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Ja Hyung Lee
Ja Hyung Lee
Ja Hyung Lee on his claimed 109th birthday.
Centenarian

Ja Hyung Lee (born 27 August 1910?) is a Korean-born Canadian centenarian. If his claimed age is true, he would be the oldest living man in Canada.

Biography

Ja Hyung Lee claimed to have been born in Korea on 27 August 1910.

In Korea, he operated a jewelry store until his retirement nearly 40 years ago, when he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for about a decade. He moved to Canada when he was around 80 years.

His wife died in c.2012 at the age of 92. In his claimed 106th birthday, his family took he on an Alaskan cruise.

In his claimed 109th birthday, he three sons, two daughters, 15 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Ja Hyung Lee currently lives at Amenida Seniors’ Community in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, at the claimed age of 113 years, 235 days.

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