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Elizabeth Bolden

1890–2006

United States

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Elizabeth Bolden (née Jones; August 16, 1890 – December 11, 2006) was an American supercentenarian who, at the time of her death at age 116 years, 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the then-world's oldest living person.

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