Margaret Ann Neve

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Margaret Ann Neve (Harvey)

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Birthplace: St. Peter's Port, Gurnsey, Channel Islands, England (United Kingdom)
Death: April 04, 1903 (110)
Gurnsey, Channel Islands, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Harvey and Elizabeth Harvey
Wife of John Neve
Sister of John Harvey; Elizabeth Harvey; Maria Harvey; Augusta Harvey; Thomas Harvey and 2 others

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About Margaret Ann Neve

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ann_Neve]

Margaret Ann Neve, née Harvey (18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903) of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, English Channel was the first recorded female supercentenarian (Born: Marguerite Anne Harvey) living in the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s.
She lived in England for 25 years of marriage, but when her husband died in 1849, she returned to Guernsey. They had no children.

Biography

As a child, Neve survived a fall down the stairs, which left her concussed for three days. Neve could remember the turmoil that the French Revolution brought to Guernsey. In 1807, Neve set sail for Weymouth with her father, but a storm caused the ship to land at Chesil Beach. She was educated in Bristol, England, gaining an interest in literature and poetry. Neve met with Charles François Dumouriez, a general of the French Revolutionary Wars, who dubbed her la spirituelle. She married John Neve in 1823 in England, but returned to Guernsey in 1849 after his death. Neve travelled abroad to various countries with her sister, who died aged 98. Their last trip was in 1872, when they visited Cracow (then in Austria-Hungary, now in Poland). Her mother lived to the age of 99. She was the oldest living person before her death at age 110 years 321 days. Margaret died peacefully on 4 April 1903. She was one of the few people to have lived during the 18th century, 19th century and the 20th century.

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Margaret Ann Neve's Timeline

1792
May 18, 1792
St. Peter's Port, Gurnsey, Channel Islands, England (United Kingdom)
1903
April 4, 1903
Age 110
Gurnsey, Channel Islands, England (United Kingdom)