| Maria Dolores Ferreira | |
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| Birth: | 22 July 1902 Sequeade, Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal |
| Death: | 31 July 2013 Encourados, Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal |
| Age: | 111 years, 9 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Validated | |
Maria Dolores Ferreira (22 July 1902 – 31 July 2013) was a validated Portuguese supercentenarian.
Biography
She was born on 22 July 1902, in Sequeade, Barcelos, Portugal. She was the daughter of Jose Ferreira da Rocha and Luisa da Silva Gomes. She married Josue Aires Lopes on 27 April 1923. Her husband died in 1948. She lived in Encourados, Barcelos, Portugal and was known by the population of the village as "Mariazinha".
The couple had 10 children, 5 of them died at an early age.
Dolores Ferreira was lucid until she was 107 years of age. She said the secret to her longevity was to drink 3 coffees a day.
Maria Dolores Ferreira died on 31 July 2013 at the age of 111 years, 9 days.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Death mention
- Baptism Record - (nº3)[1][2]
- Death Report - CM Jornal, 3 August 2013
| Portugal's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Maria da Conceicao Silva • Unknown • Maria Alves de Jesus • Unknown • Antonio de Almeida • Unknown • Maria Pereira • Unknown • Custodia Jacinto • Rosa Cadete • Unknown • Mariana Chiromo • Unknown • Elvira de Jesus Caldeira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes • Maria de Jesus • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Maria Luiza Nunes da Silva • Carmelina Augusta Delgado • Maria Dolores Ferreira • Laurinda da Conceicao • Maria da Conceicao • Joaquina Martins • Romana Marques • Maria da Encarnacao Sousa • Isabel Gomes Sarmento • Inacia Carmelino • Maria da Conceicao Brito |