1. Marie-Louise Meilleur is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world's oldest recognized living person.
10 Facts About Marie-Louise Meilleur
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Marie-Louise Meilleur married her first husband, Etienne Leclerc, at age 20 in 1900.
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In 1913, Marie-Louise Meilleur placed two of her four surviving children with family or friends, and moved to the Ontario border to help support her sister, whose children were sick with diphtheria.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur did not return to the Quebec region until 1939, when she settled again in Kamouraska.
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From that time Marie-Louise Meilleur lived with one of her daughters for a period.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur had 85 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, 57 great-great-grandchildren, and four great-great-great-grandchildren.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur quit smoking at age 102 in 1982, after catching a cold.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur became the world's oldest living person on August 4,1997, after the death of 122-year-old Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur died of a thrombus at age 117 on April 16,1998, in Corbeil.
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Marie-Louise Meilleur was buried alongside her second husband in Swisha, where she had previously lived.