Les Filles du Roi

 

The Filles du roi were part of King Louis XIV's program to promote the settlement of his colony in Canada. They arrived in the young colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV of France. Most were single French women and many were orphans.

Their transportation to the colony was paid for by the King. Some were given a royal gift of a dowry of 50 livres for their marriage to one of the many unmarried male colonists in Canada. These royal gifts are reflected in some of the marriage contracts entered into by the Filles du roi at the time of their first marriages. Some 737 of these women married and the resultant population explosion gave rise to the success of the colony. Most of the millions of people of French Canadian descent today, both in Quebec and the rest of Canada and the USA (and beyond!), are descendants of one or more of these courageous women of the 17th century.
 

SOURCE: http://www.fillesduroi.org

The follow list are the King's Daughters who appear in our genealogy.

       
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 Abraham, Marguerite
 m. 1: Nadeau, Ozanie-Joseph, dit Lavigne, contract Nov. 6, 1665  
  m. 2: Chartier, Guillaume, Jan. 31, 1678  
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 Adam, Anne m. Poliquin, Jean, Nov. 7, 1671  

Amiot, Jeanne

m. 1: Pion, Nicolas, dit Lafontaine, Sep. 19, 1673  
  m. 2: Chicoine, François, Nov. 12, 1704  
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 Aubineau, Suzanne m. Campagna, Mathias, contract Apr. 25, 1667  
Barbery, Françoise m. Dardenne, René , Nov. 12, 1668  
 

Beauregard, Marthe

m. Lemieux, Gabriel, Nov. 26, 1671

  
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Bolper, Marie Louise

m. 1: Marceau, Franç ois, Oct. 12, 1671

  
 

m. 2: Roger, Gabriel, Nov. 17, 1687,

  
 

m. 3: Quiniart, Antoine-Olivier, dit Duplessis, Feb. 3, 1701

  
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Bureau, Catherine

m. 1: Corriveau, É tienne, Oct. 28, 1669,

  
 

m. 2: Darme, Simon, Jan. 15, 1695

  
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Chamfrain, Renée

m. Garand, Pierre, Oct. 27, 1669

  
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Chretien, Madeleine

m. 1: Chicoine, Pierre, Oct. 20, 1670,

 

m. 2: De Piercot, Louis-Odet, Jun. 19, 1702

  
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Collet, Marguerite

m. Bissonnet, Jacques, dit Dechaumaux, Nov. 19, 1670

  
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Doribeau, Catherine

m. Genest, Jacuqes, dit Labarre, 1669 or 1670

  
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Fourier, Catherine

m. 1. Mercadier, Mathurin, Oct. 14, 1670

  

m. 2. Bousquet, Jean, May 11, 1672

  

m. 3. Martin, François, dit Langevin, Nov. 20, 1712

  
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Foy, Marguerite

m. Dumas, François, contract July 5, 1667

  
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Grandin, Marie

m. Beaudet, Jean, Sep. 23, 1670

  
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Graton, Mathurine

m. 1. Toupin, Pierre, dit Lapierre, Sep. 30, 1670

  

m. 2. Brunet, Vincent, Jul. 22, 1710

  
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Guillaume, Marie

m. 1. Maheu, Nicolas, Jan. 15, 1671

  

m. 2. Migneron, Laurent, contract May 11, 1675

  
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Javelot, Anne

m. Leboeuf, Jacques, Jan. 24, 1667

  
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Julien, Anne

 m. Choquet, Nicolas, dit Champagne, Nov. 12, 1668  
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Lagou, Anne

m. 1. Valliè re, Pierre, Sep. 8, 1670

  

m. 2. Dupil, Ré mi, Jan. 8, 1682

  
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Lamain, Marguerite

m. 1. Rognon, Michel, dit Laroche, Sep. 14, 1670

  

m. 2. Pierre Mercier, Jan. 8, 1685

  
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 Lapierre, Perrine m. 1. Danis, Honoré, dit Tourangeau, Mar. 20, 1666  
  m. 2. Lucas, Yves, dit St-Venant, Mar. 19, 1705  
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Leclerc, Anne

m. Chrétien, Vincent, 1668

  
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Leclerc, Geneviève

m. Poiré , Laurent, Nov. 26, 1671

  
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Lenoir, Antoinette, dite Pirois

m. 1. Leboeuf, Jacques, Oct. 29, 1669

  
 

m. 2. Arcouet, Jean, dit Lajeunesse, Jul. 18, 1701

  
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Mabille, Anne

m. Salois, Claude, 1666

  
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 Metru, Marie Anne m. 1. Samson, Jacques, Nov. 26, 1671  
 

m. 2. Philippeau, Claude, Nov. 24, 1710

  
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Mignault, Catherine

m. Lemoine, Pierre, dit Lavallé e, Oct. 15, 1673

  

Morin, Marie

m. Boissel, Noë l, Jul 23, 1669

  
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Morin, Marie

m. 1. Dauphin, Étienne, Nov. 15, 1665

  

m. 2. Chaignon, Pierre, Aug. 10, 1694

  

Mouillard, Éléonore

m. Chapelain, Bernard, Nov. 9, 1671

  
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Niel, Madeleine

m. Charles, É tienne, dit Lajeunesse, Oct. 24, 1667

  
 

Normand, Marie Madeleine

m. Morin, Alphonse, dit Valcour, Feb. 10, 1670

  
 

Olivier, Agnès

m. Sivadier, Louis, Oct. 9, 1669

 
  Pasquier, Marie, dite Defranclieu m. Couillard, Charles, sieur des Islets et de Beaumont, Jan. 10, 1668  
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Paulo, Catherine

m. Campeau, É tienne, Nov. 26, 1663

  
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Pechina, Marie

m. Gourault, Guillaume, dit La Gaillardise, Aug. 11, 1672

  
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Philippe, Marie Madeleine

m. Tousignant, Pierre, dit Lapointe, Oct. 17, 1668

  
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Poitevin, Catherine

m. 1. Isabel, Adrien, Oct. 10, 1669

  

m. 2. Bourassa, Jean, Nov. 4, 1676

  
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RemondiËre, Andrée

m. Rondeau, Thomas, contract Oct. 31, 1666

  
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 Richard, Marie m. Daunay, Antoine, contract Aug. 24, 1669  
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Robineau, Marguerite

m. Gauron, Michel, dit Petitbois, Oct. 17, 1668

  
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Sicard, Jeanne

m. Guillot, Vincent, contract, Sep. 9, 1670

  
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Souillard, Nicole

m. Gaboury, Louis, dit Lemajor, contract Nov. 16, 1665

  
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Talbot, Anne

m. Gareau, Jean, dit Saintonge, Nov. 2, 1670

  
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Touze , Jeanne

m. Gazaille, Jean, dit St-Germain, Oct. 8, 1668

  
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Varin, Marie

m. 1. Branche, René , Nov. 22, 1667

  
 

m. 2. Courois, Pierre, dit Lacroix, Sep. 9, 1681

  
 

m. 3. Boyer, Anicet, dit Jolicoeur, Nov. 27, 1684

  
 

(*) Direct Ancestors

 
 

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