| Madeleine Cornu | |
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| Birth: | 17 October 1910 Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, Normandy, France |
| Death: | 19 May 2022 Grosley-sur-Risle, Eure, Normandy, France |
| Age: | 111 years, 214 days |
| Country: |  FRA
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| Unvalidated | |
Madeleine Cornu (née Jehanne; 17 October 1910 – 19 May 2022) was a French supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Madeleine Cornu was born in Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, Normandy, France on 17 October 1910. She was the daughter of Julien Jehanne (1866–1934) and Louise Leclerc (1881–1967). She had two sisters.
On 24 May 1930, she married Elie Rene Cornu (1904–1986) in Beaumont-le-Roger. They had at least three children: Gilberte (born 1931), Roger (born 1939), and Jean (born 1946).
Following the death of 110-year-old Marie Durand on 25 June 2020, Cornu became the oldest known living person in Normandy. In October 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday.
Cornu died in Grosley-sur-Risle, Eure, Normandy, France, on 19 May 2022 at the age of 111 years, 214 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Normandy and in Eure department.
References[]
- Madeleine Suzanne JEHANNE Geneanet
- La une du Courrier de l'Eure du mercredi 4 novembre 2015 Actu.fr, 3 November 2015
- Madeleine Cornu a célébré ses 108 ans Les Centenaires Français, 15 November 2018
- Madeleine Cornu a bien fêté ses 109 ans Les Centenaires Français, 14 November 2019
- Adieu à la doyenne connue des Normands Les Centenaires Français, 28 June 2020
- Un grand bravo à Madeleine Jéhanne Cornu reine de Normandie et...supercentenaire Les Centenaires Français, 19 October 2020
- Un grand bravo à Madeleine Jehanne Cornu : 111 ans quand même! Les Centenaires Français, 21 October 2021
- Je viens de recevoir un message d’un proche parent qui m’informe du décès cette nuit de Madeleine Cornu née Jéhanne, supercentenaire et doyenne de Normandie Les Centenaires Français, 19 May 2022
- Medeleine Cornu, doyenne de l'Eure et probablement de Normandie, est decedee a 111 ans Actu.fr/Normandie, 24 May 2022