BIOGRAPHY

Marie-Reine Sylvestre was born as Marie-Reine Cécilia-Joseph on 6 September 1907, in Le François, Martinique, France. At some point in her life, she married a man with the surname Sylvestre and later emigrated to mainland France, settling in the commune of Les Ulis, near Paris.

Marie-Reine Sylvestre passed away in Les Ulis, Essonne, Ile-de-France, France, on 6 May 2019 at the age of 111 years, 242 days.

RECOGNITION

Sylvestre’s age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO)

ATTRIBUTION

* Les Grands Centenaires Français

GALLERY