| Marie-Ernestine Compain | |
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| Birth: | 23 October 1865 Mulsanne, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Death: | 4 September 1975 Ecommoy, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Age: | 109 years, 316 days |
| Country: |  FRA
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| Centenarian | |
Marie-Ernestine Compain (née Mauboussin; 23 October 1865 – 4 September 1975) was a French centenarian who held the title of oldest living person in France.
Biography[]
Marie-Ernestine Compain was born in Mulsanne, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France on 23 October 1865. Her father was Auguste Mauboussin, and her mother was Anne Geslin.
On 18 April 1890, she married Henri Eugène Compain in the village she was born in. Following the death of 111-year-old Laurence Entiope on 7 April 1974, she became the oldest living person in France.
Marie-Ernestine Compain died in Ecommoy, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France on 4 September 1975, at the age of 109 years, 316 days. She was the last surviving French person born in the year 1865. After her death, Marie-Virginie Duhem became the oldest living French person.
References[]
- Gerontology Research Group
- Doyens et doyennes nationales Les Centenaires Français
- Marie Ernestine MAUBOUSSIN Geneanet
- Mme Compain, la doyenne des Français avec ses 108 ans La Nouvelle République, 26 October 1973
- Une Sarthoise a fêté ses 109 ans à Écommoy La Nouvelle République, 25 October 1974
- La doyenne des Français est morte à Écommoy dans sa 110ème année La Nouvelle République, 5 September 1975
| France's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Marie Langlois • Rose Sarda • Calixte Razimbaud • Catherine Mouche • Auguste Decate • Desiree Delory • Ferdinise Nebolle • Georgette Jeanmaire • Eugenie Marchand • Eugenie Proux • Emilie Coqueran • Laurence Entiope • Marie-Ernestine Compain • Marie-Virginie Duhem • Frederique Noel • Augustine Tessier • Elisa Esnault • Elvire Mendiboure • Eugenie Roux • Jeanne Calment • Marie-Helene Chanteperdrix • Jeanne Dumaine • Marie Bremont • Germaine Haye • Anne Primout • Camille Loiseau • Marie-Simone Capony • Clementine Solignac • Eugenie Blanchard • Maria Diaz • Marcelle Narbonne • Marie-Therese Bardet • Paule Bronzini • Irenise Moulonguet • Suzanne Burrier • Marie Liguinen • Olympe Amaury • Eudoxie Baboul • Elisabeth Collot • Honorine Rondello • Lucile Randon • Marie-Rose Tessier |