Mary Marques

Mary Marques (February 11, 1896 - January 4, 2008) was an American supercentenarian. She was born in Portugal and had two daughters. At the time of her death, she was the twenty-second oldest person in the world and the oldest person in Massachusetts. Although she never learned to read, write, or drive, she did enjoy gardening and crocheting. She died in her sleep at the Julian J. Leavitt Family Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

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• Boston Globe