Betsy Baker (supercentenarian)
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Betsy Russell Baker was the first listed supercentenarian
in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's then-oldest person. In 2002, researchers confirmed she was the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards for an unknown period of time prior to her death 24 October 1955.
Born at Great Brington
, England, she was a British immigrant to the United States (Nebraska
). She died at Tecumseh, Nebraska
, aged 113 years, 65 days, after living in Johnson County
for 65 years. She was the second person in the world (after Delina Filkins
) to have reached the age of 113 and to have been validated by modern standards.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's then-oldest person. In 2002, researchers confirmed she was the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards for an unknown period of time prior to her death 24 October 1955.
Born at Great Brington
Great Brington
Great Brington is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. The village, in the civil parish of Brington, has a population of about 200. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and St John....
, England, she was a British immigrant to the United States (Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
). She died at Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tecumseh is located at ....
, aged 113 years, 65 days, after living in Johnson County
Johnson County, Nebraska
-History:Johnson County was formed in 1855. It was named after Vice President Richard M. Johnson.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,488 people, 1,887 households, and 1,254 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 2,116...
for 65 years. She was the second person in the world (after Delina Filkins
Delina Filkins
Delina Filkins, née Ecker was an American supercentenarian who was the earliest verified person to reach the ages of 112 and 113, in 1927 and 1928, respectively. Filkins was the first verified person to surpass the longest confirmed lifespan by two years...
) to have reached the age of 113 and to have been validated by modern standards.