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'''Mary Dorothy Christian''' née Perry (June 12, 1889 – April 20, 2003) was an [[United States|American]] [[supercentenarian]] who became the [[oldest people|oldest person in the United States]] at age 113 upon the death of 113-year-old [[Mae Harrington]] and was succeeded in this title by another 113-year-old, [[Elena Slough]].
'''Mary Dorothy Christian''' née Perry (June 12, 1889 – April 20, 2003) was an [[United States|American]] [[supercentenarian]] who became the [[oldest people|oldest recognized person in the United States]] at age 113 upon the death of 113-year-old [[Mae Harrington]] and was succeeded in this title by another 113-year-old, [[Elena Slough]].


Mary was born in [[Taunton, Massachusetts]] to parents whose name had been [[anglicism|anglicized]] from ''Perreira'' (she was of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] descent).
Perry was born in [[Taunton, Massachusetts]] to parents whose name had been [[anglicism|anglicized]] from ''Perreira'' (she was of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] descent).
She spent much of her life in [[California]], where she died in a [[San Pablo, California]] care home at [[list of the oldest people|113 years and 312 days]].
She spent much of her life in [[California]], where she died in a [[San Pablo, California]] nursing home at [[list of the oldest people|113 years and 312 days]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:27, 19 August 2011

Mary Dorothy Christian née Perry (June 12, 1889 – April 20, 2003) was an American supercentenarian who became the oldest recognized person in the United States at age 113 upon the death of 113-year-old Mae Harrington and was succeeded in this title by another 113-year-old, Elena Slough.

Perry was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to parents whose name had been anglicized from Perreira (she was of Portuguese descent). She spent much of her life in California, where she died in a San Pablo, California nursing home at 113 years and 312 days.

See also

References

  • CBS News - Nation's oldest person dies at age 113
  • Charles Burress (November 8, 2002). "113-year-old is oldest American". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

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