| Ellen Brandenborg | |
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| Birth: | 7 January 1906 Skoerping, Nordjylland, Denmark |
| Death: | 22 July 2017 Stavtrup, Midtjylland, Denmark |
| Age: | 111 years, 196 days |
| Country: |  DEN
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| Unvalidated | |
Ellen Brandenborg (née Rasmussen; 7 January 1906 – 22 July 2017) was an unvalidated Danish supercentenarian. She has been the oldest living person in Denmark since the death of Signe Hoejer on 18 March 2016, since the death of Elisabet Ekenaes on 4 January 2017 she became the oldest living person in the Nordic region until her own death, and became the oldest person ever in Denmark on 2 May 2017.
Biography
Ellen Adelaide Rasmussen was born in Skoerping, Nordjylland, Denmark, on 7 January 1906. She was called Adelaide as a child, named after her grandmother, who died in 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 Kloeverparken.
Ellen Brandenborg as supercentenarian
Ellen Brandenborg stated that healthy food and joy of life is the recipe for a long life. She lived in Stavtrup, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark.
Ellen died on 22 July 2017 at the age of 111 years, 196 days.
References
- Churchbook 1897-1912 Skørping/Page No. 110 - Born Women 1906 Danish Family Search
- Ellen er Danmarks næstældste: Hold fast i alt det gode og lad det andet fare Kristeligt Dagblad, 7 January 2016 [Archived]
- Født under Christian IX: 110 år med livslysten i behold Århus Stiftstidende, 7 January 2016
- Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg 2017 aarhusianere, Aarhus Stadsarkiv, 26 October 2016
- Danmarks ældste fylder 111 år Århus Stiftstidende, 7 January 2017
- 111-årige Ellen oplevede Titanics forlis: De siger jeg er enestående Ekstra Bladet, 7 January 2017
- Family of Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg
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