Thanks for the video, I'm a product of a Files Du Roi and a French Soldier that came over somewhere around 1650. Villefagnan in France is the furthest I can trace my roots back to in 1600
Very nice! My last name is LaForme which is a dit name for Perron. My great great grandfather’s name was Perron dit LaForme from Quebec Canada. We kept the dit name and dropped the sur name. Thank you for your video. - Dan LaForme
Thanks to the researchers, at the LDS Family Research Center, I learned that I am descended from a number of these remarkable, historical groups, including one of these Mothers of Quebec.
A Couple of fun facts: In the early years of the island of Montréal there were six bachelor men for every available woman, so importing young women was very important. As families grew, more young women became available for marriage. In the early years of the program they were actually called 'Les Filles de Colbert' named for the minister in charge of supervising their selection and preperation for immigration in France. The girls were selected for being of good moral character among the orphans of Paris. They were groomed and taught their prayers as well as some useful skills to prepare them for marriage. They were given a simple trousseau as part of their dowry. A small chest, lace, needle and thread, several sets of modest clothing. Upon their arrival in Montreal they were hosted by the local convent and introduced to the available bachelors in chaperoned soirées. The local men were given the opportunity to present themselves in supervised circumstances and court the young ladies. The 'Nom Dit' or 'Also Known As' persisted in most of the French Canadian families until well into the 19th century. It took me a lot of time and research to figure out why. It was basically that bureaucracy caught up with the tradition. As more and more communities opened banks, using two surnames became rather unwieldy. A second name or 'nom de guerre' came about with the French army. In the same regiment you could find yourself with several soldiers named FRANCOEUR, (for example) spread in several companies. This made the paymasters' job freakishly difficult. By adding a nickname to each man, it avoided confusion. There is an excellent essay available online by historian Luc Lépine on the subject. Just Google his name and the key words Nom Dit. Also Google 'Nos Origines' web site and type in your surname. It is an excellent FREE web site that has most of the first generation French immigrants in it as well as many descendant lines.
My ancestors arrived in 1632 , I just did my DNA to get actual confirmation of my lineage. My brother did his DNA 20 yrs ago. The company linked us to royalty, so I’ll be excited to see what the results hold. Since I only took his word, I await to see what my result hold. Btw you did well with pronunciation better then most,. May you have an amazing 2019👍🏻🇨🇦🌇🎉🎊
Thank you for the good information. I had no idea of my French Canadian heritage until a few days ago. I suspected but no proof. Now I found a Filles Du Roi as my 9th ggm and I speak not a word of French. Thanks for the pronunciation of filles du roi.
Can you do an episode on the Fille a Marier,the earlier women who came to new France please? My 9 th. GG grandmother was one,by the name of Marie Pomponnelle,who arrived in 1656 and married my G.G. grandfather who had already been there since 1649.Nicolas Petit.Thanks and enjoyed the video and information.⚜️
It's so sad that so many people have french canadian ancesters but don't speak french anymore. It breaks my heart when I see how much Canada has tried and still tries to assimilate the French speaking candians 💔 (from a Québécoise) ⚜
I imagine your so right. Visited Montreal in 76, with a couple friends. One from near there. At the time, trying to get street names back to french. Québécois here, also. Learned in school, Massachusetts! High school is Parisian, not old french
Most of the marriages were romantic of the Filles Du Roi. Mainly because for one of the first times EVER, the women that came over could have much power! instead of just settling with a man they didn't love. Women used to be forced to marry and Louis the 14th changed that. Tremendous, that Louis the 14th!!! Who can't love the Sun King??? Sheesh, he did some great equalization. I know all about the Filles Du Roi and the nobility they brought to Quebec. Suddenly there were women landed! The Quebecer men NEVER thought Louis14 would send us something to make us stay (cause they were ready to go back to France)....BUT he did!!! He sent something more.......than needed than food or water....he sent beautiful women, BUT under his hand - which makes them PICK their husband....that was the Filles Du Roi. This has never happened before or since!!! THAT'S what is mindblowing!! Cheers.
I'm a Petit descendant here,but from a different line of Petit,( Nicolas Petit and Marie Pomponnelle,circa1656) even though they both came from New Rochelle France.I can't believe they were not related,but there is no concrete evidence to support that theory..
