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1880Sep, 24

Sarah Knauss

Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian (d. 1999)
Sarah DeRemer Knauss (née Clark; September 24, 1880 – December 30, 1999) was an American supercentenarian. She is the oldest person ever from the United States and the second-oldest fully documented person ever, having lived to the age of 119 years and 97 days.

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