Sister Marguerite Hudon, s.g.m. (1918-1974)
Marguerite Hudon is born on November 1st, 1918 into a large family in Rivière-Ouelle, county of Kamouraska. After entering the Grey Nun novitiate in 1940, she works for seven years as a cook at the Motherhouse and the Saint-Charles Farm. Assigned to the Châteauguay farm in 1949, she dedicates herself tirelessly to the apiary, the farm, the orchard and the maple grove for twenty-three years. With her leadership skills, she works alongside the farmhands and directs various projects with enthusiasm and energy. She leaves Châteauguay in 1972 to work with the homeless as cook of the Accueil Bonneau.
Sister Marguerite Hudon, s.g.m., [194-]. Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, Personal file of Sister Marguerite Hudon
“Sister Hudon was a real farmer! She knew how to do everything: she drove the tractors, could take an engine apart and put it back together. She knew when it was time to seed, to plant, to harvest, to milk the cows.”
Testimony of Sister Raymonde Saint-Germain, s.g.m.,
collected at Square Angus (Montréal), the 28 November 2023
Two pioneers of the Accueil Bonneau: Sisters Marguerite Hudon, s.g.m., and Marie Saint-Louis, s.g.m., circa 1970. Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, Accueil Bonneau’s Fonds, L035-J-1-1-31-01