Bonita Gibson, Michigan’s Oldest Resident, Turns 114
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BIOGRAPHY
Beatriz Ferreira Duarte was born in Moreno, Pernambuco, Brazil, on 21 June 1911. She was one of 12 siblings, including 9 sisters and 2 brothers. Her youngest and last surviving sister, Maria José, passed away in 2021 at the age of 95. She married Amaro Cipriano Duarte, and they remained in Jaboatão dos Guararapes. She dedicated herself entirely to her role as a homemaker and never worked outside the home. Together, they had eight children, but four passed away as newborns, and in 2019 her daughter Maria Auxiliadora passed away at age 70. Her husband passed away in 1990.
At the age of 113, she had three living children, seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Gabriel Ainsworth, Filipe Lopes, and Stefan Maglov, and validated by LongeviQuest on 12 September 2023.
ATTRIBUTION
GALLERY
Undated. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her husband, on their Golden Anniversary. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her husband, on their Golden Anniversary. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her husband, on their Golden Anniversary. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her husband and their daughters. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 100th birthday. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 100th birthday. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 100th birthday. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her sister Maria José. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
With her daughters. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
(Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 114th birthday.
On her 114th birthday in June 2025.
On her 114th birthday in June 2025, with her three surviving daughters.
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