Ellen Brandenborg

Ellen Brandenborg

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Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg (née Rasmussen; born 7 January 1906) is a Danish supercentenarian who is currently unverified. She is, at 118 years, 102 days old, the 2nd oldest living person in Denmark, behind Signe Højer.

Biography

Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg was born in Skørping, Nordjylland, Denmark, on 7 January 1906. She was called Adelaide as a child, named after her grandmother, who died 1904. Her father was a watchmaker. When he got a job as a foreman at a large watchmaker and royal court, the family moved to Copenhagen. Her mother lived to the advanced age of 98 years and her oldest sister Ragnhild (1899-2002) to 102 years of age. In 1929, Ellen Brandenborg migrated to Montreal, Canada. There, she met her future husband Carl Brandenborg who worked as an engineer and a sailor. The couple had 4 children. The family returned to Denmark in 1936 and lived in Brabrand. After her husband's death in 1982, Ellen Brandenborg moved in an apartment in Kløverparken.

Ellen Brandenborg states that healthy food and joy of life is the recipe for a long life. Currently she lives in Stavtrup, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark.

References

• Født under Christian IX: 110 år med livslysten i behold
• Family of Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg