Eugénie Blanchard
Date of birth: 16 February 1986
Date of death: 4 November 2010
Lifetime duration: 114 Years, 261 Days
Eugenie Blanchard (16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010) was a French-Saint Barthélemy supercentenarian, who, at the age of 114 years, 261 days, was the oldest living person at the time of her death. At the time of her death, Blanchard was the 31st-oldest person ever validated, the third-oldest validated French person ever and the oldest verified person ever from the island of Saint Barthelemy. Anne Eugenie Blanchard was born in the Merlet neighborhood of St. Barts on 16 February 1896. Blanchard moved to Curaçao in May 1923, where she became a Catholic nun of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of Roosendaal on the island. Blanchard remained with the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of Roosendaal on Curaçao until August 1955, when she returned to Saint Barthélemy at the age of 60. She resided alone with her cat until she moved to a hospital nursing home in 1980 at the age of 84 due to declining health. Blanchard was described as generally in good health during her later years, despite the loss of her eyesight and her inability to speak. Eugenie Blanchard died in Saint Barth's on 4 November 2010, at the age of 114 years, 261 days.
Date of death: 4 November 2010
Lifetime duration: 114 Years, 261 Days
Eugenie Blanchard (16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010) was a French-Saint Barthélemy supercentenarian, who, at the age of 114 years, 261 days, was the oldest living person at the time of her death. At the time of her death, Blanchard was the 31st-oldest person ever validated, the third-oldest validated French person ever and the oldest verified person ever from the island of Saint Barthelemy. Anne Eugenie Blanchard was born in the Merlet neighborhood of St. Barts on 16 February 1896. Blanchard moved to Curaçao in May 1923, where she became a Catholic nun of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of Roosendaal on the island. Blanchard remained with the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of Roosendaal on Curaçao until August 1955, when she returned to Saint Barthélemy at the age of 60. She resided alone with her cat until she moved to a hospital nursing home in 1980 at the age of 84 due to declining health. Blanchard was described as generally in good health during her later years, despite the loss of her eyesight and her inability to speak. Eugenie Blanchard died in Saint Barth's on 4 November 2010, at the age of 114 years, 261 days.
Country:
France