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NH Woman, 114, Becomes Oldest American
Only Person Known To Be Older Is New World Titleholder
Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Updated: 1:42 pm CDT September 13, 2009
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Manchester, N.H. -- A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey's Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American.
Mary Josephine Ray secured the title of the oldest person in the US after the death of Gertrude Baines on Friday in Los Angeles.
According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age, the only person in the world known to be older is Kama Chinen of Japan. Chinen was born on May 10, 1895, seven days before Ray.
When Ray became the world's third-oldest person in August, she was asked by the New Hampshire Union Leader what she thought of her long life.
She told the paper: "It was so long ago, I don't remember much about it."
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
NH Woman, 114, Becomes Oldest American
Only Person Known To Be Older Is New World Titleholder
Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Updated: 1:42 pm CDT September 13, 2009
http://www.click2houston.com/2006/1114/10317063_240X180.jpg] *See below picture*
Manchester, N.H. -- A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey's Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American.
Mary Josephine Ray secured the title of the oldest person in the US after the death of Gertrude Baines on Friday in Los Angeles.
According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age, the only person in the world known to be older is Kama Chinen of Japan. Chinen was born on May 10, 1895, seven days before Ray.
When Ray became the world's third-oldest person in August, she was asked by the New Hampshire Union Leader what she thought of her long life.
She told the paper: "It was so long ago, I don't remember much about it."
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.