- List of Canadian supercentenarians
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This is a list of verified Canadian supercentenarians (people from Canada who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 32 verified supercentenarians from Canada.[1] The oldest person ever from Canada was Marie-Louise Meilleur, who died in 1998 aged 117 years 230 days. As of 21 November 2011, there are no verified living supercentenarians, but 5 unverified in Canada.
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Living Canadian supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from Canada. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to support the age claimed.
Verified Pending Unverified
Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 21 November 2011 Province or Country of birth Province of residence Sum Ying Fung F 27 January 1899 112 years, 298 days China British Columbia Cora Hansen F 25 March 1899 112 years, 241 days United States Alberta Mary Dubyna F 22 September 1900 111 years, 60 days Poland Alberta Flora Thibodeau F 20 March 1901 110 years, 246 days New Brunswick New Brunswick Adéa Pellerin-Cormier F 11 September 1901 110 years, 71 days New Brunswick New Brunswick a^ Lutzko was born in Chortkiv, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Ukraine.
Canadian emigrant supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Race Birth date Reported age as of 21 November 2011 State of birth Country of residence Catherine Dion F W 26 July 1901 110 years, 118 days Prince Edward Island United States Canadian supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Province or Country of birth Province of death 1 Marie-Louise Meilleur[2] F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Quebec Ontario 2 Julie Winnefred Bertrand[2] F 16 September 1891 18 January 2007 115 years, 124 days Quebec Quebec 3 Anne Samson[2] F 27 February 1891 29 November 2004 113 years, 276 days Nova Scotia New Brunswick 4 Lillian Ross[2] F 24 August 1879 20 March 1993 113 years, 208 days Ontario Ontario 5 Zelda McCague[2] F 28 March 1888 6 August 2001 113 years, 131 days Ontario Ontario 6 Margaret Fitzgerald[3] F 16 September 1896 20 October 2009 113 years, 34 days New Brunswick New Brunswick 7 Alice Sjöquist[4] F 25 October 1878 7 November 1991 113 years, 13 days United Kingdom British Columbia 8 Marie-Laure Nadon[2] F 12 April 1889 18 August 2001 112 years, 128 days Quebec Quebec 9 Mary MacIsaac[2] F 27 December 1893 10 March 2006 112 years, 73 days New Brunswick Saskatchewan 10 Julia Houde[2] F 18 September 1894 18 November 2006 112 years, 61 days Quebec Quebec 11 Mamie Smith[2] F 1 March 1889 25 April 2001 112 years, 55 days Ontario Ontario Jennie Fitzgerald[5] F 5 December 1894 22 January 2007 112 years, 48 days New Brunswick New Brunswick 12 Mary Ellen Swan[2] F 24 June 1892 10 August 2004 112 years, 47 days United Kingdom Ontario 13 Maria Mallozzi[2] F 25 September 1887 26 October 1999 112 years, 31 days Italy Ontario 14 Agnes Munce[2] F 17 January 1877 17 December 1988 111 years, 335 days Ontario Ontario 15 Marie-Louise Meunier[2] F 15 March 1887 24 October 1998 111 years, 223 days Quebec Quebec 16 Evangeline Saulnier[2] F 11 September 1890 19 March 2002 111 years, 189 days New Brunswick New Brunswick 17 Ethel Lyman[2] F 8 June 1880 9 December 1991 111 years, 184 days Ontario Quebec 18 Marie Bibeault[2] F 31 January 1882 29 July 1993 111 years, 179 days Quebec Quebec 19 George Frederick Ives[2] M 17 November 1881 12 April 1993 111 years, 146 days United Kingdom British Columbia 20 Bessie Roffey[6] F 2 March 1897 17 June 2008 111 years, 107 days United Kingdom Alberta 21 Nellie Thompson[2] F 21 October 1878 27 November 1989 111 years, 37 days Ontario Ontario 22 Emilie Lavoie[3] F 10 April 1898 2 April 2009 110 years, 357 days New Brunswick New Brunswick 23 Judith Pinard[3] F 3 July 1898 13 June 2009 110 years, 345 days Quebec Quebec 24 Pasqualina Franco[3] F 2 December 1898 16 August 2009 110 years, 257 days Italy Ontario 25 Mary Ann Scoles[7] F 25 December 1896 23 July 2007 110 years, 210 days Manitoba Manitoba 26 Blanche Marinier[2] F 20 March 1892 30 September 2002 110 years, 194 days Quebec Quebec 27 Marie-Rose Theriault[2] F 8 September 1889 29 February 2000 110 years, 174 days New Brunswick Quebec 28 Flore Belland[2] F 6 September 1872 18 February 1983 110 years, 165 days Quebec Quebec 29 Alina Morton[2] F 10 November 1878 20 April 1989 110 years, 161 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 30 Dorothy Hodgson[7] F 23 July 1897 7 December 2007 110 years, 137 days United Kingdom British Columbia 31 Margaret Cousins[3] F 27 February 1899 31 May 2009 110 years, 93 days Ontario Ontario 32 Marie-Ange Bernard[2] F 2 November 1894 29 January 2005 110 years, 88 days Quebec Quebec Madeleine Savoie[5] F 1 November 1899 24 January 2010 110 years, 84 days New Brunswick New Brunswick 33 Angeline Barrette[2] F 10 December 1896 28 February 2007 110 years, 80 days Quebec Quebec 34 Anna Poirier[2] F 11 November 1885 28 