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{{Infobox centenarian
|Marie-Louise Plante
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|status = deceased-centenarian
|sex = Female
|nationality = Canadian
|nationality2 = French
|birthyr = 1725 |birthplace = Sorel, Quebec, New France (now Canada)
|deathyr = 1832 |deathplace = Quebec, British Empire (now Canada)
|sort = Plante, Marie-Louise
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-->'''Marie-Louise Plante''' (10 March 1725 - 14 June 1832) was a Quebecois [[centenarian]] and the first person verified to reach the ages of 106 and 107, and at the time of her death was the [[List of oldest people ever|oldest person ever]], though her record has since been surpassed numerous times.

==Biography==
Records show that Marie-Louise Plante was born 10 March 1725, in Sorel, Quebec. Her father was Jeane Plante. Her mother was Marie Jeanne Hus. On 24 May 1762, she married a man named Antonie Comptois in Berthier, Quebec. By this time, New Francee no longer existed - she was now living in the Province of Quebec, which was part of the British Empire. She had three children, Pierre, Antoine, and Gonzaque. On 9 January 1813, she became a widow when her husband died. On 10 March 1831, she celebrated her 106th birthday, becoming the first to do so, then went on to become the first to reach 107 years of age. She died on 14 June 1832, at the age of 107 years, 96 days. She would remain the oldest person ever until [[Pierre Darcourt]] surpassed her in age.
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==References==
*{{cite web | url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/OldestCentYear.HTM | title=Oldest person by year of birth since 1685 | accessdate=October 10, 2015}}
*{{cite web | url=http://www.grg.org/Archives/D2.htm | title=Oldest validated person since 1785 (excludes disputed cases) | accessdate=October 10, 2015}}
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Plante-509 Marie Louise Plante (1725 - 1832)] WikiTree

==See also==
* [[George Stocking]]
* [[Eilif Philipsen]]
* [[Ferdinand Ashmall]]
* [[Bartholomew Johnson]]
* [[Pierre Darcourt]]
* [[Anne D'Evergroote]]
* [[Kirsti Skagen]]
* [[Thomas Peters]]
* [[Geert Adriaans Boomgaard|Geert Boomgaard]]
* [[Margaret Ann Neve|Margaret Neve]]
* [[Louisa Thiers]]
* [[Delina Filkins]]
* [[Fannie Thomas]]
* [[Martha Graham]] (likely 104)
* [[Pierre Joubert]] (actually 82)
* [[Mathew Beard]] (likely 98)
* [[Augusta Holtz]]
* [[Carrie C. White]] (likely 102)
* [[Shigechiyo Izumi]] (likely 105)
* [[Jeanne Calment]]
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