Germaine Haye
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Germaine Haye née Germain (October 10, 1888 – April 18, 2002) was a supercentenarian
and France
's oldest living person
for about a year, following the death of 115-year-old Marie Brémont
on June 6, 2001 until her own death at age 113 years 190 days. At the time of her death, she ranked as one of the 100 oldest persons of all time, a distinction she held until mid-March 2008.
Haye lived in the town of Mortagne-au-Perche
in Orne
, Normandy
, western France, since she was 19 years old. She worked as a babysitter and teacher until her three daughters grew up and left home. She then devoted herself to literature
, publishing poems under the pseudonym Anne Moranget.
Haye was in good health, and good humor, for most of her life. At the time of her death, she had six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, and recognized them all. In 2000, following a femoral
fracture, she became a full-time wheelchair
user, and went to live in the Mortagne-au-Perche retirement home for the last two years of her life. She died in her sleep.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's oldest living person
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
for about a year, following the death of 115-year-old Marie Brémont
Marie Brémont
Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death. This means she was the oldest living person at the turn of the century, and the new millenium, and therefore the person with the earliest...
on June 6, 2001 until her own death at age 113 years 190 days. At the time of her death, she ranked as one of the 100 oldest persons of all time, a distinction she held until mid-March 2008.
Haye lived in the town of Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:-Demographic evolution:* 1962: 3909* 1968: 4322* 1975: 4877* 1982: 4851* 1990: 4584* 1999: 45131962 population without double counting-People:...
in Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, western France, since she was 19 years old. She worked as a babysitter and teacher until her three daughters grew up and left home. She then devoted herself to literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, publishing poems under the pseudonym Anne Moranget.
Haye was in good health, and good humor, for most of her life. At the time of her death, she had six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, and recognized them all. In 2000, following a femoral
Femur
The femur , or thigh bone, is the most proximal bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs. In vertebrates with four legs such as dogs and horses, the femur is found only in...
fracture, she became a full-time wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
user, and went to live in the Mortagne-au-Perche retirement home for the last two years of her life. She died in her sleep.
See also
- List of verified supercentenarians who died in 2002
- List of the verified oldest people
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....