| 词条 | Bernice Madigan |
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| name = Bernice Madigan | image = Bernice Madigan (2013).png | alt = | caption = Bernice Madigan on Derby Day, 2013 | birth_name = Bernice Emerson[1] |birth_date = July 24, 1899[2] |birth_place = West Springfield, Massachusetts |death_date = January 3, 2015 (aged {{age in years and days|1899|7|24|2015|1|3}}) |death_place = Cheshire, Massachusetts |nationality = American |parents = |spouse = Paul Madigan (1896–1976) (m. 1925–1976; his death)[1] |title = Oldest living resident of Massachusetts }}Bernice Madigan (July 24, 1899 – January 3, 2015) was an American supercentenarian who was the oldest living resident of Massachusetts,[3] the fourth-oldest living person in the United States,[5] and the world's fifth-oldest living person before her death.[4][5] She is one of 100 centenarians in The Archon Genomics XPRIZE.[6][7] BiographyBernice Emerson was born on July 24, 1899 in West Springfield, Massachusetts,[2][8][9] and moved to Cheshire when she was six.[10] In 1918, after graduating from Adams High School,[10][11] she responded to the government's drives to recruit women into employment during WWI, and moved to Washington, DC.[8] After the war, she worked as a secretary for the Department of the Treasury and the Veterans Administration.[12] She married Paul Madigan (d. 1976) in 1925;[12] they lived in the Washington, DC area and then in Silver Spring, Maryland.[10] She retired in 1942, after which she volunteered with the church and at nursing homes, playing piano for residents.[10] She returned to live with family in Massachusetts in 2007.[12] She participated in Boston University School of Medicine's New England Centenarian Study,[13] and was interviewed and filmed by the Center for Aging at the University of Chicago and the ABC World News.[13] She joined social media, with profiles on Facebook and Twitter.[12][14][15] Madigan died in her sleep at the age of 115 years, 163 days at 2 a.m. on January 3, 2015.[9][15] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_21135435|title=State’s oldest woman turns 113|work=North Adams Transcript|access-date=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730043622/http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_21135435|archive-date=July 30, 2012|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madigan, Bernice}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://grg.org/Adams/E.HTM|title=Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians|work=Gerontology Research Group|accessdate=December 20, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103173911/http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM|archivedate=January 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}} 3. ^Cheshire Woman 16th Oldest in the World 4. ^1 Cheshire Woman Is Fourth Oldest in the World 5. ^{{cite news |last1=Buncombe |first1=Andrew |title=Secrets of longevity: Meet the five women whose lives span three centuries |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/secrets-of-longevity-meet-the-five-women-whose-lives-span-three-centuries-9996697.html |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media |date=22 January 2015 |location=London, UK}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://genomics.xprize.org/100-over-100/community/bernice-madigan |title=Bernice Madigan Centenarian Profile |work=Archon Genomics |accessdate=December 8, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914062440/http://genomics.xprize.org/100-over-100/community/bernice-madigan |archivedate=September 14, 2012 }} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Ansberry|first=Clare|title=Contestants Race to Map DNA of 100 Centenarians|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443890304578010513378135692|accessdate=June 13, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}} 8. ^1 {{cite journal |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Fritz |title=Fritz Hoffmann Wishes Bernice Madigan a Happy 115th Birthday |journal=National Geographic |date=22 July 2014 |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2014/07/22/fritz-hoffmann-wishes-bernice-madigan-a-happy-115th-birthday/ |accessdate=9 December 2018}} 9. ^1 State's Oldest Citizen Dies, Berkshires.com (January 3, 2015) 10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/24/at_110_bay_states_oldest_resident_is_a_marvel_of_longevity/ |title=At 110, Bay State’s oldest resident is a marvel of longevity|work=The Boston Globe|date=July 24, 2009 |accessdate=December 8, 2012}} 11. ^{{cite news |last1=Shanks |first1=Adam |title=Cheshire woman turns 115; world's fifth-oldest person |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/cheshire-woman-turns-115-worlds-fifth-oldest-person,366679 |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=Berkshire Eagle |date=24 July 2014}} 12. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |last1=Diebel |first1=Matthew |title=Inkster woman 115 among 6 living people born in 19th century |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/05/inkster-woman-115-among-6-living-people-born-in-19th-century/15126761 |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=5 September 2014}} 13. ^1 {{cite news |title=ABC News Features Cheshire's Madigan |url=http://www.iberkshires.com/blog/?bid=373 |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=iBerkshires.com |date=30 June 2010}} 14. ^{{cite news |last1=Cain |first1=Tim |title=The oldest person on Twitter |url=https://herald-review.com/blogs/tim_cain/the-oldest-person-on-twitter/article_2a9d2a40-6d20-11e4-aa51-f7a91806ae4b.html |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=Herald&Review |date=17 November 2014 |location=Decatur, Illinois}} 15. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Rousseau |first1=Morgan |title=Bernice Emerson Madigan, oldest Mass. resident, dies at age 115 |url=https://www.metro.us/boston/bernice-emerson-madigan-oldest-mass-resident-dies-at-age-115/zsJoag---AyRqaJmwObAFI |accessdate=9 December 2018 |work=Metro USA |date=7 January 2015}} 7 : 1899 births|2015 deaths|American supercentenarians|Female supercentenarians|Massachusetts Republicans|People from West Springfield, Massachusetts|People from Cheshire, Massachusetts |
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