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Ann Pouder ''[[née]]'' Ann Alexander ([[London]], [[United Kingdom]] April 8, 1807 – [[Baltimore, Maryland]], [[United States]] July 10, 1917) was one of the first recognized supercentenarians in the world. Her age at death was {{age in years and days|1807|4|8|1917|7|10}}.<ref>Robert D. Young, Louis Epstein, L. Stephen Coles. Rejuvenation Research. August 2008, 11(4): 851–852. {{doi|10.1089/rej.2008.0777}}.</ref> When Pouder was twelve years old, her family immigrated to the United States. There she lived the following 98 years of her life in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. She married, although became a widow very early and had no children. Her extreme longevity claim was certified by [[Alexander Graham Bell]].<ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/Tables.htm GRG Official Tables, Notes for Table A.] (This document mentions a report that Ann Pouder's lifespan was validated by Alexander Graham Bell.) Retrieved June 6, 2011.</ref> In her last few months, she was bedridden, [[blindness|blind]], and almost [[deaf]], but her mind remained sharp.<ref>Maurice Ernest, The Longer Life – A Critical Survey of Many Claims to Abnormal Longevity, of various Theories on duration of life and old age, and of divers attempts at rejuvenation, READ BOOKS, 2006, ISBN 1-4067-9799-5, ISBN 978-1-4067-9799-2</ref> |
Ann Pouder ''[[née]]'' Ann Alexander ([[London]], [[United Kingdom]] April 8, 1807 – [[Baltimore, Maryland]], [[United States]] July 10, 1917) was one of the first recognized supercentenarians in the world. Her age at death was {{age in years and days|1807|4|8|1917|7|10}}.<ref>Robert D. Young, Louis Epstein, L. Stephen Coles. Rejuvenation Research. August 2008, 11(4): 851–852. {{doi|10.1089/rej.2008.0777}}.</ref> When Pouder was twelve years old, her family immigrated to the United States. There she lived the following 98 years of her life in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. She married, although became a widow very early and had no children. Her extreme longevity claim was certified by [[Alexander Graham Bell]].<ref>[http://www.grg.org/Adams/Tables.htm GRG Official Tables, Notes for Table A.] (This document mentions a report that Ann Pouder's lifespan was validated by Alexander Graham Bell.) Retrieved June 6, 2011.</ref> In her last few months, she was bedridden, [[blindness|blind]], and almost [[deaf]], but her mind remained sharp.<ref>Maurice Ernest, The Longer Life – A Critical Survey of Many Claims to Abnormal Longevity, of various Theories on duration of life and old age, and of divers attempts at rejuvenation, READ BOOKS, 2006, ISBN 1-4067-9799-5, ISBN 978-1-4067-9799-2</ref> |
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Ann Pouder
Ann Pouder née Ann Alexander (London, United Kingdom April 8, 1807 – Baltimore, Maryland, United States July 10, 1917) was one of the first recognized supercentenarians in the world. Her age at death was 110 years, 93 days.[1] When Pouder was twelve years old, her family immigrated to the United States. There she lived the following 98 years of her life in Baltimore, Maryland. She married, although became a widow very early and had no children. Her extreme longevity claim was certified by Alexander Graham Bell.[2] In her last few months, she was bedridden, blind, and almost deaf, but her mind remained sharp.[3]
References
- ^ Robert D. Young, Louis Epstein, L. Stephen Coles. Rejuvenation Research. August 2008, 11(4): 851–852. doi:10.1089/rej.2008.0777.
- ^ GRG Official Tables, Notes for Table A. (This document mentions a report that Ann Pouder's lifespan was validated by Alexander Graham Bell.) Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ Maurice Ernest, The Longer Life – A Critical Survey of Many Claims to Abnormal Longevity, of various Theories on duration of life and old age, and of divers attempts at rejuvenation, READ BOOKS, 2006, ISBN 1-4067-9799-5, ISBN 978-1-4067-9799-2