Maria Gauvin | |
Birth: | 22 August 1913 Saint-Anne-Sur-Vilaine, Brittany, France. |
Age: | 111 years, 102 days |
Country: | FRA |
Validated |
Maria Françoise Pauline Gauvin (née Hameline; born 22 August 1913) is a French supercentenarian. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group(GRG)
Biography[]
Maria was born in Saint-Anne-Sur-Vilaine, Brittany, France, on August 22nd 1913, to Jean Marie and Francoise Marie Hameline. Her parents were both farmers, as was her husband-to-be. On October 1st 1935, at age 22, Maria married Pierre Marie Gauvin (born 1908) in the same city as her birth. They went on to have six children together, three of which are still living. Sadly, Maria lost Pierre in 1977 – he was 69. After this she did not remarry. Maria currently lives in the same city as her birth, at age 110.