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  World's oldest woman dies - Julie Winnefred Bertrand of Montreal has died at the age of ...
Bertrand became the world's second oldest person and oldest woman after the death of Elizabeth Bolden, a Tennessee woman who made it to 116.
Bertrand died in her sleep early Thursday at the nursing home where she had lived for 35 years, the Montreal Gazette reported.
The oldest of the six children of Napoleon Bertrand and Julia Mullins of Coaticook, Quebec, Bertrand spent much of her life in the town.
www.politicalgateway.com /news/read/59034   (191 words)

  
 The Raw Story | World's oldest woman dies aged 115 in Canada
Julie Winnefred Bertrand had died already on Thursday in an old people's home where she had spent the past 35 years.
Julie Bertrand, known as "Winnie", was born on September 16, 1891 in a small village in Quebec.
Bertrand became the world's oldest woman in December after Elizabeth Bolden, who was born in 1890, died in Memphis, Tennessee.
rawstory.com /news/2006/World_s_oldest_woman_dies_aged_115__01212007.html   (167 words)

  
 Coaticook, QC News
Julie Winnifred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman at 115, died in her sleep in a Montreal nursing home, according to Canadian media reports Friday.
Julie Winnefred Bertrand of Montreal has died at the age of 115 after a month as the oldest woman in the world.
Julie Winnefred Bertrand didn't make history the day she was born but she will this week.
www.topix.net /ca/coaticook-qc   (551 words)

  
 World's oldest woman dies in Canada: reports - Boston.com
Julie Winnefred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman, died early on Thursday at the age of 115 in a Montreal nursing home, CanWest News Service reported.
Bertrand, who was born on September 16, 1891, in the Quebec town of Coaticook, passed away in her sleep, CanWest reported, citing Bertrand's 73-year-old nephew, Andre.
Last month, Bertrand was proclaimed the world's oldest living woman and its second oldest person by Guinness World Records after the death of Tennessee woman Elizabeth Bolden, who was born August 15, 1890.
www.boston.com /news/world/canada/articles/2007/01/19/worlds_oldest_woman_dies_in_canada_reports   (294 words)

  
  Julie Winnefred Bertrand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julie Winnefred Bertrand (born September 16, 1891), is the oldest living Canadian and fifth oldest person in the world.
Bertrand is in fairly good health, as she dresses daily, has her hair done bi-weekly, and enjoys a glass of wine on special occasions.
Her memory is quite good, and she can recognize most of her friends and relatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julie_Winnefred_Bertrand   (151 words)

  
 Canadian woman now second oldest person in world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bertrand, who resides in a Montreal nursing home, moved from third to second place on an international list of supercentenarians (110-year-olds and older) verified by a group of demographers and gerontologists.
Julie Winnefred Bertrand was born the eldest of six children of harness maker Napoleon Bertrand and his Irish wife, Julia Mullins.
Bertrand said although his aunt's hearing and ability to talk have diminished over the past two years, she is still able to make clear what she wants.
www.canada.com /globaltv/ontario/story.html?id=fec8960a-bb0d-4d87-8ea9-26a87bac7b44&k=75528   (575 words)

  
 Que. woman, world's oldest, dead at 115   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Winnefred Bertrand of Montreal, who turned 115-years-old Sept. 15, assumed the title of the world's oldest woman when Elizabeth Bolden, 116, of Memphis, Tenn., died in her nursing home last week.
Bertrand, born Sept. 16, 1891 in Quebec town of Coaticook, died early Thursday at 115.
Julie Bertrand's 70-year-old niece Elaine Sauciere said the fame her aunt went on to acquire late in life was really quite ''unbelievable.''
www.canada.com /globaltv/ontario/story.html?id=d48768d2-90b3-49dc-9799-910583131d34&k=70180   (414 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: World's Oldest Woman Has Died at 115
Bertrand, born Sept. 16, 1891, in the Quebec town of Coaticook, passed away in her sleep early Thursday at the nursing home where she has lived for the last 35 years, her nephew told The Gazette in Montreal.
Bertrand became the world's oldest woman last month, after the death of Elizabeth Bolden, a Tennessee woman born on Aug. 15, 1890, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Andre Bertrand said his aunt never had a problem saying no - and did so to dozens of journalists, filmmakers and medical researchers intent on discovering her secret to long life.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/w-na/2007/jan/19/011907653.html   (337 words)

