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This is a list of supercentenarians of the Caribbean who have attained the age of at least 110 years. There have been 22 supercentenarians from the Caribbean verified or pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] The oldest person ever from the Caribbean is Violet Brown of Jamaica, born on 10 March 1900, aged 124 years, 40 days. Oldest male is Emiliano Mercado del Toro, of Puerto Rico who died in 2007 aged 115 years, 156 days. As of 19 April 2024, the GRG has only verified one living supercentenarian in the Caribbean,.

Living supercentenarians in the Caribbean

Below is a list of the oldest living people in the Caribbean. Those listed as 'verified' have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age.

      Verified [2]       Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth Age as of 19 Apr 2024 Region of birth Country of
residence
1 Violet Brown F 10 Mar 1900 124 years, 40 days JamaicaJAM (Trelawny) JamaicaJAM (Trelawny)
Julie Montabord F 17 Apr 1906 118 years, 2 days Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA
Zephrine Antonia Thomas F 26 Aug 1906 117 years, 236 days DominicaDMA United States Virgin IslandsVIR,United StatesUSA

Living emigrant supercentenarians of the Caribbean

Rank Name Sex Birth Age as of 19 Apr 2024 Region of birth Country of residence

Supercentenarians of the Caribbean

      Deceased (Verified) [2]       Living (Verified)       Pending [3]

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Region of birth Region of death
1 Violet Brown F 10 Mar 1900 Living 124 years, 40 days JamaicaJAM (Trelawny) JamaicaJAM (Trelawny)
2 Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (Mayaguez) Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (Aguadilla)
3 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan F 31 Aug 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (Utuado) Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (San Juan)
4 Eugenie Blanchard [4] F 16 Feb 1896 4 Nov 2010 114 years, 261 days Saint Barthélemy (France)BLM, FRA Saint Barthélemy (France)BLM, FRA
Ida Stewart F 13 Nov 1896 12 Nov 2010 113 years, 364 days JamaicaJAM (Saint Ann) JamaicaJAM (Saint Ann)
5 Luce Maced F 2 May 1886 25 Feb 2000 113 years, 299 days Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA
Ursula Krigger [5] F 22 Apr 1902 10 Sep 2015 113 years, 141 days Danish West Indies United States Virgin IslandsVIR,United StatesUSA
6 James Sisnett M 22 Feb 1900 23 May 2013 113 years, 90 days BarbadosBRB BarbadosBRB
7 Irenise Moulonguet F 6 Nov 1900 28 May 2013 112 years, 203 days Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA
8 Mathilde Octavie Tafna F 16 Mar 1895 1 May 2007 112 years, 46 days Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA
9 Félicité Jandia F 12 Feb 1881 7 Dec 1992 111 years, 299 days Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA
Ulis Badley F 18 Dec 1896 30 Jan 2008 111 years, 43 days JamaicaJAM (Saint Andrew) JamaicaJAM (Saint Andrew)
Maria Mojica Torres F 3 May 1903 30 Apr 2014 110 years, 362 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (Toa Alta) Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA (Toa Alta)
10 Louise Bilon F 15 Aug 1896 25 Jan 2007 110 years, 163 days Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA
Daisy Cammock-Bennett F 3 Jan 1903 10 Jun 2013 110 years, 158 days JamaicaJAM (Clarendon) JamaicaJAM (Saint Andrew)
11 Ismène Baffard F 24 Oct 1898 4 Mar 2009 110 years, 131 days Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA
Ferdeline Vergelas-Tamarin F 1 Jun 1903 13 Aug 2013 110 years, 73 days Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA Guadeloupe (France)GLP,FranceFRA
12 Veronique Louis-Sidney[4] F 23 Jun 1900 13 Aug 2010 110 years, 51 days Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA Martinique (France)MTQ,FranceFRA

Emigrant supercentenarians of the Caribbean

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Region of birth Country of death
1 Antonia Gerena Rivera F 19 May 1900 2 Jun 2015 115 years 14 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA United StatesUSA (Florida)
2 Brigida Dearroyo F 7 Oct 1888 31 Dec 2000 112 years, 85 days Puerto RicoPRI,United StatesUSA United StatesUSA (New Jersey)
3 Rosalind Hill F 30 Mar 1899 18 Jan 2010 110 years, 294 days Saint Kitts and NevisKNA United StatesUSA (New York)
Henrietta Bruce F 18 Jul 1891 21 Jul 2001 110 years, 3 days BarbadosBRB United StatesUSA (Rhode Island)

References

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