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Mathilde Rousseau
Mathilde Rousseau
Rousseau (aged 109) in October 2019
Birth: 15 October 1909
Camp Fouquereaux, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
Death: 6 July 2020
Circonstance, St-Pierre, Mauritius
Age: 110 years, 265 days
Country: MauritiusMRI
Unvalidated

Marie Mathilde Rousseau-Mars (15 October 1909 – 6 July 2020) was a Mauritian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person on Mauritius since death of 110-year-old Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsing on 6 April 2020 until her death three months later.

Biography[]

Rousseau claimed to be born in Camp Fouquereaux, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius, on 15 October 1909. In 1929, she married Louis Michel. They had 2 daughters (one deceased as of 2019).

In October 2019, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. At that time, she lived with her daughter, Alice Labonté (aged 88 in 2019). At that time, she also had 10 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 38 great-great-grandchildren.

Rousseau died in Circonstance, St-Pierre, Mauritius on 6 July 2020 at the age of 110 years, 265 days.

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Mauritius' Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Marie-Edith Andre • Bibi Hamida Dookhy • Marie Emilie LouiseAlice MagonOlga Yvonne AgarKewal Parsad BisnauthsingMathilde RousseauIrene RamsamyJeanne VenkatsamiEugenie Begue

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