Elisabeth Marie Louise Frénoy (née Popelin) was a French supercentenarian. Her age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO).
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BIOGRAPHY
Elisabeth Frénoy was born in Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne department in the Grand Est region of France, on 7 February 1907. Her parents were René Popelin (1868–1953) and Germaine Marie Bellanger (1879–1923). She had three siblings who died as centenarians: Jean (1901–2006), aged 105 years, 172 days; Emmanuel (1902–2006), aged 103 years, 285 days; and Marie (1912–2018), aged 106 years, 110 days. During World War I, her mother took her five children to Paris after Châlons-en-Champagne was bombed.
On 29 June 1929, at the age of 22, she married Pierre Frenoy (1903–1982). The couple had four children. During World War II, she and her father left just before Châlons-en-Champagne was fully evacuated, as there was no longer any water, gas, or electricity. When the Germans arrived, her house was not destroyed, but it was looted. At the time, her husband was imprisoned in Poland.
At the age of 106, she retained a sharp mind. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to her love of reading and playing bridge regularly. In May 2012, she moved into the Maison Saint Joseph nursing home.
Elisabeth Frénoy passed away in Châlons-en-Champagne, on 20 April 2019, at the age of 112 years, 72 days.
RECOGNITION
Frénoy’s age was verified by Les Grands Centenaires Français, and validated by the ESO on 9 September 2020.
ATTRIBUTION
* Elisabeth POPELIN – geneanet
* Elisabeth POPELIN (II) – geneanet
* “La doyenne a de l’humour” – L’Union, 6 December 2013
* “La doyenne du département est Châlonnaise” – L’Union Abonnés, 9 February 2019
GALLERY
At the age of 112. (Source: L’Union Abonnés)
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