My Fille du Roi Grandmothers, Aunts, & Cousins [see also the Filles à Marier]
The Fille du Roi were young women who were recruited to travel to New France [Canada] in the years 1663-1673. Following Peter J. Gagné's historical definition of who was or was not a Fille du Roi, 768 women made the trip from France to Canada. Of those 768, I am related to 76, descended from 66, and 172 in all appear in my family tree. Following are the names of my Fille du Roi grandmothers and other relatives, the year they travelled, and other tidbits on the Fille du Roi. The number after the year of travel is the number of ways in which I am related to that person.
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
2
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
2
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1664
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
2
|
Madeleine Carbonnet
|
10th Great Grand Aunt
|
1664
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
2
|
Marie Charrier
|
9th Great Grand Aunt
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
2
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
1
|
Claire De La Hogue
|
10th Great Grand Aunt
|
1669
|
1
|
Élisabeth De Laguéripière
|
9th Great Grand Aunt
|
1671
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1672
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
Marguerite Éloi
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
Marie Faucon
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1663
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
2
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
2
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
Mathurine Graton
|
1st cousin 10 times rem'vd
|
1670
|
3
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
1
|
Jeanne LeMarie
|
8th Great Grand Aunt
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1663
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
1
|
Marie Meunier
|
9th Great Grand Aunt
|
1665
|
1
|
Marie Louise Michaud
|
10th Great Grand Aunt
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
Catherine Moitié
|
9th Great Grand Aunt
|
1663
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1663
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1664
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1667
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
2
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1665
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
1
|
Françoise Raclot
|
8th Great Grand Aunt
|
1671
|
3
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
4
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
5
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1672
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1668
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1673
|
1
|
|
|
8th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1669
|
1
|
|
|
10th Great Grandmother
|
1671
|
1
|
|
|
9th Great Grandmother
|
1670
|
1
|
It was typical for each girl to receive 50 livres upon marrying. In some instances, they were given more. Nicole de Bonin, Marie Raclot, and Élisabeth Sale are 3 of 5 known to have received 100 livres. Marguertie Moitié is one of only two girls that received 200 livres.
Interesting Facts:
 Madeleine and Marie Raclot were sisters [possibly twins], who made the trip with their other sister Françoise. Their father, Godebon, accompanied them on the trip, and returned to France just before Françoise, the last of the girls to be married, was wed on 2 Dec 1670.
 The youngest of my Fille du Roi grandmothers, Catherine Pillat, was just 13 when she made the trip. The eldest, Françoise Goubilleau, was 39.
 Marguerite Ardion & Françoise Goubilleau are the only grandmothers who travelled to Canada as widows.
 Catherine Latier had the fewest children, 2
 Catherine Paulo and Élisabeth Salé had the most children, each birthing 15 children by a single husband. Jeanne Vilain had 16 children by two husbands.
 Two were known to have run-ins with the law. Marguerite Viard and her husband were accused of stealing fruit, and were cleared of the charges [By Perrine LaPierre and her husband :) ]. Jeanne Rossignol was charged with slander, and had to make a public apology. She was also ordered to stay out of others' business.
 Marguerite Moitié was plaintiff in a case against Pierre Paris who was charged with beating her with a stick while her husband was away. The outcome of the case is not known.
 Madeleine Mercier had the shortest life span, dying at the age of 30. Jeanne Cederay & Françoise Goubilleau had the longest life spans, dying at the age of 90.
|