BIOGRAPHY

Marcelle Colisson was born in the commune of Epenoy in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, on 1 June 1905. Her parents were Charles Laurent Colisson (1868–1934) and Anne Marie Caroline Pourcelot (born 1865). She had five older siblings: Marie Thérèse Appoline (1892–1968), Marthe Emilie Gabrielle (1894–1994), Marie Louise Appoline (1897–1970), Magdelaine Virginie (1899–1989), and Joseph Charles Julien (1901–1985).

Marcelle Colisson passed away in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, on 18 November 2015, at the age of 110 years, 170 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age was validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO). This validation is yet to be recognized by LongeviQuest.

ATTRIBUTION

* Marcelle Clémentine Charlotte COLISSON – geneanet

* “Marcelle Colisson a fêté ses 110 ans” – L’Est Républicain, 30 June 2015

* “Marcelle Colisson a quitté les siens à 111 ans” – L’Est Républicain, 21 January 2016

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