| Henrietta Dobin | |
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| Birth: | 17 August 1911 Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Death: | 1 September 2022 Atlantic Beach, New York, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 15 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Henrietta "Henri" S. Dobin (née Horne; 17 August 1911 – 1 September 2022) was an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Henrietta Dobin was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States on 17 August 1911 to Samuel and Eva Horne, Jewish immigrants from Russian-annexed Poland. She had one older brother, Jacob. Her family moved to Brooklyn when she was five. Throughout her life, Dobin said, she’s had many adventures. She hitchhiked to Texas to visit her boyfriend Solomon when he was in school, visited Russia once it was re-opened to American tourists, and went to Israel after it reclaimed the Western Wall in 1967.
Dobin had traveled to almost every continent. She married Solomon Dobin on 9 March 1930. He died in November 1990. They were married for 60 years, and they lived in Far Rockaway, Queens, until their children, Myra and Steven, were married. They then moved to East Rockaway, where Dobin lived for 35 years. Her daughter, Myra Markowitz, was born in 1937 and her son, Steven, was born in 1946.
Dobin lived in North Woodmere, New York. She worked at a museum for two days a week. She lived in the Bristal Care Center for Seniors.
At the time of her 110th birthday in 2021, Dobin was reported to be the oldest living person in Long Island, New York, USA.
Henrietta Dobin died in Atlantic Beach, New York, USA on 1 September 2022, at the age of 111 years, 15 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in New York, behind Hattie Hill.
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References[]
- Solomon S. Dobin, Retailer, 79 New York Times, 1 December 1990
- Henrietta Dobin 107th birthday Bristal Newsday, 16 August 2018
- 107 Year Old Henrietta Dobin at The Bristal at North Woodmere Vimeo
- Today we wish Henrietta, resident of The Bristal at North Woodmere, a very happy 108th birthday! The Bristal Assisted Living on Facebook, 17 August 2019
- Happy 110th Birthday to my Grandma. Although she is not on FB I know she would enjoy the birthday wishes. Yes, you read that right, it is not a typo…110! Richard Markowitz on Facebook, 17 August 2021
- Woman believed to be oldest Long Islander celebrates 110th birthday abc7, 19 August 2021
- Henrietta Dobin, known as 'The Energizer Bunny,' dies at age 111 LI Herald, 3 September 2022