Lol. Mine are all either filles du roi or filles à marier (before filles du roi). Or from Abraham Martin (pleines d'Abraham)came with Champlain with his wife (so far I have him in my tree about 5 or 6 times lol)
Recently found out the Filles du roi was in my bloodline. Just curious were any of these French women Black? Every pic I come across that shows white women only.
I recently went through all of the biographies in Peter J. Gagné's King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 and came across one person of color. Espérance Durosaire was born in Brazil but may have been brought up by a French family. She was referred to as La Moresque (The Moor) and in her marriage contract the notary even wrote that she was “a savage woman of the Brazilian nation of Gaul.” While she is the only Fille du Roi who is identified as a person of color in Gagné's books, other Filles du Roi had descendants of color and this was due to their sons marrying indigenous women.
@@Krawn_ Saying the King's Daughters were white and that woman of color had nothing to do with them is false and insulting. Most of them certainly were white, but as I detailed in my comment, there were a few examples of Daughters of color. I will not stand by your blatant disregard for BIPOC, their place in history, and your attempt to revise that history through a white-only lens. It's simply not true. I strongly recommend you take a look at Gagne's biographical dictionary which is an invaluable resource on this topic, until then keep your uninformed comments to yourself.
Thanks for the video, I'm a product of a Files Du Roi and a French Soldier that came over somewhere around 1650. Villefagnan in France is the furthest I can trace my roots back to in 1600
Very nice! My last name is LaForme which is a dit name for Perron. My great great grandfather’s name was Perron dit LaForme from Quebec Canada. We kept the dit name and dropped the sur name. Thank you for your video. - Dan LaForme
Thanks to the researchers, at the LDS Family Research Center, I learned that I am descended from a number of these remarkable, historical groups, including one of these Mothers of Quebec.
Thanks for making this it’s wicked helpful. I’m a descendent of Catherine De Baillon.
A Couple of fun facts:
In the early years of the island of Montréal there were six bachelor men for every available woman, so importing young women was very important. As families grew, more young women became available for marriage.
In the early years of the program they were actually called 'Les Filles de Colbert' named for the minister in charge of supervising their selection and preperation for immigration in France. The girls were selected for being of good moral character among the orphans of Paris. They were groomed and taught their prayers as well as some useful skills to prepare them for marriage. They were given a simple trousseau as part of their dowry. A small chest, lace, needle and thread, several sets of modest clothing. Upon their arrival in Montreal they were hosted by the local convent and introduced to the available bachelors in chaperoned soirées. The local men were given the opportunity to present themselves in supervised circumstances and court the young ladies.
The 'Nom Dit' or 'Also Known As' persisted in most of the French Canadian families until well into the 19th century. It took me a lot of time and research to figure out why. It was basically that bureaucracy caught up with the tradition. As more and more communities opened banks, using two surnames became rather unwieldy. A second name or 'nom de guerre' came about with the French army. In the same regiment you could find yourself with several soldiers named FRANCOEUR, (for example) spread in several companies. This made the paymasters' job freakishly difficult. By adding a nickname to each man, it avoided confusion. There is an excellent essay available online by historian Luc Lépine on the subject. Just Google his name and the key words Nom Dit.
Also Google 'Nos Origines' web site and type in your surname. It is an excellent FREE web site that has most of the first generation French immigrants in it as well as many descendant lines.
My ancestors arrived in 1632 , I just did my DNA to get actual confirmation of my lineage. My brother did his DNA 20 yrs ago. The company linked us to royalty, so I’ll be excited to see what the results hold. Since I only took his word, I await to see what my result hold. Btw you did well with pronunciation better then most,. May you have an amazing 2019👍🏻🇨🇦🌇🎉🎊
Thank you for the good information. I had no idea of my French Canadian heritage until a few days ago. I suspected but no proof. Now I found a Filles Du Roi as my 9th ggm and I speak not a word of French. Thanks for the pronunciation of filles du roi.
