Daughters of a King, Mothers of a Nation: Volume 2: The Filles du Roi D-H

Daughters of a King, Mothers of a Nation: Volume 2: The Filles du Roi D-H

In 1662, the colony of New France faced a crisis. Men outnumbered women, and in order to become self-sustaining they needed to marry and start families. The Filles à Marier, the “Marriageable Girls,” who had travelled from their homelands in France to marry the settlers, were now grandmothers. The Filles du Roi were young women who volunteered between 1663 and 1673 to continue the efforts of the Filles à Marier. Named “Daughters of the King,” they received a dowry from Louis XIV, who also paid their passage. Once settled in the new world, these brave young women, numbering over 700, faced threats and hardships. Still, they persevered and changed the course of Canadian history. This is the second of four volumes of Filles du Roi genealogies. It includes each of the Filles du Roi, their husbands, children, and grandchildren, covering surnames D-H. The remainder are in the preceding and following volumes.