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Submitted by Christine Gorman

The Charlottetown Examiner, February 22, 1904.

"We clip from L'Impartial the following list of the oldest men and women in Tignish. It would be interesting to know whether or not there is another district of P E Island that can produce a list equally long.

1904

The Oldest Men in Tignish

	Yrs
Colas Poirier	96
Leon Poirier	85
Prosper Poirier	83
Louis H Richard	83
Jean J Desroches	82
Phillippe Gaudet	82
Jean J Arsenault	80
Jean F Chaisson	80
Urbain Gaudet	80
Eusebe Poirier	79
Dominique Chaisson	78
Abraham Buote	77
Jean S Poirier	77
Polycarpe Gallant	77
Theophile Bernard	76
	Total 1215

Average 81 years

The Oldest Women in Tignish

		Age
Mme	Colas Poirier	92
"	Fidele Gallant	91
"	Hubert Gaudet	89
"	Pierre Richard	88
"	Daniel Poirier	87
"	Fidele E Arsenault	87
"	Romain Arsenault	86
"	Cyprian Chaisson	86
"	Laurent Buote	84
"	Thomas Bernard	80
"	Joseph T Richard	80
"	Hubert Gaudet	80
"	Bruno Gaudet	78
"	Joseph Buote	78
"	Felix Poirier	78
"	Eusebe Poirier	77
"	Prosper Gallant	77
"	Jean H Richard	77
"	Abraham Buote	76
"	Pierre Blanchard	76
"	Dominique Chiasson (as printed)	76
"	Marin Gallant	76
		Total 1787

Average 81.25 years"