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Ursilla Connor
Ursilla Connor
Connor (aged 106) in March 2019
Birth: 29 August 1913
South Valley, Anguilla
Death: 14 September 2022
South Hill, Anguilla
Age: 109 years, 16 days
Country: AnguillaAIA
Centenarian

Ursilla Vanita Levons Connor (29 August 1913 – 14 September 2022) was an Anguillian centenarian who is the oldest known person ever from Anguilla, dying at the age of 109 years, 16 days in 2022. She was the first Anguillian-born person to reach the ages of 108 and 109.

Biography[]

Levons Connor was born in South Valley, Anguilla, on 29 August 1913. She was adopted at the age of 1 and taken to South Hill where she grew up. She resided and worked for a time in Guadeloupe and later returned to Anguilla where she married her husband, Eric Connor. They had four children: Gerard, Lynette, Aubrey, and Jessica. There were also three other children whom they adopted: Cleveland Hoftyzer, Paula and Gene Gumbs. She was baptised as an Anglican, but confirmed as a Methodist at Bethel Church. She became a founding member of the Women League in 1946.

In 2013, Connor recieved a birthday card from Queen Elizabeth II. The card was presented by Governor of Anguilla, Christina Scott, at Government House in the presence of family members and friends. She became the oldest known living person in Anguilla following the death of Charlie Gumbs on 29 April 2014. She became the oldest woman ever born in Anguilla when she surpassed Elma Gumbs' age on 18 January 2021. On 17 February 2021, aged 107, she was vaccinated against COVID-19.

Connor died on 14 September 2022 in South Hill, Anguilla, at the age of 109 years, 16 days.

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Anguilla's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E)

Victoria Charles • Melvina Webster • Charlie Gumbs • Ursilla Connor

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