My 10th great grandmother was a filles du roi, Marguerite Monrea she had a contract marriage in new france with Andre Morin 1670
Can you do an episode on the Fille a Marier,the earlier women who came to new France please? My 9 th. GG grandmother was one,by the name of Marie Pomponnelle,who arrived in 1656 and married my G.G. grandfather who had already been there since 1649.Nicolas Petit.Thanks and enjoyed the video and information.⚜️
It's so sad that so many people have french canadian ancesters but don't speak french anymore. It breaks my heart when I see how much Canada has tried and still tries to assimilate the French speaking candians 💔 (from a Québécoise) ⚜
I imagine your so right. Visited Montreal in 76, with a couple friends. One from near there. At the time, trying to get street names back to french. Québécois here, also. Learned in school, Massachusetts! High school is Parisian, not old french
Thank you for this video. I have researched my family genealogy extensively and have found a filles du roi in my line!
Me too:)
I mention the Canadian city of Trois Rivieres but mispronounced it Tres Rivieres. My apologies. I’m learning Spanish and it popped up in my recording.
Three Rivers is fine.
Most of the marriages were romantic of the Filles Du Roi. Mainly because for one of the first times EVER, the women that came over could have much power! instead of just settling with a man they didn't love. Women used to be forced to marry and Louis the 14th changed that. Tremendous, that Louis the 14th!!! Who can't love the Sun King??? Sheesh, he did some great equalization. I know all about the Filles Du Roi and the nobility they brought to Quebec. Suddenly there were women landed! The Quebecer men NEVER thought Louis14 would send us something to make us stay (cause they were ready to go back to France)....BUT he did!!! He sent something
more.......than needed than food or water....he sent beautiful women, BUT under his hand - which makes them PICK their husband....that was the Filles Du Roi. This has never happened before or since!!! THAT'S what is mindblowing!! Cheers.
This is very informative and thank you for the detailed instructions, I appreciate your research 🎈
My 9 times great grandfather was Francoise Baiselat
I found ur ancestor name in the list 😲 "Catherine" i saw it!
She is talking about Jeanne Francoise Petit. I guess we are related.
I'm a Petit descendant here,but from a different line of Petit,( Nicolas Petit and Marie Pomponnelle,circa1656) even though they both came from New Rochelle France.I can't believe they were not related,but there is no concrete evidence to support that theory..
Found out that I'm an ancestor with one of these filles through my mom's side.
weird fact :they where are all pregnant by the king before she quite for the new french
For real!!!!! Getting rid of some problems?! A little money to make it easier to swallow?
I find it curious that no Protestant women were involved. A neighbor told me free masons were told to marry catholic girls
Perrault, Anne , m. Blais, Pierre, Oct. 12, 1669
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I found 38 "Fille du Roi" so far in my ancestry.
Really.... wow!
Lol. Mine are all either filles du roi or filles à marier (before filles du roi). Or from Abraham Martin (pleines d'Abraham)came with Champlain with his wife (so far I have him in my tree about 5 or 6 times lol)
Mine is Suzanne Aubineau
I found 50 fille du roi
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Recently found out the Filles du roi was in my bloodline. Just curious were any of these French women Black? Every pic I come across that shows white women only.
I recently went through all of the biographies in Peter J. Gagné's King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 and came across one person of color. Espérance Durosaire was born in Brazil but may have been brought up by a French family. She was referred to as La Moresque (The Moor) and in her marriage contract the notary even wrote that she was “a savage woman of the Brazilian nation of Gaul.” While she is the only Fille du Roi who is identified as a person of color in Gagné's books, other Filles du Roi had descendants of color and this was due to their sons marrying indigenous women.
@@arelai_guardianseries2722 The King's Daughters are not a separate alien race they are white woman the woman of color have nothing to do with them..
@@Krawn_ Saying the King's Daughters were white and that woman of color had nothing to do with them is false and insulting. Most of them certainly were white, but as I detailed in my comment, there were a few examples of Daughters of color. I will not stand by your blatant disregard for BIPOC, their place in history, and your attempt to revise that history through a white-only lens. It's simply not true. I strongly recommend you take a look at Gagne's biographical dictionary which is an invaluable resource on this topic, until then keep your uninformed comments to yourself.
@@arelai_guardianseries2722 Native American people are not as you state,"of color"!
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