Gertrude Lemire Gagnon is a Canadian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.
BIOGRAPHY
Gertrude Lemire Gagnon was born close to Ascot, in the Sherbrooke area in Quebec, Canada, on 2 September 1916, to parents Emmanuel Lemire (1885–1970) and Corinne Boisvert. She had at least six siblings, including Dolorès (b. 1918), Noëlla-Patricia (1920–2017), Paul (1922–2002), Robert, and Raymond. When she reached adulthood, she began working and later moved to Sherbrooke. She initially worked as a teacher before joining a telephone company.
On 28 May 1938, at 21, she married Roland Gagnon, and the couple had five children.
On her 110th birthday, she received certificates commemorating the occasion from Prime Minister Mark Carney, Sherbrooke Mayor Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Saint-François MNA Geneviève Hébert. At the time, her daughter said that her mother could no longer walk and had difficulty hearing, which limited the activities she was able to enjoy.
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RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Eli Logan, and validated by LongeviQuest on 18 September 2026.
ATTRIBUTION
* Gertrude Lemire – geneanet
* “Gertrude Lemire Gagnon celebrates 110th birthday at Grace Village” – Substack · The Pulse of the Eastern Townships, 2 September 2026
GALLERY
On her 110th birthday. (Source: The Pulse of the Eastern Townships)
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