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So he could make money off of displaying her as a human curiosity. PT Barnum purchased the rights to display her along with documentation of "proof" of her age from her previous owners. Due to her great age it was also stated that she was the nurse of baby George Washington. When Joice died her autopsy showed that she was around 80 years old. PT Barnum was as surprised as everyone else.

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