Yesterday, in his blog, Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, Dick Eastman published a post about the filles du roi in which he provides historical background information.
He wrote: “The French term ‘Filles du Roi’ translates literally as ‘the daughters of the King.’ Between 700 and perhaps 1,000 young, single women traveled to Quebec City, Trois Rivières, and Montréal from 1663 to 1673 as a part of a program managed by the Jesuits and funded by King Louis XIV.”
Mr. Eastman also included links to what he describes as “some of the better” websites in English and French, including a link to an alphabetical listing of all the known filles du roi and their husbands.
Mr. Eastman’s blog post about the filles du roi is available here.