  
 Julie Bertrand, world's oldest woman, dies at 115+
The report quoted her 73-year-old nephew Andre Bertrand as saying that his aunt died in her sleep at the Montreal nursing home she has called home for the past 35 years.
Bertrand, who turned 115 in September, was certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest woman when Elizabeth Bolden, 116, of Memphis, Tennessee, died last month.
Born Sept. 16, 1891, in the town of Coaticook, Quebec, Bertrand was the oldest of six children of harness maker Napoleon Bertrand and his wife, Julia Mullins.
www.breitbart.com /news/2007/01/19/D8MONJCO0.html   (172 words)

  
 World's Oldest Woman Dies at Age 115
A native of the Eastern Townships, Bertrand was born in Coaticook on September 16, 1891.
To put Julie Winnefred Bertrand’s extreme age in historical context, in the year of her birth, Sir John A. Macdonald, was still Prime Minister of Canada (he died earlier in the year), Thomas Edison received a patent for the radio, and the outbreak of World War I was still 23 years away.
Bertrand was one month younger than Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who is the oldest living person in the world and who is still living.
www.townshipsheritage.com /Eng/Articles/News/oldest.woman.html   (206 words)

  
 Kates-Boylston Publications
Bertrand became the world’s oldest woman in December 2006 after the death of Elizabeth Bolden, a Tennessee woman who died at age 116.
Bertrand was born Sept. 16, 1891 in Coaticook, Quebec.
Bertrand never married and worked as a buyer for Magasin F. Lajoie, a department store in Coaticook, throughout her life.
www.kates-boylston.com /NewsPage.aspx?newsID=657   (130 words)

  
 World's oldest woman dies in Canada _Americas—China Economic Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The world's oldest woman, 115-year-old Julie Winnefred Bertrand, died on Thursday at her home in Montreal, Canada, local media reported on Friday.
As the eldest of six children and the daughter of a harness maker, Bertrand lived in her hometown most of her life, spending much of her time as a clothes buyer and saleswoman.
Bertrand had never left her room on the sixth floor of the nursing home for the last two years.
en.ce.cn /World/Americas/200701/20/t20070120_10156781.shtml   (253 words)

  
 World's oldest woman dies in Montreal at age 115
Julie Winnefred Bertrand died in her sleep at her Montreal nursing home, said her nephew, André Bertrand.
Bertrand was born on Sept. 16, 1891 in Coaticook, a town in Quebec's Eastern Townships.
The eldest of six children and the daughter of a harness maker, she lived in the town most of her life, spending much of her time as a clothes buyer and saleswoman in the department store F.X. Lajoie.
www.cbc.ca /canada/montreal/story/2007/01/19/mtl-oldest.html?ref=rss   (1276 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Americas | World's oldest woman dies at 115
Julie Winnefred Bertrand was born 16 September 1891 in the Quebec mill town of Coaticook near the US border.
Ms Bertrand was the eldest of six children of harness-maker Napoleon Bertrand and his wife Julia Mullins.
She was inundated with requests for interviews when the Guinness World Records proclaimed her the world's oldest woman in December, but never hesitated in turning them down, her nephew said.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/6281243.stm?lsf   (289 words)

  
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 Montrealer named world's oldest woman
Winnifred Bertrand of Montreal appears to have taken over the title of world's oldest woman.
Bertrand, who turned 115 years on Sept. 15, assumed the title when Elizabeth Bolden died on Nov. 11 in Memphis, Tenn., at age 116, according to Montreal's La Presse newspaper.
Bertrand is the second Quebecer in recent years to claim the title of world's oldest woman.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2006/12/17/oldest-woman.html?ref=rss   (1126 words)

  
 Supercentenarian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
While claims of extreme age have persisted from the earliest times in history, the earliest supercentenarian who has substantial scholarly acceptance is Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, who was born in Groningen, Netherlands, September 21, 1788, and died there February 3, 1899.
Alphaeus Philemon Cole (July 12 1876 -Nov 25 1988), engraver
Julie Winnefred Bertrand (born Sept 16, 1891), oldest living Canadian, 8th-oldest in world
hallencyclopedia.com /Supercentenarian   (1303 words)

