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Mary Electa Bidwell (May 9, 1881 – April 25, 1996) [20] was an American supercentenarian.She died aged 114 years and 352 days and is the oldest person on record ever to die in Connecticut.
She is the oldest person ever from the United States and, on April 16, 1998, became the world's oldest living person. She is the third-oldest verified person ever, living to the age of 119 years and 97 days. Her birthdate has been independently verified through numerous census and other records.
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. [b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.
Elizabeth Francis (July 25, 1909 – October 22, 2024) was an American supercentenarian who was the oldest-living person in the United States from the death of Edie Ceccarelli on February 22, 2024, until her own death on October 22, 2024.
All ten oldest verified people ever are female. The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. [ 4 ] She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110.
Now, America's oldest living person is Naomi Whitehead, who is 144 years old and was born on Sept. 26, 1910. This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Elizabeth Francis, America's ...
Before her death, Francis was the 21st oldest American in history, and the 54th oldest person to ever live, according to LongeviQuest, a global database that tracks the world’s oldest individuals.
Francis, who lived in Houston, gained notoriety as the third oldest living person in the world and, according to global longevity tracker Longeviquest, the 54th oldest person ever recorded. She ...