| Mary Bidwell | |
 Bidwell at age 114. | |
| Birth: | 9 May 1881 Watertown, Connecticut, USA |
| Death: | 25 April 1996 Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
| Age: | 114 years, 352 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Mary Electa Noble Bidwell (née Bidwell; 9 May 1881 – 25 April 1996) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) who was the fourth oldest living person in the world when she died (behind Jeanne Calment, Marie-Louise Meilleur and Sarah Knauss) and the oldest living person in the United States behind Knauss.
Biography
Mary Bidwell was born as Mary Electa Noble Bidwell in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut as the daughter of Charles and Alice Noble Bidwell. She married her distant cousin Charles Hubbell Bidwell on 12 August 1906. The couple had one child, Charles Bradford (who died in 1945). She was widowed in 1975.
Mary Electa Bidwell died in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut on 25 April 1996, aged 114 years, 352 days. Mary herself claimed to have been born on 9 May 1881, which has been supported by early-life evidence. She was the last living American born in the presidency and life of James A. Garfield.
AGE REVALIDATION
Also, in August 2023, following a thorough review of documents discovered by Jimmy Lindberg, the GRG reached the conclusion that Bidwell was really born on 9 May 1881.
Gallery
References
- 2004 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Mary Bidwell, 114 Photo Gallery, GRG
- CNN News, December 25, 1995
- European Stars and Stripes, April 28, 1996