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How many Filles du Roi women were sent?
About 800.
How much did the women get paid?
between 50 and 300 livres.
How did they arrive?
The ships carrying the Filles du Roi would travel up the Saint Lawrence River, stopping first at Quebec City, then at Trois-Rivières, and lastly at Montreal.
How long would it take them to find husbands?
Within six months of arriving they would have husbands.
How long did this go on for?
For a period of seven years, the King of France sent at his expense, several thousand young women to New France.
Where were the women sent?
New France, Canada.
Who paid the women?
The King of France.
Where did they come from?
Majority of them came from the Paris area or the diocese of Rouen.
Did the women get to choose who they would marry?
Yes.
How many of the ladies died?
At least 60.
Were the Filles du Roi women poor?
Yes, most of them were poor.
Which women would have the easiest time finding a husband?
The 'prettiest' women.
How old were they?
They were typically between the ages of 12 and 25.
Why were the women sent?
For the purpose of marrying and starting families.
What was their job?
To promote the settlement of King Louis XIV's colony in Canada.
What kind of people were selected to be the Filles du Roi?
The Filles du Roi were mostly town girls, and only a few knew how to do manual farm work.