Kammala wannan jumla: An haifi Sue a Paris. Shi ɗan wani sanannen likitan tiyata ne a cikin sojojin Napoleon, Jean-Joseph Sue, kuma yana da Empress Joséphine a matsayin uwar uba. Sue da kansa ya yi aiki a matsayin likitan tiyata duka a cikin
Yaƙin Faransa na 1823 a Spain da kuma a yakin Navarino a 1827. A cikin 1829 mutuwar mahaifinsa ya sa ya mallaki dukiya mai yawa, kuma ya zauna a Paris.