  
 Health News by Reuters
Bertrand, who was born on Sept. 16, 1891, in the Quebec town of Coaticook, passed away in her sleep, CanWest reported, citing Bertrand's 73-year-old nephew, Andre.
Last month, Bertrand was proclaimed the world's oldest living woman and its second oldest person by Guinness World Records after the death of Tennessee woman Elizabeth Bolden, who was born Aug. 15, 1890.
Although the crew never received an answer, Andre Bertrand said his aunt never shied away from such requests and did so dozens of times when approached by reporters, researchers and others, CanWest reported.
www.sutterhealth.org /health/healthinfo/reutershome_top.cfm?fx=article&id=34210   (296 words)

  
 Health News: Lifeclinic.com
A Canadian citizen believed to be the world's oldest woman died Thursday at the age 115, CBC News reported.
Julie Winnefred Bertrand, who was born Sept. 16, 1891, died in her sleep at a Montreal nursing home where she'd lived for the past 35 years.
On Wednesday, she asked to be pushed in her wheelchair to visit the front lobby, dining room and chapel, CBC News reported.
www.lifeclinic.com /healthnews/article_view.asp?story=601160   (1039 words)

  
 ANTARA News :: Julie Bertrand, world's oldest woman, dies at 115   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
ANTARA News :: Julie Bertrand, world's oldest woman, dies at 115
Julie Bertrand, world's oldest woman, dies at 115
Bertrand, who turned 115 in September, was certified by Guinness World Records as the world`s oldest woman when Elizabeth Bolden, 116, of Memphis, Tennessee, died last month, Kyodo News reported.
www.antara.co.id /en/seenws/?id=26357   (158 words)

  
 Digital Journal - World's Oldest Woman Dies in Canada
Julie Winnefred Bertrand passed away in here sleep at a Montreal nursing home where she's lived for the past 35 years.
She was born on September 16, 1891, in the Quebec town of Coaticook, surviving through three centuries.
Bertrand was also the second longest living person in Canadian history.
www.digitaljournal.com /article/95056   (427 words)

  
 Health Highlights: Jan. 20, 2007   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bertrand, the eldest of six children, never married.
Bertrand became the world's oldest woman when 116-year-old Elizabeth Bolden of Tennessee died on Dec. 11, 2006.
The world's oldest living person is Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico, who was born 26 days before Bertrand.
www.meritcare.com /news/world/viewarticle.aspx?id=601186   (1040 words)

  
 America's Emma Tillman is World's Oldest Living Woman after Death of Canadian
According to the report on Bertrand's death, Guinness stated that "on her 114th birthday, (she) prayed that 'the good Lord come down and fetch me.'"
Before Julie's death, a niece was reported as saying: "I get the impression she is now trying very hard to die and she can't figure out what she is doing wrong," The feisty supercentenarian had previously dated Prime Minister of Canada, Louis St Laurent, who took power in 1945, according to Guinness.
As of 2004, according to Wikipeida, when she turned 113, Bertrand was reported as being in fairly good health, dressing daily, had her hair done bi-weekly, and enjoyed a glass of wine on special occasions.
www.seniorjournal.com /NEWS/SeniorStats/2007/7-01-20-AmericasEmmaTillman.htm   (850 words)

  
 Oldest Living Person Dies and American Woman Takes the Title
She became the oldest female only a few days ago — January 18 — on the death of Canada's Julie Winnefred Bertrand, who was115.
Julie Bertrand, also oldest living Canadian, held title for only weeks
January 20, 2007 — Julie Winnefred Bertrand, the oldest living woman in the world and oldest living Canadian, died on January 18.
seniorjournal.com /NEWS/SeniorStats/2007/7-01-24-OldestLivingPerson.htm   (1359 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: World's oldest woman dies
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www.sciencedaily.com /upi/index.php?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20070119-15344900-bc-canada-bertrand-obit.xml   (1681 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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www.parvinfamily.com /genealogy/biggs.ged   (5473 words)

  
 ABC News: World's oldest woman dies in Canada: reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
ABC News: World's oldest woman dies in Canada: reports
Jan 19, 2007 — TORONTO (Reuters) - Julie Winnefred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman, died early on Thursday at the age of 115 in a Montreal nursing home, CanWest News Service reported.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2808059   (257 words)

  
 CENTENARIANS:
Incidentally, she happens to be one day older than Quebec's Julie Winnefred Bertrand.
She was the oldest twin on record though not the oldest pair, because her twin-sister Mabel died at 94.
We should mention that her family believes that Elena's true birthday is on July 4th, not July 8th, despite Social Security and Census Records from 1900 and 1920 that confirm the date of July 8th.
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