Not to be confused with Maria Alta da Conceicao.
| Maria da Conceicao Silva | |
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| Birth: | 21 May 1861 Pombeiro da Beira, Arganil, Coimbra District, Portugal |
| Death: | 30 December 1966 Alcantara, Lisbon District, Portugal |
| Age: | 105 years, 223 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Centenarian | |
Maria da Conceicao Silva [Portuguese: Conceição] (21 May 1861 – 30 December 1966) was a Portuguese centenarian who was probably the oldest living person in Portugal at time of her death.
Biography
Maria da Conceicao Silva was born in Pombeiro da Beira, Arganil, Coimbra District, Portugal on 21 May 1861. Her parents were Jose Francisco de Matos and Jacinta da Cunha. At the age of 13, she moved to Lisbon to live with her older sister, where she remained the rest of her life.
She married with Jose Freire da Silva in 1885 and become a widow in 1938. The couple had four children.
She had three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren just before celebrating her 104th birthday in 1965.
Maria da Conceicao Silva died in Alcantara, Lisbon District, Portugal on 30 December 1966 at the age of 105 years, 223 days.
References
- at the age of 103
- Baptism Record
- Death Record (page 13)
| 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 • Maria Felicia Bento • Maria do Carmo Fernandes • Maria Dolores Ferreira • Suzana Correa Conceicao Silva • Benvinda Marques Matias • Joaquina Martins • Romana Marques • Maria da Encarnacao Sousa |
