as he was presumed as to help many women and children board a boat, but not attempting to save himself.
After the sinking, the CS Mackay-Bennett was sent out to recover dead bodies from the sea. #232 was not identified at sea and was brought to Halifax. Finally, on May 11th, almost a month after the disaster, body #232 was identified as Sante Righini and was forwarded to New York for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wender. He was buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
NO. 232. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 33. HAIR, DARK; SLIGHT MOUSTACHE.
CLOTHING - Black pants; grey overcoat, marked "Sante."
EFFECTS - Ring "R. S.," left on finger.
Excerpted from
New York Times (public domain)
Saturday 4th May 1912
REGHINI--- At sea, April 15, on steamship Titanic, Sante Reghini(sic), faithful and trusted servant in the employ of Mrs. J. Stuart White. Funeral at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Frederick Wagner (sic), 265 89th Street, Brooklyn, Saturday, May 4, at 2 o'clock.
He shares a plot with his sister, Emma and her husband Frederick.
Sante boarded the Titanic with his employer, Ella (Holmes) White (wife of John Stewart White, her maid Nellie Bessette and a friend of Mrs. White, Marie Young. The 3 women survived the Titanic crash.
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Mr Sante Ringhini, was manservant to Mrs John Stewart White. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg and died in the sinking. His body was recovered from the sea by the cable steamer MacKay Bennett (#232). It was taken to Halifax, N.S., where it was identified and, on May 11, 1912, forwarded to New York, for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wenger.
Heroic HMS Titanic drowning victim. Note: Some records gave his final disposition as Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, NY, but that is not the case.
Son of Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, sister of Emma (Wenger) and Maria.
Sante Righini was the Italian manservant of Ella White. He boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg with Ticket 17760, which was purchased for the price of £135 12s 8d.
He was born on November 19, 1883 as the son of two modest shopkeepers, Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, and the younger brother of Emma (Wenger) and Maria. He was a native of Pisignano, Cervia, Italy.
At the age of 20 he decided to leave Pisignano di Cervia, a small town in the Ravenna area along the Adriatic Coast, where he was born in 1883, to emigrate to the United States and join his older sister, Emma, who was married to an American. He emigrated to the U.S. from Bisignano, Italy on December 3, 1903 on the steamship SS Palatia. He had $20 in his pocket and gave his sponsor as his brother in law, "Federico Wengher" (sic) and his final destination as New York City.
In 1910 he worked as a valet and wanted to become naturalised as a U.S. citizen. He had become the servant of Ella White around that time. In 1912 her employer was on a trip in Britain and France, and returned with the Titanic.
On April 14th 1912, the ship was on its course to New York, but had a collision with an iceberg which proved to be fatal. On April 15 at 2:20 A.M., the ship went down. He did not survive the sinking, as he was presumed as to help many women and children board a boat, but not attempting to save himself.
After the sinking, the CS Mackay-Bennett was sent out to recover dead bodies from the sea. #232 was not identified at sea and was brought to Halifax. Finally, on May 11th, almost a month after the disaster, body #232 was identified as Sante Righini and was forwarded to New York for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wender. He was buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
NO. 232. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 33. HAIR, DARK; SLIGHT MOUSTACHE.
CLOTHING - Black pants; grey overcoat, marked "Sante."
EFFECTS - Ring "R. S.," left on finger.
Excerpted from
New York Times (public domain)
Saturday 4th May 1912
REGHINI--- At sea, April 15, on steamship Titanic, Sante Reghini(sic), faithful and trusted servant in the employ of Mrs. J. Stuart White. Funeral at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Frederick Wagner (sic), 265 89th Street, Brooklyn, Saturday, May 4, at 2 o'clock.
He shares a plot with his sister, Emma and her husband Frederick.
Sante boarded the Titanic with his employer, Ella (Holmes) White (wife of John Stewart White, her maid Nellie Bessette and a friend of Mrs. White, Marie Young. The 3 women survived the Titanic crash.
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Mr Sante Ringhini, was manservant to Mrs John Stewart White. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg and died in the sinking. His body was recovered from the sea by the cable steamer MacKay Bennett (#232). It was taken to Halifax, N.S., where it was identified and, on May 11, 1912, forwarded to New York, for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wenger.
Son of Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, sister of Emma (Wenger) and Maria.
Sante Righini was the Italian manservant of Ella White. He boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg with Ticket 17760, which was purchased for the price of £135 12s 8d.
He was born on November 19, 1883 as the son of two modest shopkeepers, Giuseppe Righini and his wife Geltrude, and the younger brother of Emma (Wenger) and Maria. He was a native of Pisignano, Cervia, Italy.
At the age of 20 he decided to leave Pisignano di Cervia, a small town in the Ravenna area along the Adriatic Coast, where he was born in 1883, to emigrate to the United States and join his older sister, Emma, who was married to an American. He emigrated to the U.S. from Bisignano, Italy on December 3, 1903 on the steamship SS Palatia. He had $20 in his pocket and gave his sponsor as his brother in law, "Federico Wengher" (sic) and his final destination as New York City.
In 1910 he worked as a valet and wanted to become naturalised as a U.S. citizen. He had become the servant of Ella White around that time. In 1912 her employer was on a trip in Britain and France, and returned with the Titanic.
On April 14th 1912, the ship was on its course to New York, but had a collision with an iceberg which proved to be fatal. On April 15 at 2:20 A.M., the ship went down. He did not survive the sinking, as he was presumed as to help many women and children board a boat, but not attempting to save himself.
After the sinking, the CS Mackay-Bennett was sent out to recover dead bodies from the sea. #232 was not identified at sea and was brought to Halifax. Finally, on May 11th, almost a month after the disaster, body #232 was identified as Sante Righini and was forwarded to New York for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wender. He was buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
NO. 232. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 33. HAIR, DARK; SLIGHT MOUSTACHE.
CLOTHING - Black pants; grey overcoat, marked "Sante."
EFFECTS - Ring "R. S.," left on finger.
Excerpted from
New York Times (public domain)
Saturday 4th May 1912
REGHINI--- At sea, April 15, on steamship Titanic, Sante Reghini(sic), faithful and trusted servant in the employ of Mrs. J. Stuart White. Funeral at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Frederick Wagner (sic), 265 89th Street, Brooklyn, Saturday, May 4, at 2 o'clock.
He shares a plot with his sister, Emma and her husband Frederick.
Sante boarded the Titanic with his employer, Ella (Holmes) White (wife of John Stewart White, her maid Nellie Bessette and a friend of Mrs. White, Marie Young. The 3 women survived the Titanic crash.
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Mr Sante Ringhini, was manservant to Mrs John Stewart White. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg and died in the sinking. His body was recovered from the sea by the cable steamer MacKay Bennett (#232). It was taken to Halifax, N.S., where it was identified and, on May 11, 1912, forwarded to New York, for his widow, under the care of F. W. Wenger.
Bio by: Brett Williams
