The Extremely Long Life of Pierre Joubert

The world is captivated by people who live incredibly long lives, thus the discovery that Pierre Joubert was 113 years old was quite the accomplishment. This was in 1814, by the way! His age was accurately recorded by census takers for the Canadian government, and it was thought to be the truth. How, then, did a man live to be 113 years old in 1814? He didn't, in fact.

It turned out that Pierre's father had the same name. When determining Junior's age, the paperwork got jumbled up, turning him and his father into one person. His father, who was 65 years old when he passed away, was born in 1701. It turned out that Pierre's father had the same name. When determining Junior's age, the paperwork got jumbled up, turning him and his father into one person. His father, who was 65 years old when he passed away, was born in 1701. The younger Joubert would have been 82 years old because he was born in 1732. which is undoubtedly outdated. But it most definitely isn't 113.