Jeanne's childhood

• She was believed to have been born in the year 1412, although she herself was not aware of her birth date or of how old she was. 
• She was born into a peasant's family in Domremy.
• She carried out common tasks while she lived at home, including going to the field with sheep and other cattle.
• She learned to sew and spin. "I fear no woman in Rouen at sewing and spinning" - Jeanne D'Arc, during her trial in 1431. 
• Joan had no formal schooling and probably did not know how to read, although near her death she did know how to sign her name.
• Her mother isabelle influenced Jeanne's devout religious beliefs.
• She helped work the family lands, exhibiting a particular gusto for men's heavy labor, such as plowing. Her diligent work on the family farm made her strong, and many in Domremy were impressed with Joan's exceptional strength for a female.
• Intensely religious in her beliefs, she would often get mad at churchwardens for ringing the church bells late, she went to confessions constantly. 
• Joan's youth must have been fairly idyllic. She remembered playing under a favorite tree, called the "fairy tree" according to legends of the Domremy townsfolk. During her later trial, accidental mention of this tree would cause her some trouble, as her inquisitors used it to strengthen their accusations about Joan's links to magic and the occult.
• She was reported to have a man-like bearing, she spoke little, and was extremely prudent in every word that she spoke. She ate little and drank very little wine. 
• Likes the company of nobles, detested numerous assemblies and meetings. 
• Readily shed copious tears and had a cheerful face. 
• Displayed numerous acts of kindness, she would often give her bed to the poor who hr father would occasionally house, and would sleep next to the hearth instead. During the wars she would often comfort the wounded English.

Sources: http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Joan-of-Arc.html

               http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/joanofarc/section1.rhtml

               http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=lang&book=joan&story=childhood

               http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/joanarc1.htm