In a Sympathy Note dated May 24, 2016 the Consulate General of Haiti in Montreal "in this painful circumstance, deplores the death (of natural causes), of our compatriot Cicilia Laurent, occurred Monday, May 23, 2016 in Montreal at the age of 120 years."

"[...] The 'Chef de poste' a.i. Garline Paul Sanon joins members of the Consular Mission to offer her condolences to the families and relatives of the deceased worshiped affected by this loss. Mrs. Laurent was an exceptional figure and a source of wonder, who has kept her clairvoyance until the last moment.

In this circumstance, the Mission took the opportunity to associate themselves with the pain of the community and all those who had the privilege to know this great lady during her long life."

Learn more about Mrs. Cicilia Laurent :

According to the birth certificate issued by the Haitian government in 2005, Mrs. Cicilia Laurent was born in Haiti January 31, 1896 in Pestel (150 km west of Port-au-Prince).

She had 12 children, 6 died at birth (3 are still alive), many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Cicilia Laurent had come to live in Canada with one of his grandchildren son, a few months after the earthquake of 12 January 2010, which had almost cost her life, when her house collapsed on her. Prisoner of rubble, she was recovered unharmed three days later...

Note that she has never been able prove that she was the Dean of humanity, the Guinness World Record having refused to recognize the validity of the birth certificate of the Haitian Government.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17529-haiti-flash-cicilia-laurent-passed-away-at-age-120-years.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16509-icihaiti-social-a-haitian-woman-celebrates-her-120-years-in-montreal.html

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