Violet Brown
Jamaican supercentenarian (1900–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017)[2] was a Jamaican supercentenarian who was the oldest verified living person in the world for five months, following the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her own death at the age of 117 years, 189 days on 15 September 2017.[3][4] She was, along with Nabi Tajima of Japan, one of the last two living people known to have been born in the nineteenth century.[5]
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Born | Violet Mosse (1900-03-10)10 March 1900 Duanvale, Trelawny, British Jamaica |
Died | (2017-09-15)15 September 2017 (aged 117 years, 189 days) Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica |
Resting place | Duanvale Cemetery |
Other names | Violete Brown, Violet Mosse-Brown, Violet Moss |
Known for | Oldest living person (15 April 2017 – 15 September 2017) Oldest Jamaican person ever First verified Jamaican supercentenarian Last known surviving subject of Queen Victoria |
Spouse | Augustus Gaynor Brown (died 1978)[1] |
Children | 6 |
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