Jeanne Corbin was born in the village of Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, in France, in 1906, into a family of small winegrowers and day laborers.

Corbin family settled in Lindbrook, on 160 acres of land that was granted to them, near the village of Tofield, northeast of Edmonton, Alberta.

During her studies at the Victoria School, Jeanne Corbin worked within the Young Pioneers organization bringing together the children of trade unionist parents and members of the Communist Party.

She first attended the Communist Youth League, then joined the Communist Party around the age of 18.On November 29, 1925, while Jeanne Corbin met young pioneers, the director of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Joseph Ritchie, noticed her and opened a file in her name which would follow her throughout her life.

She is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto, People who attended her funeral, included Tim Buck and Annie Buller.