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#REDIRECT [[List of French supercentenarians#Marie Brémont]] |
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| name = Marie Brémont |
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| birth_name = Marie Mesange |
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| birth_date = 25 April 1886 |
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| birth_place = [[Noëllet]], [[France]] |
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| death_date = 6 June 2001<br>(aged 115 years 42 days) |
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| death_place = [[Candé]], [[France]] |
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| spouse = Constant Lemaitre<br>(?-?, his death)<br>Florentin Brémont<br>(?- 1967, his death) |
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| known_for = Supercentenarian, the second oldest verified human that lived into more than one millenium |
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'''Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont''' (née Mesange; 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001)<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1374164.stm|title=World's oldest woman dies at 115|work=BBC News online|date=6 June 2001|accessdate=29 December 2007}}</ref> was a French [[supercentenarian]] and [[oldest people|the oldest recognized person in the world]] from November 2000 until her death at age 115 years 42 days.<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|agency=Associated Press|date=7 June 2001|accessdate=29 December 2007|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 Britain in November.}}</ref> Brémont is the second oldest French person to have ever lived, after [[longevity]] world record holder [[Jeanne Calment]].<ref>{{cite web|author=AlterNet / By Mad Dog |url=http://www.alternet.org/story/11087/ |title=MAD DOG: Bottling the Fountain of Youth |publisher=Alternet.org |date=24 June 2001 |accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Brémont was born in [[Noëllet]],<ref name="AP-wire" /> Western France on April 25, 1886 to a lumberjack. Her first husband, railroad worker Constant Lemaitre, was killed in [[World War I|the First World War]]. She married again to a taxi driver, Florentin Brémont, who died in 1967. She had no children.<ref name=bbc /> |
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Over the course of her life, she worked as a farmer, as well as in a [[pharmaceutical]] factory, as a nanny and as a [[seamstress]]. At 103, she was hit by a car and broke her arm as a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/08/local/me-8038 |title=Marie Bremont, 115; Believed to Be Oldest Person in the World |work=Los Angeles Times |date=8 June 2001 |accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> She died at her retirement home at age [[list of the verified oldest people|115 years 42 days]] in [[Candé]], [[Maine-et-Loire]]. |
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Revision as of 21:33, 2 August 2023
Marie Brémont | |
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 in 1910, age 24 | |
| Born | Marie Mesange 25 April 1886 |
| Died | 6 June 2001 (aged 115 years 42 days) |
| Known for | Supercentenarian, the second oldest verified human that lived into more than one millenium |
| Spouse(s) | Constant Lemaitre (?-?, his death) Florentin Brémont (?- 1967, his death) |
Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont (née Mesange; 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001)[1] was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death at age 115 years 42 days.[2] Brémont is the second oldest French person to have ever lived, after longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment.[3]
Biography
Brémont was born in Noëllet,[2] Western France on April 25, 1886 to a lumberjack. 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. She had no children.[1]
Over the course of her life, she worked as a farmer, as well as in a pharmaceutical factory, as a nanny and as a seamstress. At 103, she was hit by a car and broke her arm as a result.[4] She died at her retirement home at age 115 years 42 days in Candé, Maine-et-Loire.
References
- ^ a b "World's oldest woman dies at 115". BBC News online. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Marie Bremont". Associated Press. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
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.
- ^ AlterNet / By Mad Dog (24 June 2001). "MAD DOG: Bottling the Fountain of Youth". Alternet.org. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Marie Bremont, 115; Believed to Be Oldest Person in the World". Los Angeles Times. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 2 June 2013.