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Adelheid Kirschbaum
Adelheid Kirschbaum
Adelheid and Alfred's marriage record 1926
Birth: 29 September 1883
Neuwied, Rhine Province, Germany
Death: 21 December 1996
New York City, New York State, USA
Age: 113 years, 83 days
Country: GermanyGERUnited StatesUSA
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Adelheid Kirschbaum (29 September 1883 – 21 December 1996) was a validated German-American supercentenarian.

Biography

Adelheid Kirschbaum was born in Neuwied, Rhine Province, Germany on 29 September 1883.

She married Alfred Kirschbaum in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany on 23 December 1926. The couple had one children: Alice (born 1908). Alfred died in Germany in 1933.

Kirschbaum died in New York City, New York State, USA on 21 December 1996 at the age of 113 years, 83 days. She is currently the third-oldest validated German immigrant ever to the United States, behind Augusta Holtz and Charlotte Benkner.

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