Marie Marguerite Françoise Hébert

Who was Marie Marguerite Françoise Hébert?

Marie Marguerite Françoise Hébert, née Goupil, was a figure in the French Revolution. She was the daughter of Jacques Goupil and of Louise Morel. She was a nun in the couvent de la Conception under the name "sister of Providence", but was defrocked and on 7 February 1792 married Jacques René Hébert - the couple had Scipion-Virginie Hébert. Marie was guillotined on 13 April 1794.

Her daughter was raised by a printer, Jacques Christophe Marquet. She became undermistress of a boarding school, was married to a Reformed pastor, and died at 37 years of age.