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Lillian Ross
Lillian Ross
Birth: 24 August 1879
Ontario, Canada
Death: 20 March 1993
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Age: 113 years, 208 days
Country: CanadaCAN
Validated

Lillian Ross (24 August 1879 – 20 March 1993) was a Canadian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group.

Biography

Lillian Ross was born in the province of Ontario, Canada on 24 August 1879. She became the oldest living person in Canada after the death of Record Holder Alice Sjoquist on 7 November 1991. On 7 September 1992, she surpassed the final age of Alice Sjoquist of 113 years, 13 days, and became the oldest Canadian ever. Her Canadian longevity record was eventually broken by Marie-Louise Meilleur in 1994.

Lillian Ross passed away in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada on 20 March 1993 at the age of 113 years, 208 days.

References


Canada's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Flore BelandEmma BinghamHerman Smith-JohannsenAgnes MunceNellie ThompsonAlice Sjoquist • Lillian RossMarie-Louise Meilleur • Marie-Louise Meunier • Maria Mallozzi • Zelda McCague • Fanny Martland • Evangeline SaulnierAnne Samson • Julie Winnefred Bertrand • Jennie Fitzgerald • Margaret Fitzgerald • Pearl LutzkoCora Hansen • Yvonne Lamoureux • Merle Barwis • Colombe Benoit-Leclerc • Orma Slack • Marguerite Wabano • Lilian Cornell • Ellen Gibb • Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere • Phyllis Ridgway • Cecile Klein • Shige Mineshiba • Mabel MahHelen Doan

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