| Emma Begay | |
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| Birth: | 3 November 1887? Mariano Lake, New Mexico, USA |
| Death: | 6 April 2007 Prewitt, New Mexico, USA |
| Age: | 119 years, 154 days? |
| Country: |  USA
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| Longevity claimant | |
Emma Bodie Begay (3 November 1887? – 6 April 2007) was a Navajo-Indian, who claimed to be 119 years old. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Guinness World Records (GWR).
Biography[]
Emma Begay was born in a hogan in the Mariano Lake area, New Mexico, USA in the late autumn of 1887, according to her granddaughter, Rosita Smith. She said her grandmother worked as a weaver, sheepherder, farmer and homemaker. Begay had twelve children, three of whom were alive when she died and 20 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, as well as fourth- and fifth-generation descendants. Begay was widowed in 1974 when her husband, Santiago Begay of Alamo, N.M., died.
Emma Begay died in Prewitt, New Mexico, USA on 6 April 2007 at the claimed age of 119 years, 154 days.
References[]
- Emma B. Begay Obituary Find a Grave