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|Beulah Meloche |
|Beulah Meloche |
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|caption = Beulah Meloche in November 2019 |
|caption = Beulah Meloche in November 2019 |
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|sex = Female |
|sex = Female |
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|nationality = American |
|nationality = American |
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− | |birthyr = 1906 |
+ | |birthyr = 1906 |birthplace = Chazy, New York, USA |
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+ | |deathyr = 2020 |deathplace = Ogdensburg, New York, USA |
|sort = Meloche, Beulah |
|sort = Meloche, Beulah |
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− | + | -->'''Beulah Meloche''' (nee '''Barnaby'''; 5 December 1906 – 27 October 2020) was an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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− | Meloche was born in Chazy, New York |
+ | Meloche was born on 5 December 1906 in Chazy, New York to Nelson and Elizabeth (Gilman) Barnaby and grew up in nearby Plattsburgh. She claimed to have been born on 23 November 1906, but the validation process concluded that she was born on 5 December 1906. |
For many years, Meloche worked as a caregiver for children. She never had children of her own. She had three sisters: Mabel, Edith, and Matilda. She was married to Armand Meloche before his death on 1 July 1972. |
For many years, Meloche worked as a caregiver for children. She never had children of her own. She had three sisters: Mabel, Edith, and Matilda. She was married to Armand Meloche before his death on 1 July 1972. |
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− | Meloche |
+ | Meloche lived in a nursing home in Ogdensburg, New York, from 2011 until her death. She became the oldest living person in the state of New York following the death of 114 year-old [[Alelia Murphy]] on 23 November 2019. Meloche died on 27 October 2020 at the age of 113 years, 327 days (and the claimed age of 113 years, 340 days). She was believed to be the fourth-oldest living person in the United States at time of her death. |
==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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+ | BMeloche105.png|Beulah Meloche in November 2011. |
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+ | BMeloche109.png|Beulah Meloche in November 2015. |
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+ | BMeloche111.jpg|Beulah Meloche in November 2017. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2017/11/30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1626-3? CELEBRATING BEULAH MELOCHE'S 111TH BIRTHDAY] Congressional Record, 30 November 2017 |
*[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2017/11/30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1626-3? CELEBRATING BEULAH MELOCHE'S 111TH BIRTHDAY] Congressional Record, 30 November 2017 |
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*[http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2018/05/ogdensburg-resident-111-is-oldest-person-in-new-york/ Ogdensburg resident, 111, is oldest person in New York] Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 28 May 2018 |
*[http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2018/05/ogdensburg-resident-111-is-oldest-person-in-new-york/ Ogdensburg resident, 111, is oldest person in New York] Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 28 May 2018 |
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− | *[https://www.facebook.com/unitedhelpers/posts/10157225820133541 |
+ | *[https://www.facebook.com/unitedhelpers/posts/10157225820133541 113th birthday] Facebook, 26 November 2019 |
+ | *[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ogdensburg-ny/beulah-meloche-9868727 Beulah Meloche Obituary] Dignity Memorial |
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+ | [[Category:United States deaths]] |
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[[Category:New York supercentenarians]] |
[[Category:New York supercentenarians]] |
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+ | [[Category:Exaggerated claims]] |
Revision as of 03:57, 27 July 2021
Beulah Meloche | |
Beulah Meloche in November 2019 | |
Birth: | 5 December 1906 Chazy, New York, USA |
Death: | 27 October 2020 Ogdensburg, New York, USA |
Age: | 113 years, 327 days |
Country: | USA |
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Beulah Meloche (nee Barnaby; 5 December 1906 – 27 October 2020) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Meloche was born on 5 December 1906 in Chazy, New York to Nelson and Elizabeth (Gilman) Barnaby and grew up in nearby Plattsburgh. She claimed to have been born on 23 November 1906, but the validation process concluded that she was born on 5 December 1906.
For many years, Meloche worked as a caregiver for children. She never had children of her own. She had three sisters: Mabel, Edith, and Matilda. She was married to Armand Meloche before his death on 1 July 1972.
Meloche lived in a nursing home in Ogdensburg, New York, from 2011 until her death. She became the oldest living person in the state of New York following the death of 114 year-old Alelia Murphy on 23 November 2019. Meloche died on 27 October 2020 at the age of 113 years, 327 days (and the claimed age of 113 years, 340 days). She was believed to be the fourth-oldest living person in the United States at time of her death.
Gallery
References
- Ogdensburg’s most senior citizen celebrates 110 years Watertown Daily Times, 23 November 2016
- CELEBRATING BEULAH MELOCHE'S 111TH BIRTHDAY Congressional Record, 30 November 2017
- Ogdensburg resident, 111, is oldest person in New York Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 28 May 2018
- 113th birthday Facebook, 26 November 2019
- Beulah Meloche Obituary Dignity Memorial