when did the last person born in the 18th century die
9 January 1909
title: Susannah Mushatt Jones text: 17, 2015. On July 3, 2015, three days before her 116th birthday, she was presented with a certificate from "Guinness World Records" recognizing her as the oldest person alive. Jones died in her sleep on the evening of May 12, 2016, aged 116 years, 311 days. Following her death, Emma Morano became the world's oldest living person as well as the last living person who was born in the 1800s. Susannah Mushatt Jones Susannah Mushatt Jones (July 6, 1899 – May 12, 2016) was an African American supercentenarian who was, at the age of 116 years and 311 days, the title: Augusta Hejnek text: not keep still long enough for the film to properly develop. Hejnek died March 1, 1908, at the age of 108, and at the time was the last known person born in the 1700s. This left Salome Sellers as the last surviving person from the 18th century (which included the year 1800). Augusta Hejnek Augustinam "Augusta" Hejnek (December 25, 1799 – March 1, 1908) was a German centenarian who was the last known surviving person from the 1700s. Hejnek was born on December 25, 1799. She arrived in the United States in 1870, where she lived in Chicago. She then title: Emma Morano text: 29 November 2016 were broadcast live in Italy. Morano died at her home in Verbania, Italy, on 15 April 2017 at the age of 117. At the time she was the oldest person alive and the fifth-oldest person in recorded history. She was recognised as the last living person born before 1900 whose age had been independently verified. Upon Morano's death, Violet Brown became the world's oldest living person. Emma Morano Emma Martina Luigia Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian who, before her death at the age of 117 years and 137 days, was title: Salome Sellers text: Salome Sellers Salome Sellers ("née" Sylvester; January 1, 1800 – January 9, 1909) was an American centenarian who was the last known survivor from the 18th century. Salome Sylvester was born in Deer Isle, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), the daughter of Edward and Deborah ("née" Cushman) Sylvester. She grew up on Deer Isle and married Joseph Sellers on 23 December 1830. The couple had six children together, Salome outliving all but her oldest son, William. She was widowed in 1865. Due to her unusually long life, Salome was often featured in local newspapers and visited by people interested in title: Violet Brown text: and she was the last known subject of Queen Victoria. Brown's first child, Harland Fairweather, died on 19 April 2017, at the age of 97 years and 4 days. He is believed to have been the oldest person with a living parent. Brown died on 15 September 2017 at a hospital in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, at the age of 117, after being diagnosed with dehydration and irregular heartbeat a week prior. Following her death Nabi Tajima became the oldest living person and the last living person born in the 19th century. Violet Brown Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10