Marthe Le Bouteiller (1816-1883) was born into a poor rural family, she lost her father when she was 11. She went to school a little, but mostly spent time helping his mother. She thought of the religious life, and at the age of 25, she joined the Sisters of the Christian Schools of Mercy, founded by St. Mary Magdalen Postel St.-Sauveur-le-Vicomte.

On September 14, 1842, she took the habit of a novice and took the religious name as Martha. There, she performs all ancillary tasks required of it, the farm, the garden, the kitchen where she was known for an excellent cider.

She became the steward of trust Mother Mary Magdalen Postel, and helped Sister Placide Viel who entrusted him often difficult cases to solve for the material life of the community. She "lived always collected, free in his head and his heart to love his Lord."

She died in humility, and discretion the dark after 40 years of religious life in the service of his sisters.