USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The program was a resounding success. It was reported that in 1670, most of the girls who had arrived the previous year, 1669, were already pregnant and by 1671, a total of nearly 700 children were born to the filles du roi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Filles du Roi, or King’s Daughters, had one mission: populate the colony of New France. From 1663 to 1673, these 800 or so women were shipped from France under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV to find male suitors and start families in one of the nation’s most geographically significant colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1663 to 1673, some 800 young women came to New France at the King’s expense, to marry and start families.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of all the filles du roi, we know that more than half were paternal orphans and about 20% were maternal orphans. Once selected by Bourdon and Estienne, the young women were given the option of making the voyage to New France.

Detailed explanation-5: -The king’s advisor, Minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, sent the “Filles du Roi” as an incentive for male workers who had finished their contract and soldiers of the Carignan-Salières regiment (which had just been demobilized) to settle in the colony.