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Filles du roi / King's Daughters

The Filles du Roi (King’s Daughters) were unmarried women and sometimes widows who were sponsored by the king to immigrate to New France between 1663 and 1673. Because private interests gave priority to bringing over male workers, the French government and religious community attempted to correct the gender imbalance in the colonies. Even though the first women arrived in Canada in the 1630s, only the 800 or so who arrived during the first 11 years of royal government in New France were called Filles du Roi.

Your host is very much aware that many of the families on his tree connect through their heritage to these approximately 770 women. A very few of the connections are documented here, but most remain to be discovered.

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