| Jane Carpenter | |
 Carpenter on her 110th birthday in 2021. | |
| Birth: | 28 April 1911 Fiddle Lake, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Death: | 28 September 2022 Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 153 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Jane Carpenter (née Archer; 28 April 1911 – 28 September 2022) was an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Benjie Jane Archer was born to William and Anna (Thomas) Archer on 28 April 1911 in Fiddle Lake, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA. She had an older brother, Theodore and a younger sister, Mildred. Jane’s first job included taking care of children and an elderly woman. When she was 21 years old she got a job at an area factory.
In November 1933, when Jane was 22, she married Earl Alger and they lived in Johnson City, NY. In 1944 she moved to Waymart, Pennsylvania. She was a sewing machine operator and a member of the First Baptist Church. Jane also loves to play with children and travel. While with the Baptist church, Jane was a member of the mission committee. She also taught Sunday School. Jane also worked at the Katz Factory for 26 years.
Later Life[]
In 1976 she married Emerson Carpenter and they lived in Binghamton. Emerson Carpenter was the husband of her best friend, who died. It was her friends wish that if she died first, Jane would raise her children and it's exactly what happened. In 2006 when she was 95 years old, Jane moved back to Pennsylvania. When asked what the secret to living long is, Jane smiled and said, “working and being with kids.”
Carpenter died at Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA, on 28 September 2022, at the age of 111 years, 153 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Pennsylvania, behind Naomi Whitehead.
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References[]
- Carpenter celebrates 105th Tri-County Independent, 29 April 2016
- Woman in Wayne County Celebrating 107 Years WNEP, 27 April 2018
- 108th birthday Cassie Semyon on Facebook, 27 April 2019
- Wayne County woman turns 109-years-old during quarantine WNEP, 28 April 2020
- Happy 110th birthday, Jane! MSN, 28 April 2021
- Celebrating Jane Carpenter's 111th Birthday Wayne Memorial Hospital, 28 April 2022
- Obituary of Jane A. Carpenter Jenkins-Howell Funeral Home