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Sylvia Dunham
Sylvia Dunham
Birth: 27 July 1800
Southington, Connecticut, USA
Death: 21 February 1906
Southington, Connecticut, USA
Age: 105 years, 209 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Centenarian

Sylvia Dunham (née Langdon; 27 July 1800 – 21 February 1906) was an American centenarian.

Biography

Sylvia Dunham was born as Sylvia Langdon in Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA on 27 July 1800. Her parents were Giles Langdon and Sarah (née Curtis) Langdon.

She married Chauncey Dunham on 24 December 1824. The couple had four children in total, of which one died as an infant.

Sylvia Dunham died in Southington, Connecticut, USA, on 21 February 1906, at the age of 105 years, 209 days. She was survived by two sons Rev. Samuel Dunham and George Dunham, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. One of her sons, Reverend Samuel Dunham (1835–1936), lived to be 101.

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