| George Stocking | |
| Birth: | 14 June 1579? Suffolk, England |
| Death: | 25 May 1683 Connecticut, United States |
| Age: | 103 years, 345 days? |
| Country: |  UK  USA
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| Centenarian | |
George Stocking (14 June 1579? — 25 May 1683) was a British-American centenarian claimant who could be the first centenarian in recorded history, and one of only two discovered so far born in the 1500's, the other being Moses Wheeler (1598-1698).
Biography[]
George Stocking was born on 14 June 1579 (although he claimed 1582) in Glemsford, Suffolk, England to parents George (1550-1610) and Alicia (née Jakes; 1562-?) as the oldest of 7 siblings. His siblings were:
Richard (15 December 1580-?)
Alicia (July 1585-?)
Dorotha (29 October 1587-?)
Maria (4 February 1592-?)
Agneta (1598-?)
Lionellus (?-?)
He married Agnes Shotwell before 1633, the year he emigrated to Massachusetts, USA on the ship Griffin. He had 4 children with her: Lydia, Sarah, Hannah and Samuel.
George Stocking died on 25 May 1683 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, at the claimed age of 103 years, 345 days.
References[]
- George W Stocking 1579 - 1683 Ancestry
- George Stocking Geni