Wife of the pastor at Villars-le-Grand, M. Miéville. She had five children: Julie (1790); Caroline (1792); Gabrielle (1793); Emilie (1796); and Henri-Louis-Daniel (1800). Followiing her husband's death in 1808 she lived in Lausanne and then at Vevey where she became head of a boarding school for young girls. In 1857 her daughter Julie published a book about the life of her brother: Souvenirs de la vie et de la fin de Henri Miéville, pasteur à Vevey, dédiés à l’Eglise libre de cette ville et recueillis par Mlle Julie Miéville.
Title
Journal de la 1ère enfance de mes chers enfans
Genre / Art
Diary
Additional genre details
Educational record
Period writen
20 January 1791 - 1835
Period covered
20 January 1791 - 1835
Format / Language
Manuscript, French, copy made by the writer's daughter, Julie Miéville
Physical description
Notebook, 20 x 17 cm, 242 pages but only 156 pages are written.
Content
Louise Miéville began her diary after the birth of Julie, her first child. She would continue to write about her children and describes their education and general progress. She notes their health problems; as well as her own dedication to them. However, she does not write regularly. For instance, she makes six entries in 1792 but only one in 1797. She expresses her disappointment at not having time to write more often because of her full-time work. She is also troubled by health problems and financial worries.
