Shapleigh's Oldest Residents

John H. Leavitt* — believed to be the first honoree at the age of 85 in 1906 until January 19, 1911 at the age of 89

Joseph Edmunds in 1911 at the age of 89 until February 16, 1917 at the age of 95

James Coffin at age ?in March 1917 until ?

Simon N. Ricker in 1933 at the age of 82 until October 29, 1939 at the age of 88

Herbert Pillsbury on ? until 1945 at age 94

Albert Ham on Jan 8, 1953 at the age of 88 until March 16 1956

George T. Crediford in ? at the age of? until June 14, 1960 at the age of 94

Thomas T. Stuart in ? at the age of? until February 24, 1964 at the age of 92

Charles E. Meader in 1964 at the age of 87 until February 22, 1970 at the age of 93

Fannie Abbott Lowe on February 28, 1972 at the age of 91 until July 3, 1973 at the age of 92. Fannie was the 1st female recipient in Shapleigh

Arthur V. Murray offered in 1973 at the age of 92 but declined the honor — he died on August 21, 1978 at the age of 96. The cane was put in the town vault for safekeeping and forgotten about until 1983.

Eliza Colbath in January 1975, at the age of 94 until August 3, 1975

Gladys Anderson Ridley on April 24, 1983 at the age of 92 until March 26, 1991 at the age of 100

Miriam Stansfield Wilson on April 1992 at the age of 98 until September 10, 1993 at the age of 99

Lester Sanborn on November 1993 at the age of 98 until November 1996 at the age of 101

Mildred Lowe on August 13, 1997 at the age of 96 until December 27, 2002 at the age of 101 (daughter of Fannie Abbott Lowe, above)

Mildred Moulton Grant on March 21, 2003 at the age of 95 until January 26, 2005 at the age of 98

Gaston Lebeau on May 22, 2005 at the age of 94 until December 15, 2007 at the age of 96

Eleanor Adams Loija on July 26, 2008 at the age of 96 until July 17, 2009 at the age of 97

Bernadine Ridley Webber Dunnells on June 22, 2010 at the age of 97 until February 7, 2012 at the age of 99 (daughter of Gladys Anderson Ridley, above)

Florence Penney Stanley on July 21, 2012 at the age of 98 until November 16, 2012 at the age of 99

Anthony Grant on July 27, 2013 at the age of 96

Barbara Garron on ? at the age of ? until January 2022

Hazel Goodwin on July 23, 2022 at the age of 100

*Starting with the 1906 Vital Statistics in the Town Reports it can be deduced that John Leavitt was the oldest male citizen in 1906.