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Ormand on her 112th birthday in 2021 | |
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Gabrielle Ormand (née Thebault [French: Thébault]; 24 February 1909 – 8 October 2021) was a French supercentenarian who is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the third-oldest living person in France, after Lucile Randon and Valentine Ligny.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Gabrielle Ormand was born in a farm in Saint-Aignan, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France on 24 February 1909. Her parents were Ernest Thebault and Zelie Boblet.
Ormand had 11 siblings, all deceased. Three of them lived to 100 or more: Marthe Collet, who lived to 105, Roberte, who died a few days after her 101st birthday in 2017, and Marcelline Decorce, who died two months before her 101st birthday.
Ormand began to work at age 12. In 1933, she moved in the 8th arrondissement of Paris to work as a seller. On 17 April 1937, in Epinay-sur-Seine, she married Adolphe Ormand (1914–1973). She had at least one daughter, Genevieve [French: Geneviève].
Later Life[]
At age 80, Ormand had an heart attack, and she takes heart medication since this. In 1989, her brother Ernest ended his life.
At the age of 107 in 2016, Ormand was reported to still live in her flat. She had a home help since September 2015. She was reported to have some difficulties to hear, but to still be lucid and to have a good memory. She sometimes played Scrabble with her daughter.
On 1 December 2016, aged 107, she moved to the residence Charaintru, in Savigny-Sur-Orge. Following the death of 110-years-old Marie Casanova of Paris on 13 September 2019, she became the oldest known living person in Ile-de-France.
Gabrielle Ormand died in Savigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Ile-de-France, France on 8 October 2021 at the age of 112 years, 226 days.
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References[]
- Gabrielle THEBAULT Geneanet#1
- Gabrielle THEBAULT Geneanet#2
- Elle habite Épinay-sur-Seine depuis 79 ans Épinay en scène (n°160), February 2016 (page 33)
- Mystère résolu pour Gabrielle Ormand : elle a bien eu 108 ans Les Centenaires Français, 9 March 2017
- 109 ans pour Gabrielle Ormand Les Centenaires Français, 27 February 2018
- Youpi! Gabrielle Ormand devient supercentenaire ! Les Centenaires Français, 26 February 2019
- 111 bougies déjà pour Gabrielle Ormand !!! Les Centenaires Français, 27 February 2020
- Un grand bravo à Gabrielle Thébault Ormand 112 ans quand même !!! Les Centenaires Français, 25 February 2021
- Some biographical informations The 110 Club, 5 March 2021
- Pour commencer, nous vous présentons Gabrielle Ormand...Elle a fêté mercredi 24 février, son 112e anniversaire... Ville de Savigny-sur-Orge on Facebook, 8 March 2021
- Photos de Gabrielle Ormand Les Centenaires Français, 13 March 2021
- Death mention, 2 November 2021
- Fratries françaises de centenaires Les Centenaires Français