Bernice Madigan
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Bernice Madigan | |
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| Born | Bernice Emerson[1] July 24, 1899[2] (age 124 years, 320 days) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Supercentenarian |
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| Spouse(s) | Paul Madigan[3] (1896-1976) (m. 1925–1976; his death)[4][1] |
| Parent(s) | Harry Emerson and Grace Bennett[5] |
Bernice Madigan (née Emerson) (born July 24, 1899)[2] is an American supercentenarian who is, at the age of 124 years, 320 days, the oldest living resident of Massachusetts,[6] the third-oldest living person in United States, and the fourth-oldest living person in the world.[2]
Biography
Bernice Emerson was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts and moved to Cheshire, where she lives today, when she was 6. She graduated from Adams High School in 1918, and thereafter moved to Washington, where she worked as a secretary for the Veterans Administration, then the Treasury Department. She attended the 1920 inaugaration of Warren Harding. Madigan met her husband, Paul, in Washington, and they were married 50 years. Paul died in 1976. She has outlived a brother, Roy Emerson, and a sister, Marilyn Emerson Martin. She returned to Cheshire from Silver Springs, Maryland, in 2007.
An average breakfast for Madigan comprises a bowl of Wheaties, with banana slices on top and four miniature glazed doughnuts on the side. As pastimes, she enjoys reading and watching television shows such as "The Lawrence Welk Show’’ and “Cops." A Republican, Madigan cites Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan as her favorite U.S. Presidents. "Reagan accomplished more for the government. Eisenhower I thought was very good in some ways in the White House. I liked them both very much."[7]
It was reported on her 110th birthday that she took no medicine or a daily vitamin.[8]
See also
- List of living supercentenarians
- List of supercentenarians from the United States
- Last surviving 1800s-born people
- List of the verified oldest women
References
- ^ a b "State's oldest woman turns 113". North Adams Transcript.
- ^ a b c "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Paul Madigan, "United States Social Security Death Index"". Family Search.
- ^ "Bernice M Emerson, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"". Family Search.
- ^ "Harry G. Emerson in entry for Bernice M. Emerson, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915"". Family Search.
- ^ Cheshire Woman 16th Oldest in the World
- ^ "Bernice Madigan Centenarian Profile". Archon Genomics. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "At 110, Bay State's oldest resident is a marvel of longevity". The Boston Globe. July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.