Euretta Beatrice Thornton (née St. John) was a Canadian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.
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BIOGRAPHY
Thornton was born in Beaverton, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada, on 6 January 1889. She had six siblings: Eliza Oke, Belinda Turner, George St. John, May Corbett, Minnie May, and Benjamin St. John.
In 1919, she married William Robert Thornton (1885–1970). The couple had a son, Stanley (1923–1943).
Thornton passed away at Victoria Manor in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, on 4 July 1999, at the age of 110 years, 179 days.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by an anonymous researcher and Jimmy Lindberg, and validated by LongeviQuest on 20 December 2023.
ATTRIBUTION
* Euretta Beatrice St. John Thornton – Find A Grave
* “Lindsay woman turns 110” – National Post, 7 January 1999
* “Thornton, Euretta” – The Toronto Star, 6 July 1999
GALLERY
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