March of 1911 - July 30th, 1912

Zodiac Sign Is Unknown.

Mariayam Nakid was born in March of 1911 in Ihdin, Zagharta, Lebanon. She was the first born child of Sa'id Antun Nakid (born 1891) and Wadi'ah Muawwad (born 1892). Her paternal grandmother Cattur Habīb Nakid lived in Waterbury, Connecticut and it was decided that she and her family would also settle there. To reach their destination they boarded the RMS Titanic at Cherbourg on April 10th, 1912 as third class passengers. The family was rescued. Upon arrival in New York, Mariayam and her parents were taken care of in St. Vincent's Hospital and was also given clothing and money ($62.30).

Her grandmother who had been unaware that her son and his father were travelling aboard Titanic, hastened to New York to meet them. Mariayam and her family settled in Waterbury, Connecticut, Anglicising their surname to "Nackid" and she became known as Maria. Maria soon fell ill and died on July 30th, as a result of meningitis. She was the first person among the 712 Titanic survivors to die and was buried in an unmarked grave in Calvary, Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut. Her parents continued to live out the rest of their lives in Waterbury and had 5 more children: Thomas (1913 - 1962), John A. (1917 - 1966), Catherine (1921 - 1954), Anthony Thomas (1923 - 2001), and Frederick R. (1926 - 1988). Her father died in 1926 and her mother in 1963. Her last surviving sibling, Anthony, died in 2001. She still has a large number of family members living in the Waterbury area.

Sources:
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

Rest In Peace Mariayam Nakid.