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LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Mary Horton of Canada at age 110. She was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom on 4 February 1879.

In 1905, Horton married her husband in London and they had four children. The family moved to Canada in 1910 and settled in Nelson, British Columbia. At the age of 107, she lived with her daughter in the neighborhood of West End.

On her 110th birthday in 1989, with her daughter Nora Davis. (Source: The Vancouver Sun)
On her 110th birthday in 1989, with her daughter Nora Davis.
(Source: The Vancouver Sun)

Horton passed away in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 26 February 1989, at the age of 110 years, 22 days. She was survived by her four children, 5 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

LongeviQuest congratulates Mary Horton’s family on her posthumous recognition.

For more information, please view Horton’s rectory Profile here.

LongeviQuest has validated the age claim for Merle O’Hara (born 1912), a Jamaican-born Canadian supercentenarian.  Mrs. O’Hara is one of the oldest living Jamaican-born people in the world.

(source: CTV News Vancouver / bc.ctvnews.ca)

Born Merle Romney in Kingston, Jamaica in 1912, Mrs. O’Hara lived most of her life on the island nation.  She was married and had one daughter, with whom she currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Mrs. O’Hara’s age claim was validated by LongeviQuest on 16 January 2023 based on the research of Stefan Maglov.