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| − | }}'''Alice Sjoquist''' ['''Sjöquist'''] (25 October 1878 – 7 November 1991) was a validated British-Canadian supercentenarian. |
+ | }}'''Alice Sjoquist''' ['''Sjöquist'''] (neé '''Stone'''; 25 October 1878 – 7 November 1991) was a validated British-Canadian supercentenarian. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Alice Sjoquist was born in Ewhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom on 25 October 1878. During her life, she was a nurse, midwife and charity volunteer. Sjoquist moved to British Columbia, Canada in 1912, |
+ | Alice Sjoquist was born in Ewhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom on 25 October 1878. During her life, she was a nurse, midwife and charity volunteer. In 1910, she married Oscar Sjoquist, and the couple moved to British Columbia, Canada in 1912, settling in Kamloops in 1914. |
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| + | Sjoquist continued to live in Kamloops for the next 63 years. She became a widow following Oscar's death in March 1959. Sjoquist later moved to a care facility called "Ponderosa Lodge", where she passed away on 7 November 1991, aged 113 years, 13 days. She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 26 September 2009. |
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*[http://newspapers.com/image/504270864/ The Windsor Star, 26 October 1991, page 25] |
*[http://newspapers.com/image/504270864/ The Windsor Star, 26 October 1991, page 25] |
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*[http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2172437?docsearchtext=Alice%20Sj%C3%B6quist La Presse, 9 November 1991] |
*[http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2172437?docsearchtext=Alice%20Sj%C3%B6quist La Presse, 9 November 1991] |
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| + | *[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stone-15306 Alice (Stone) Sjoquist (1878 - 1991)] WikiTree |
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| + | *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71060378/alice-sjoquist Alice Sjoquist] Find A Grave |
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Revision as of 07:26, 3 July 2021
| Alice Sjoquist | |
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| Birth: | 25 October 1878 Ewhurst, Sussex, England, UK |
| Death: | 7 November 1991 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Age: | 113 years, 13 days |
| Country: |  UK  CAN
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Alice Sjoquist [Sjöquist] (neé Stone; 25 October 1878 – 7 November 1991) was a validated British-Canadian supercentenarian.
Biography
Alice Sjoquist was born in Ewhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom on 25 October 1878. During her life, she was a nurse, midwife and charity volunteer. In 1910, she married Oscar Sjoquist, and the couple moved to British Columbia, Canada in 1912, settling in Kamloops in 1914.
Sjoquist continued to live in Kamloops for the next 63 years. She became a widow following Oscar's death in March 1959. Sjoquist later moved to a care facility called "Ponderosa Lodge", where she passed away on 7 November 1991, aged 113 years, 13 days. She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 26 September 2009.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- The Windsor Star, 26 October 1991, page 25
- La Presse, 9 November 1991
- Alice (Stone) Sjoquist (1878 - 1991) WikiTree
- Alice Sjoquist Find A Grave
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