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Marie-Reine Sylvestre
Marie-Reine Sylvestre
Sylvestre on her 110th birthday
Birth: 6 September 1907
Le Francois, Martinique, France
Death: 6 May 2019
Les Ulis, Ile-de-France, France
Age: 111 years, 242 days
Country: Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA
FranceFRA
Unvalidated

Marie-Reine Aimee Sylvestre (née Cecilia-Joseph; 6 September 1907 – 6 May 2019) was a French supercentenarian born in Martinique whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Marie-Reine Sylvestre was born as Marie-Reine Cécilia-Joseph in Le Francois, Martinique, France, on 6 September 1907. At some point in her life, she married a man with the surname Sylvestre and emigrated to metropolitan France, settling in the commune of Les Ulis, around 23 kilometres (14 miles) from the centre of Paris.

Marie-Reine Sylvestre died in Les Ulis, Essonne, Ile-de-France, France, on 6 May 2019 at the age of 111 years, 242 days. She was the second-oldest person born in Martinique behind Julie Montabord as well as being among the top 15 oldest people in France. She was also the second-oldest living person in Ile-de-France, behind Madeleine Desert.

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