 Juliette accompanied Hugo in his exile to the Channel Islands, and wrote thousands of letters to him throughout her life.She was born Julienne Josephine Gauvain on 10 April 1806 in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, the daughter of Julien Gauvain, a tailor, and Marie Marchandet, who was employed as a housemaid.She had two older sisters, Renee and Thérèse, and a brother Armand.