| Eleanor McNeill | |
 McNeill at the age of 100 | |
| Birth: | 7 March 1887 Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK |
| Death: | 11 March 1998 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Age: | 111 years, 4 days |
| Country: |  UK  CAN
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| Validated | |
Eleanor McNeill (née Anderson; 7 March 1887 – 11 March 1998) was a Scottish-born Canadian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Canada, behind Marie-Louise Meilleur.
Biography[]
Eleanor McNeill was born as Eleanor Anderson on 7 March 1887 in Aberlour, Moray, Scotland as the fourth of eight children born to her parents, James and Helen Anderson. In 1909, she arrived in Quebec, Canada with her family, and married Roderick McNeill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 15 March 1911, eight days after her 24th birthday. The couple had two daughters: Eleanor, and Violet (who later married I. H. Cohen).
Roderick McNeill died in 1938, aged 57, after 27 years of marriage. McNeill’s eldest daughter, also named Eleanor, died in 1996. On 3 March 1998, eight days before her death, McNeill became the second-oldest known living person in Canada, following the death of 115-year-old Mary Ann Rhodes. She would celebrate her 111th birthday four days later.
McNeill died in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on 11 March 1998 at the age of 111 years, 4 days. She was survived by her daughter Violet Cohen, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held for her on 8 May 1998.
References[]
- Validated Supercentenarians in Canada GRG
- 1887 Birth Record Imgur (originally from Ancestry)
- 1911 Marriage Index Ancestry
- Obituary Imgur (originally from Ancestry)