Chesten Marchant or Cheston Marchant, who died in 1676 at
Gwithian,
Cornwall
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, reportedly having reached the age of 164 (the claim apparently going back to either
William Scawen or, according to
Henry Jenner, to
William Borlase), is believed to have been the last
monoglot Cornish speaker, as opposed to other speakers such as
Dolly Pentreath who could also speak
English.
See also
*
John Davey
References
1676 deaths
People from Gwinear–Gwithian
Cornish language
Cornish-speaking people
Last known speakers of a language
Year of birth unknown
Longevity myths
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