Lillian Ross | |
Birth: | 24 August 1879 Ontario, Canada |
Death: | 20 March 1993 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
Age: | 113 years, 208 days |
Country: | CAN |
Validated |
Lillian Ross (24 August 1879 – 20 March 1993) was a Canadian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Lillian Ross was born in the province of Ontario, Canada on 24 August 1879. She became the oldest living person in Canada after the death of Record Holder Alice Sjoquist on 7 November 1991. On 7 September 1992, she surpassed the final age of Alice Sjoquist of 113 years, 13 days, and became the oldest Canadian ever. Her Canadian longevity record was eventually broken by Marie-Louise Meilleur in 1994.
Lillian Ross passed away in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada on 20 March 1993 at the age of 113 years, 208 days.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1879 GRG
- Lillian Ross Find A Grave
Canada's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Flore Beland • Emma Bingham • Herman Smith-Johannsen • Agnes Munce • Nellie Thompson • Alice Sjoquist • Lillian Ross • Marie-Louise Meilleur • Marie-Louise Meunier • Maria Mallozzi • Zelda McCague • Fanny Martland • Evangeline Saulnier • Anne Samson • Julie Winnefred Bertrand • Jennie Fitzgerald • Margaret Fitzgerald • Pearl Lutzko • Cora Hansen • Yvonne Lamoureux • Merle Barwis • Colombe Benoit-Leclerc • Orma Slack • Marguerite Wabano • Lilian Cornell • Ellen Gibb • Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere • Phyllis Ridgway • Cecile Klein • Shige Mineshiba • Mabel Mah • Helen Doan • Gertruda Gorecka • Hazel Skuce • Margaret Romans |