| Colombe Benoit-Leclerc | |
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| Birth: | 5 February 1903 Granby, Quebec, Canada |
| Death: | 14 January 2015 Granby, Quebec, Canada |
| Age: | 111 years, 343 days |
| Country: |  CAN
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| Validated | |
Colombe Benoit-Leclerc (5 February 1903 – 14 January 2015) was a validated Canadian supercentenarian.
Biography
Colombe Benoit-Leclerc was born in Granby, Quebec, Canada on 5 February 1903. She married Roland Leclerc at the age of 42, with whom she spent 36 years of her life. The couple had no children. They lived for 10 years in Mexico. Benoit-Leclerc was also a painter and made beautiful paintings until she was 100 years old. She died on 14 January 2015 aged 111 years, 343 days. She was the oldest living person in Canada following the passing of Merle Barwis on 22 November 2014 until her own death and was succeeded by Orma Slack.
Reference
- Gerontology Research Group
- Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1903 GRG
- Québec en deuil d’une de ses doyennes
| Canada's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Flore Beland • Emma Bingham • Herman Smith-Johannsen • Agnes Munce • Nellie Thompson • Alice Sjoquist • Lillian Ross • Marie-Louise Meilleur • Marie-Louise Meunier • Maria Mallozzi • Zelda McCague • Fanny Martland • Evangeline Saulnier • Anne Samson • Julie Winnefred Bertrand • Jennie Fitzgerald • Margaret Fitzgerald • Pearl Lutzko • Cora Hansen • Yvonne Lamoureux • Merle Barwis • Colombe Benoit-Leclerc • Orma Slack • Marguerite Wabano • Lilian Cornell • Ellen Gibb • Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere • Phyllis Ridgway • Cecile Klein • Shige Mineshiba • Mabel Mah • Helen Doan • Gertruda Gorecka • Hazel Skuce |