Bernice Madigan | Gerontology Research Group

Supercentenarian data for USA (Massachusetts)

Full name: Bernice Madigan
Lifespan: (24.07.1899 – 03.01.2015)
Age: 115 years, 163 days
Birthplace: USA (Massachusetts)
Last residence: USA (Massachusetts)
Application date: 28.07.2009
Validation date: 03.11.2009
Validation source: Robert Young

Biography

Bernice Marina Emerson was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA on 24 July 1899 as the daughter of Harry and Grace Bennett Emerson. In 1918 she moved to Washington, District of Columbia. She married Paul H. Madigan in Washington, D.C. on 10 September 1925. The couple had no children. Bernice and her husband then moved to Maryland. She was widowed in 1976, and returned to Massachusetts in 2007.

Madigan died in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA on 3 January 2015 at the age of 115 years, 163 days.

Validation

Her age was verified by Robert Young, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 03 November 2009.