January 1996 110 years, 78 days Quebec Quebec 35 Mary Sloan[6] F 11 June 1898 12 August 2008 110 years, 60 days Ontario Ontario 36 Laura Rollock[2] F 16 November 1878 29 December 1988 110 years, 43 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 37 Joseph Saint-Amour[2] M 26 February 1852 16 March 1962 110 years, 18 days Quebec Quebec 38 Rose McDonald[2] F 5 September 1890 16 September 2000 110 years, 11 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Canadian emigrant supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Province of birth Country of death 1 Mary Josephine Ray[8] F 17 May 1895 7 March 2010 114 years, 294 days Prince Edward Island United States 2 Fanny Adler Greenberg[7] F 24 May 1895 5 October 2007 112 years, 134 days Ontario United States 3 Louise Gibson[2] F 7 August 1883 2 January 1995 111 years, 148 days Nova Scotia United States 4 Virginia Muise[2] F 28 July 1893 2 November 2004 111 years, 97 days Nova Scotia United States 5 Grace-Lillian Schaeffner[2] F 28 November 1878 26 December 1989 111 years, 28 days Ontario United States 6 Clarida Roy[9] F 19 October 1863 18 May 1974 110 years, 211 days Quebec United States 7 Christine Jodoin[2] F 17 November 1894 11 March 2005 110 years, 114 days Quebec United States 8 Irene Nadeau[7] F 25 April 1897 9 June 2007 110 years, 45 days Quebec United States Oldest Canadian person by province and territory
This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each province and territory
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed Unverified
Province or Territory Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Mary Ann Scoles F 25 December 1896 23 July 2007 110 years, 210 days New Brunswick Margaret Fitzgerald F 16 September 1896 20 October 2009 113 years, 34 days Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Anne Samson F 27 February 1891 29 November 2004 113 years, 276 days Nunavut Ontario Lillian Ross F 24 August 1879 20 March 1993 113 years, 208 days Prince Edward Island Mary Josephine Ray F 17 May 1895 7 March 2010 114 years, 294 days Quebec Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Saskatchewan Yukon Limbo cases
Limbo cases refer to supercentenarians who were verified to have reached the age of 110 (supercentenarian status) but their death date is unknown
Name Sex Birth date Last confirmed to have been alive Province of birth Province of death Isabel Dryden[4] F 16 October 1888 September 2001 Ontario British Columbia Chronological list of the oldest living person in Canada since 1988
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Age disputed
From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Province of death ? 17 December 1988 Agnes Munce F ? – 111 17 January 1877 – 17 December 1988
111 years, 335 daysOntario 17 December 1988 27 November 1989
(345 days)Nellie Thompson F 110 – 111 21 October 1878 – 27 November 1989
111 years, 37 daysOntario 27 November 1989 7 November 1991
(710 days)Alice Sjöquist F 111 – 113 25 October 1878 – 7 November 1991
113 years, 13 daysBritish Columbia 7 November 1991 20 March 1993
(1 year, 133 days)Lillian Ross F 110 – 113 24 August 1879 – 20 March 1993
113 years, 208 daysOntario 20 March 1993 16 April 1998
(5 years, 27 days)Marie-Louise Meilleur F 112 – 117 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998
117 years, 230 daysOntario 16 April 1998 24 October 1998
(191 days)Marie-Louise Meunier F 111 15 March 1887 – 24 October 1998
111 years, 223 daysQuebec 24 October 1998 26 October 1999
(1 year, 2 days)Maria Mallozzi F 111 – 112 25 September 1887 – 26 October 1999
112 years, 31 daysOntario 26 October 1999 6 August 2001
(1 year, 284 days)Zelda McCague F 110 – 113 28 March 1888 – 6 August 2001
113 years, 131 daysOntario 6 August 2001 19 March 2002
(225 days)Evangeline Saulnier F 110 – 111 11 September 1890 – 19 March 2002
111 years, 189 daysNova Scotia 19 March 2002 29 November 2004
(2 years, 255 days)Anne Samson F 111 – 113 27 February 1891 – 29 November 2004
113 years, 276 daysNova Scotia 29 November 2004 18 January 2007
(2 years, 50 days)Julie Winnefred Bertrand F 113 – 115 16 September 1891 – 18 January 2007
115 years, 124 daysQuebec 18 January 2007 22 January 2007
(4 days)Jennie Fitzgerald F 112 5 December 1894 – 22 January 2007
112 years, 48 daysNew Brunswick 22 January 2007 20 October 2009
(2 years, 271 days)Margaret Fitzgerald F 110 – 113 16 September 1896 – 20 October 2009
113 years, 34 daysNew Brunswick 20 October 2009 Present
(2 years, 32 days)Sum Ying Fung F 110 – 112* born 27 January 1899
age 112 years, 298 days[10]Living in British Columbia References
- ^ Validated living supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Supercentenarians who lived in Canada
- ^ a b c d e GRG Deaths in 2009
- ^ a b List of the 200 oldest verified people
- ^ a b List of Pending cases
- ^ a b GRG Deaths in 2008
- ^ a b c d GRG Deaths in 2007
- ^ GRG Deaths in 2010
- ^ Supercentenarians who lived in the United States
- ^ Living as of 21 November
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