| Bridget Deely | |
 Bridget Deely in 1972. | |
| Birth: | 9 July 1866 Lee, Massachusetts, USA |
| Death: | 1 January 1977 Lee, Massachusetts, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 176 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Bridget M. Deely (9 July 1866 – 1 January 1977) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Bridget Deely was born in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA on 9 July 1866, to parents Michael Deely (1840–1906) and Mary Clark (1842–1932). She had eight siblings, including Patrick (1870–1959), Laura (1873–1966), Francis (1876–1926), Thomas (1878–1960), Joseph (1881–1918) and Charles (1883–1977). Her father apparently lived in California for some time, where he had gone in the California Gold Rush.
Deely never married nor had children, and when asked by a reported whether or not she ever married during her 106th birthday party, she jokingly said: “Not yet.” She was a lifelong resident of Lee, firstly living in her family home, and later in the new one built in 1903 on the site of the earlier one that was torn down because it was too small. She operated a dressmaker business from her home from 1890 up until the late 1920s. At the age of 103, she was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Lee. At the age of 106, she lived with her younger brother Charles (aged 89 at the time). At the time, she was still doing housework and cooking an occasional meal. According to her brother, she was mentally alert and physically active up until two months before her death, when she was confined to her bedroom. When asked about the secret of her good health, she replied: “staying busy and eating three good meals a day.”
Bridget Deely died of respiratory arrest in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA on 1 January 1977 at the age of 110 years, 176 days.
References
- 2021 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- Bridget M. Deely Find a Grave
- Bridget Deely is 103 today The Berkshire Eagle, 9 July 1969
- Bridget Deely celebrates her 106th birthday The Berkshire Eagle, 12 July 1972
- Bridget Deely marks 107th birthday The Berkshire Eagle, 10 July 1973
- Bridget Deely dies at 110; Lee resident was oldest in country The Berkshire Eagle, 3 January 1977