| Agnes Munce | |
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| Birth: | 17 January 1877 Parkhill, Ontario, Canada |
| Death: | 16 December 1988 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Age: | 111 years, 334 days |
| Country: |  CAN
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| Validated | |
Agnes Ann Munce nee Ellison (17 January 1877 – 16 December 1988) was a Canadian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Agnes Munce was born as Agnes Ann Ellison in Parkhill, Ontario, Canada on 17 January 1877. Her parents were John Ellison and Martha Murray. She worked as a Corset Maker and Seamstress at London, Ontario. She married John Munce on June 18, 1901 and moved to Lacombe, Alberta. The couple had five children, including a daughter Martha Olivia Munce (1910 - 2010) (married Burton).
On her 111th birthday in 1988, her doctor stated that she longevity was due to her positive attitude and her taking care of herself physically and mentally. Agnes Munce moved to a nursing home when she was 102 years old. She once broke her leg as a result of a rainstorm.
Agnes Munce died in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada on 16 December 1988 at the age of 111 years, 334 days. At the time of her death she was believed to be oldest living woman in Canada.
References[]
- List of validated Supercentenarians in Canada GRG
- Picture of Agnes Munce at 109
- Women celebrates her 111th birthday Moscow-Pullman Daily News, January 20, 1988
- Discover people named Ann Munce MyHeritage Family Trees
- Agnes Ann Ellison Munce Find A Grave
- Red Deer’s Wilfred Kenzle nearly lives to see 105 years Red Deer Advocate, July 4, 2018
| Canada's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Hannah Bradford • Flore Beland • Ellen Delaney • Emma Bingham • Herman Smith-Johannsen • Agnes Munce • Nellie Thompson • Alice Sjoquist • Lillian Ross • Marie-Louise Meilleur • Marie-Louise Meunier • Maria Mallozzi • Zelda McCague • Fanny Martland • Evangeline Saulnier • Anne Samson • Julie Winnefred Bertrand • Jennie Fitzgerald • Margaret Fitzgerald • Pearl Lutzko • Cora Hansen • Yvonne Lamoureux • Merle Barwis • Colombe Benoit-Leclerc • Orma Slack • Marguerite Wabano • Lilian Cornell • Ellen Gibb • Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere • Phyllis Ridgway • Cecile Klein • Shige Mineshiba • Mabel Mah • Helen Doan • Gertruda Gorecka • Hazel Skuce • Margaret Romans • Burdett Sisler |