 From that point he received international attention, including 109th birthday greetings from Queen Elizabeth II, the Governor General of Canada and the Canadian Prime Minister, until his death on February 18, 2010.Babcock was born on July 23, 1900 into a family of thirteen children on a farm in Frontenac County, Ontario.According to Babcock, the barn where he was born (which no longer exists) was located off Highway 38 in South Frontenac Township.