| Johanna Booysen | |
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| Birth: | 17 January 1857 Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Death: | 16 June 1968 Belfast, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Age: | 111 years, 151 days |
| Country: |  ZAF
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| Validated | |
Johanna Maria Booysen [1] (née Drotskie) (17 January 1857 - 16 June 1968) was a validated South African supercentenarian.
Biography
Johanna Maria Booysen was born in South Africa on 17 January 1857 and passed away in South Africa on 16 June 1968. At the time of her death at the age of 111 years, 151 days, she was the oldest verified living person. She is also the oldest verified South African person ever. Having been married twice in her lifetime, at the time of her death, she was reported to have at least 600 living descendants. [2] She had 16 children, and outlived 11 of them. She was married at 16, and her first child was born at 18. Johanna Booysen remains the only validated supercentenarian in South Africa, as well as in the entire continental Africa, as of the present day.
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