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Catharine Alter
Catharine Alter
Birth: 22 December 1776
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 20 August 1886
Decatur County, Indiana, United States
Age: 109 years, 241 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Centenarian

Catharine Boring Alter (neé Purkhiser) (22 December 1776 – 20 August 1886) was an American centenarian from Pennsylvania.

Biography[]

Catharine Alter was born as Catharine Purkhisher in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States on 22 December 1776. She was married twice. Her first husband was Jacob Henry Boring (1783 – 1834) and second husband was David T. Alter (1812 – 1884). She died in Decatur County, Indiana, United States on 20 August 1886 at the age of 109 years, 241 days.

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