Thursday, September 20, 2012

Filles du Roi

The King's Daughters (French: filles du roi; filles du roy) is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by Louis XIV. The program was designed to boost Canada's population both by encouraging male immigrants to settle there, and by promoting marriage, family formation and the birth of children.

http://pages.videotron.com/gilles70/Filles/filles_complete.html
http://www.vosoriginesyourroots.org/t1297-350e-des-filles-du-roy-de-la-cote-du-sud

The following 23 “King’s Daughters” are ancestors of June. 

Trois-Rivieres Area

De Charmesnil, Francoise Charles, m.  17 Oct 1667, Jean Gelinas,  at Cap-De-La-Madeleine.

Lefebvre, Marie, m.  16 Nov 1671, (Dowry of 350 pounds), Andre Marsil dit L'Epagnol, at Trois-Rivieres.

Lenoir, Antoinette, m. 18 Jul 1701, Jean Arcouet, at Batiscan. Jean was a Carignan soldier.
............................., m. 29 Oct 1669, Jacques Leboeuf.

Manchon, Marguerite, m. 22 Jan 1663, Sebastien Provencher, at Champlain.

Quebec Area

Aubert, Elizabeth, m. 29 Sep 1670,  Aubin Lambert dit Champagne. Aubin was a Carignan soldier.

Barre, Catherine, m. 11 Jan 1665, Mathurin Chaille, at Quebec.

Crosnier, Martine, m. 18 Nov 1669 Philippe Destroismaison, at Chateau-Richer.

De La Houge, Marie Claire, m. 27 Nov 1669, Francois Sedilot dit Montreuil, at Quebec.

Dodin, Anne, m. 19 Aug 1669,  Jean Mouflet dit Champagne, at Quebec.

Le Francois, Francoise, m. 19 Oct 1671, (350 pound dowry), Francois Lavergne, at Quebec.

Lefebvre,  Antoinette, m. 9 Nov 1671, (450 pound dowry), Hilaire Limousin dit Beaufort, at Quebec, Hilaire was a Carignan soldier.

Michaud, Marie-Louise, m. 10 Sep 1670, Daniau, Jean, dit Laprise, at Quebec.

Pelletier,  Marie, m. 7 Oct 1669, Mathurin Renaud, at Quebec.

Rigault, Genevieve, m. 11 Oct 1667,  Pierre Tetu, at Quebec.

Montreal Area

Damise, Claude, m. 10 Dec 1668, Pierre Perthuis dit Lalime, at Montreal, (While married, she had an illegitimate son, Andre, b. 3 Mar 1676 at Pte-Aux-Trembles, Montreal.  Father was Jean Paradis). Pierre was a Carignan soldier.

Delestre, Anne, m. 1673/1674, Francois Cesar dit La Gardelette, at Richeleau

Hanneton, Madeleine, m. 6 Jan 1669, Joachim Reguineau, at Boucherville

Loret, Étiennette was the daughter of Jean Loray or Loret and of Françoise Lefroy, born abt 1649 in Faubourg St-Laurent, Paris, France. She came to the colony as a Fille du Roy. She married Jean Bau, date entered being 15 May 1672 in Boucherville, there is no such marriage in the records of Boucherville so marked as uncertain date. Their marriage contract was some years later, actual document to be verified for contents. They were first residents of fort St-Louis in the Chambly seigneurie, and later moved to Boucherville. They had 9 or 10 known children, listed above. She died in 1733, being given the age of 88 on her funeral record. Petit, Jeanne, m. 31 Oct 1672, François Séguin dit Ladéroute, at Boucherville. Francoise was a Carignan soldier.

Raisin, Marguerite, m 1669, Bernard De Niger dit Sansoucy, Chambly, Quebec. He came to Quebec as a member of the Froment Company in the Carignan-Salieres Regiment under the Count of Tremont.

Paulo, Catherine, m. 26 Nov 1663, Etienne Campeau, Montreal.

Pedenelle, Francoise, m. 2 Jun 1670, Maurice Arrive,at Ste Famille, I.O.

Phillipeau, Nicole, m. 1671, Mathurin Gauthier dit Landreville.

Roussel, Marie Charlotte, m. 1668,  Pierre Gauthier, Montreal.

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