Marie-Alexina Madacene | |
Madacene on her 109th birthday in 2021. | |
Birth: | 8 May 1912 Saint-Paul, Reunion |
Death: | 26 April 2022 Saint-Paul, Reunion |
Age: | 109 years, 353 days |
Country: | REU, FRA |
Centenarian |
Marie-Alexina Madacene [French: Madacène] (née Dorval; 8 May 1912 – 26 April 2022) was a Reunionese centenarian who was the oldest known living person in Reunion at the time of her death. However, she was the second-oldest known living Reunionese-born person, behind Elisabelle Lallemand of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France.
Biography[]
Marie-Alexina Madacene was born on 8 May 1912 in La Saline-les-Hauts, a neighbourhood of Saint-Paul, Reunion. She spent all her life in the commune of Saint-Paul.
In October 2018, at the age of 106, Madacene was honoured during the blue week by Saint-Paul's commune, as the 13 others centenarians of the commune.
Madacene died in Saint-Paul, Reunion on 26 April 2022, at the age of 109 years, 353 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Les 106 ans de Mme MADACENE Proxim' Services, May 2018
- Quatorze centenaires à l’honneur à Saint-Paul Zinfos 974, 11 October 2018
- Marie-Aléxina Madacene 108 ans, super gramoune Les Centenaires Français, 15 June 2020
- Saint-Paul : la doyenne des Réunionnais fête ses 109 ans Imaz Press, 10 May 2021
- J’ai appris avec une grande tristesse le décès de la centenaire saint-pauloise Madame Marie-Alexina Madacène, 110 ans Cyrille Melchior on Facebook, 27 April 2022
Reunion's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Marcelle Antoinette • Jean-Clementus Amano • Eliane Hoareau • Marie-Alexina Madacene • Marie-Jeanne Simaho |