| Marthe Roch | |
 Roch at the age of 110. | |
| Birth: | 19 August 1907 Boisvin, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Death: | 21 September 2020 Bazin, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Age: | 113 years, 33 days |
| Country: |  GLP, FRA
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| Validated | |
Marthe Roch (née Roussas; 19 August 1907 – 21 September 2020) was a French supercentenarian from the overseas department of Guadeloupe whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Guadeloupe. She is the oldest validated person from Guadeloupe.
Biography[]
Marthe Roch was born in Boisvin, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe on 19 August 1907. She and her husband worked in the fields and on market stalls. They had 12 children (six girls and six boys). In August 2019, she was reported to have around 210 descendants.
On 5 October 2019, at the age of 112 years, 47 days, Roch surpassed the age of Mathilde Octavie Tafna, becoming the oldest person who ever lived in Guadeloupe. Her age was verified by Guillaume Legris, and validated (posthumously) by the Gerontology Research Group on 27 August 2021.
On her 113th birthday in August 2020, Roch was awarded an honorary diploma by the local council.
Roch died in Bazin, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe on 21 September 2020 at the age of 113 years, 33 days. At the time of her death, she was the eight-oldest living person in France.
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References[]
- Gerontology Research Group
- Vivre depuis 106 ans aux Abymes et plus si ….. Église Adventiste du 7ème Jour de la Guadeloupe, 2 July 2013
- 106th birthday J'AIME LA GUADELOUPE on Facebook, 19 August 2013
- Joyeux anniversaire Anman ! Berthile Bouboune on Facebook, 18 August 2016
- Esther Roch, la doyenne de la Guadeloupe, a 109 ans France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 24 August 2016
- Joyeux anniversaire Anman tu as franchi le cap des 110 ans Berthile Bouboune on Facebook, 18 August 2017
- La doyenne de la Guadeloupe, Marthe ROCH , a fêté ses 110 ans ce week-end RCI Guadeloupe, 21 August 2017
- RCI Guadeloupe - La doyenne de la Guadeloupe, Marthe ROCH RCI Guadeloupe on Facebook, 21 August 2017
- Rencontre avec Marthe Roussas, la doyenne de la Guadeloupe Guadeloupe La 1ère, 21 August 2017
- Marthe Roussas Roch a fêté ses 111 bougies RCI Guadeloupe, 19 August 2018
- Esther Roch, doyenne des Antilles françaises : le "moso fê" des Abymes a 112 ans RCI Guadeloupe, 19 August 2019
- Qui l’aurait cru ??? 113 ans aujourd’hui ! Berthile Bouboune on Facebook, 19 August 2020
- Esther Roussas Roch, doyenne de la Guadeloupe, a 113 ans France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 21 August 2020
- Il y a tout juste 1 mois, tu as eu 113 ans. Aujourd’hui tu pars sans faire de bruit Berthile Bouboune on Facebook, 21 September 2020
- La doyenne de la Caraïbe, la Guadeloupéenne Marthe Roussas s'est éteinte à l'âge de 113 ans Guadeloupe la 1ère, 22 September 2020
| Guadeloupe's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Mathilde Octavie Tafna • Marie Cayol • Camille Repir • Ismene Baffard • Philibert Parnasse • Ferdeline Vergelas-Tamarin • Alexandre Osseux • Germaine Jacmel • Anoncia Irma Agathe • Marthe Roch • Irena Martial • Juliana Sambin • Emilienne Becarmin |