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Leaving a Legacy To say that life was not easy for our founding mothers would be an understatement.

The filles du roi represent half of the women who immigrated to New France early in the colony's history.

Whether they truly had a choice in the matter is another question mark.

Winters would have been particularly dire, as most Canadian can imagine.

Given the gender imbalance in the colony, these young women could essentially choose their husbands.

And they did — quickly.

List of the Filles du roi Filles du roi experts and historians define a fille du roi as an immigrant, single or widowed, having come to Canada between 1663-1673 and having received royal financial support for their transport or establishment in New France.

4 children, and kept having children until the age of 40.

Wien, Tom, and Suzanne Gousse, "Filles du Roi".