Irving Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago’s Oldest Man, Turns 110
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BIOGRAPHY
Bécarmin was born as Émilienne Vousmoi in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe, France, on 4 June 1911. She was married and had several children, including Antoine, Christian, Raymond, and Christine. She was a farmer and a local merchant, and her diet consisted of hand-farmed vegetables from the countryside. She was affectionately known as Mimi.
At the age of 104, Bécarmin visited a university campus with four other elderly people. During her centenarian years, she was reported as being highly vivid and alert. Her 107th birthday was celebrated by her friends, family, and the local mayor. At the time of her 110th birthday, she was a great-great-great-great-grandmother, with seven generations celebrating the occasion.
Bécarmin passed away in the commune of Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe, on 15 January 2025, at the age of 113 years, 225 days.
RECOGNITION
On 16 September 2022, Bécarmin became Guadeloupe’s oldest living person upon the death of Juliana Sambin, 111.
On 8 July 2024, at the age of 113 years, 34 days, after surpassing the final age of Marthe Roch, she became the oldest person ever to reside in Guadeloupe.
At the time of her passing, Bécarmin was the third-oldest living person in France, after Marie-Rose Tessier and Andrée Bertoletto.
ATTRIBUTION
- Cinq aînés ont fait leur rentrée à l’université du Camp-Jacob – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 14 October 2015
- Émilienne, 106 ans et en grande forme – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 15 June 2017
- Émilienne Becarmin, 107 ans et en forme – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 11 June 2018
- Émilienne a joyeusement fêté ses 108 ans – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 7 June 2019
- SAINT-CLAUDE. Une Jeune fille de 109 ans nommée Émilienne ! – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 9 June 2020
- Extraordinaire Émilienne, 111 ans déjà ! – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 7 June 2022
- « Mimi » la jeune fille a fêté ses 112 ans – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 7 June 2023
- Émilienne Bécarmin est la doyenne de la Guadeloupe ! – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 5 June 2024
- Emilienne Bécarmin, la doyenne de la Guadeloupe, tire sa révérence, à l’âge de 113 ans – France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 17 January 2025
GALLERY
On her 106th birthday. (Source: France-Antilles Guadeloupe)
On her 108th birthday. (Source: France-Antilles Guadeloupe)
On her 109th birthday. (Source: France-Antilles Guadeloupe)
On her 110th birthday. (Source: France-Antilles Guadeloupe)
On her 113th birthday. (Source: Facebook / NewsAntilles)
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