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In 1922, a man from eastern Ontario living in a care home made headlines for allegedly turning 110 years old. While this is possible, I know that verifying historical age claims in genealogy often proves the subject was younger than they claimed to be. The article stated that the superintendent of the care home had conducted an investigation that supported the man’s claim. I didn’t believe it, so I had to investigate. Was this man really 110 years old?