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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 7 Slave origins of the supercentenarians

From: Why are supercentenarians so frequently found in French Overseas Departments? The cases of Guadeloupe and Martinique

Supercentenarian

Gandparents’ status

Remarks

Guadeloupe

Marie CAYOL

All grandparents born slaves

 

Annoncia CYRIL

PGF born a slave,

PGM’s parents born slaves,

MGF « mestive » origins

MGM unknown origins

« Mestive » is interbreeding of black with native population

Survey still ongoing

Marceline FAVIERE

PGF, PGM, MGM born slaves

MGF probably born a slave

Survey still ongoing

Ismène JEAN-CHARLES

2 MGP born slaves

2 PGP

 

Julie MOYSAN

All grandparents born slaves

 

Camille REPIR

All grandparents born slaves

 

Mathilde TAFNA

All grandparents born slaves

4 great-grandmothers born slaves

2 great-grandfathers unknown

Ferdeline VERGELAS

2 MGP born slaves

2 PGP unknown

Survey still ongoing

Martinique

Félicité AJAX

2 PGP unknown

2 MGP born slaves

Father unknown

Survey still ongoing

Véronique BERNADINE

2 PGP unknown

2 MGP born slaves

Father unknown

Survey still ongoing

Marelle CELICA

PGF unknown

PGM born a slave

MGF unknown

MGM’s origin unknown

Survey still ongoing

Irénise LERMAIN

2 PGP unknown

2 MGP born slaves

Survey still ongoing

Luce MACED

2 PGP unknown

2 MGP born slaves

The father himself was born a slave, the reason why his father is unknown

Angèle MARC

Information not available

Survey still ongoing

Angèle NITHARUM

2 PGP unknown

2 MGP born slaves

 

Louise PICRODE

MGM born a slave

All Great-Grandparents born slaves or unknown

Marie RAMY

MGM born a slave

All Great-Grandparents born slaves or unknown

  1. PGF Paternal grandfather, PGM Paternal grandmother, MGF Maternal grandfather, MGM Maternal grandmother, PGP Paternal grandparents, MGP Maternal grandparents