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'''Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont''' née Mesange (April 25, 1886 – June 6, 2001)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1374164.stm |title=World's oldest woman dies at 115 |author= |work=BBC News online |date=6 June 2001 |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> was a [[France|French]] [[supercentenarian]] and [[oldest people|the oldest recognized person in the world]] from [[November 2000]] until her death.<ref name="AP-wire">{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8922A725DE38E4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Marie Bremont |author= |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=7 June 2001 |accessdate=2007-12-29 |quote=Marie Brémont, a 115-year-old French woman, believed to be the world's oldest person, died Wednesday, ending a journey through life that spanned three centuries. Brémont died in her sleep at a retirement home in Candé. She was considered the world's oldest person since the death of [[Eva Morris]] of [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in November, just four days before the latter's 115th birthday.}}</ref> Brémont was the second Frenchwoman to hold the title, after [[longevity]] world record holder [[Jeanne Calment]].<ref>[http://www.alternet.org/story/11087/ MAD DOG: Bottling the Fountain of Youth | AlterNet]</ref> |
'''Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont''' née Mesange (April 25, [[1886]] – June 6, 2001)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1374164.stm |title=World's oldest woman dies at 115 |author= |work=BBC News online |date=6 June 2001 |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> was a [[France|French]] [[supercentenarian]] and [[oldest people|the oldest recognized person in the world]] from [[November 2000]] until her death.<ref name="AP-wire">{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8922A725DE38E4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Marie Bremont |author= |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=7 June 2001 |accessdate=2007-12-29 |quote=Marie Brémont, a 115-year-old French woman, believed to be the world's oldest person, died Wednesday, ending a journey through life that spanned three centuries. Brémont died in her sleep at a retirement home in Candé. She was considered the world's oldest person since the death of [[Eva Morris]] of [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in November, just four days before the latter's 115th birthday.}}</ref> Brémont was the second Frenchwoman to hold the title, after [[longevity]] world record holder [[Jeanne Calment]].<ref>[http://www.alternet.org/story/11087/ MAD DOG: Bottling the Fountain of Youth | AlterNet]</ref> |
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She was born as Marie Marthe Augustine Mesange in [[Noëllet]],<ref name="AP-wire" /> and her first husband, [[railroad]] worker Constant Lemaitre, was killed in [[World War I|the First World War]]. She married again to a [[taxicab|taxi]] driver, Florentin Brémont, who died in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} |
She was born as Marie Marthe Augustine Mesange in [[Noëllet]],<ref name="AP-wire" /> and her first husband, [[railroad]] worker Constant Lemaitre, was killed in [[World War I|the First World War]]. She married again to a [[taxicab|taxi]] driver, Florentin Brémont, who died in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} |
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| Born | April 25, 1886 |
| Died | June 6, 2001 aged 115 years, 42 days |
Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont née Mesange (April 25, 1886 – June 6, 2001)[1] was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death.[2] Brémont was the second Frenchwoman to hold the title, after longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment.[3]
She was born as Marie Marthe Augustine Mesange in Noëllet,[2] and her first husband, railroad worker Constant Lemaitre, was killed in the First World War. She married again to a taxi driver, Florentin Brémont, who died in 1967.[citation needed]
Over the course of her life, she worked in a pharmaceutical factory, as a nanny and as a seamstress. At 103, she was hit by a car and broke her arm.[citation needed]
She died at her retirement home at age 115 years 42 days in Candé, Maine-et-Loire, having had no children, and was the last documented surviving person born in 1886.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "World's oldest woman dies at 115". BBC News online. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ a b "Marie Bremont". Associated Press. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
Marie Brémont, a 115-year-old French woman, believed to be the world's oldest person, died Wednesday, ending a journey through life that spanned three centuries. Brémont died in her sleep at a retirement home in Candé. She was considered the world's oldest person since the death of Eva Morris of Britain in November, just four days before the latter's 115th birthday.
- ^ MAD DOG: Bottling the Fountain of Youth | AlterNet