Anne Eugénie Blanchard (February 16, 1896 – November 4, 2010), a nun who was considered the world's oldest person, died in the French Caribbean island of St. Barts at age 114.
Blanchard had earned the nickname "Sweets" because of how she treated others, said Victorin Lurel, who represents St. Barts in France's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly.
Blanchard was born in St. Barts and lived much of her life in a convent in the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao before returning home in the 1950s. She was the last survivor of a family of 13 brothers and sisters. After returning from Curacao, she lived in a quaint house in the Merlette district with a cat as her only companion.
(sources: Wikipedia, Huffington Post)
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