Changes: Beulah Meloche

	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
	Validated

Revision as of 03:57, 27 July 2021

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

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-|caption = Beulah Meloche on her 110th birthday.
+|caption = Beulah Meloche in November 2019
 |sex = Female
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+|birthyr = 1906 |birthplace = Chazy, New York, USA
-|birthplace = Chazy, New York, USA
+|deathyr = 2020 |deathplace = Ogdensburg, New York, USA
 |sort = Meloche, Beulah
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-}}'''Beulah Meloche''' (born 5 December 1906) is an American [[supercentenarian]] whose age is validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
+-->'''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 in Chazy, New York, and grew up in nearby Plattsburgh. She claims to have been born on 23 November 1906, but documentation supports her date of birth being 5 December 1906. For many years she worked as a caregiver for children. She never had children of her own. She had three sisters, Mabel, Edith and Matilda. She married Armand Meloche. He died on July 1, 1972.
+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 has lived in a nursing home in Ogdensburg, New York, since 2011. In May 2018, she was incorrectly reported as the oldest resident of New York, albeit she was younger than [[Alelia Murphy]] who turned 113 in July 2018.
+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>
+BMeloche105.png|Beulah Meloche in November 2011.
+BMeloche109.png|Beulah Meloche in November 2015.
+Beulah Meloche.JPG|Beulah Meloche in November 2016.
+BMeloche111.jpg|Beulah Meloche in November 2017.
+</gallery>
 ==References==
-*[http://www.grg.org/SC/WorldSCRankingsList.html World Supercentenarian Rankings List] Gerontology Research Group
 *[http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news05/ogdensburgs-most-senior-citizen-celebrates-110-years-20161123&template=mwdt Ogdensburg’s most senior citizen celebrates 110 years] Watertown Daily Times, 23 November 2016
 *[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
 *[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
+*[https://www.facebook.com/unitedhelpers/posts/10157225820133541 113th birthday] Facebook, 26 November 2019
-[[Category:Childless supercentenarians]]
+*[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ogdensburg-ny/beulah-meloche-9868727 Beulah Meloche Obituary] Dignity Memorial
 [[Category:United States births]]
 [[Category:New York births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:United States deaths]]
+[[Category:New York deaths]]
 [[Category:New York supercentenarians]]
+[[Category:Exaggerated claims]]

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
Validated