Saturday, November 13, 2010

Eugenie Blanchard - World's Oldest Person

Eugenie Blanchard was the world's oldest person when she died at the age of 114 on November 4, 2010 on the French Caribbean Island of St Bart's. Up to her last days, she was said to be in good health, but could no longer talk.

She was born on Feb 16, 1896 and lived most of her life in a convent on the island of Curacao before returning home in the 1950's. She was the last surviving member of a family with 13 siblings.

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