Filles du Roi Project looking for new members

Question

If you have French-Canadian ancestors, it is quite likely that you have one or more of the Filles du Roy among them.  

The Filles du Roi Project is a sub-project of the Quebecois Project and follows the same guidelines on names and locations.

Project members fill in bios, add sources and generally do all the actions required to make these women's profiles as complete as possible.  The eventual goal is to have them all with bilingual bios, French and English.

To join, answer this question and visit the Filles_du_Roi Project to learn what you can do to help.

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Hope you get loads of new members, Danielle! Best wishes.

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Hello my name is Cynthia and I would love join your group.  I can confirm 2 Filles du Roi, Ozanne-Anne Achon married to Pierre Tremblay and Lorraine Gargottin and probably a few more.  Both the Tremblay and Girard family were part of King Louis XIV plan to help settle New France

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hi Cynthia, can you convert your comment to an answer please?  Meanwhile, Ozanne Achon  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Achon-12  was not a Fille du roy but a fille à marier, who came before Filles du roi.

Louise Gargottin https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gargottin-1 was indeed a fille du roi.  Don't know where the Lorraine comes from.

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See you on the project.

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Anne-Marie, il faut cliquer sur le bouton ''answer this post'' et mettre son commentaire là.  

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Hello! I have 10 fille du roi in my line. And 5 fille du marrier. I would love to be a part of this! Also there is a Fille du Roi facebook page….

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Hi Gail, before you can join the project, you need to become a full member of WikiTree and not just family member.  You also need to be pre-1700 certified for this project,   When you have reached these points, please click on ANSWER and not comment.

As for a Facebook page, considering that META corporation is blocking Canadian news from its system, certainly isn't a place to go for these ladies.  

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Help! I’m clueless about the pre 1700 certification. Sorry about META but I did find lots of interesting info on the Fille du Roi FB page.

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One step at a time, start with signing the Honour Code to become a full member of this outstanding collective tree.  Then get familiar with the ''how-tos'' for entering your tree etc.  The marvelous thing about this format is that you can write an actual bio for your ancestors, not just BMD data.  Once you are familiar with how it works (and it's always a learning process), then look at working on pre-1700 profiles, and there will be instructions provided to do so.

Answer 1

I would like to join the project...I do have many in my tree, practically all my ancestors are from france!

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hello Chantal.  Went to school with a girl named France Desharnais.  Wonder if you're related to her.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.  Bienvenue à bord.  

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Welcome to the Project, Chantal.  Your badge has been added.

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Thank you so much Amy, and no Danielle I do not know a France Desharnais unfortunately.

Answer 2

Hi! I would like to join please.  My Maternal relatives are French descended from Ile de France, so many are filles du roi!

Thanks,

Jennifer

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hi Jennifer, welcome aboard.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Welcome to the Project, Jennifer!  Your badge has been added.

Answer 3

Please add me I'm related to many of these women.

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hi Brenda, welcome, our leader will get you your badge soon.  Meanwhile, please familiarize yourself with the guidelines which you will find in Quebecois project page (linked above).

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Hi Brenda

Your badge has been added!  Welcome to the project!

Answer 4

I have lots of Filles de Roi in my family and a few Filles de Mariner. I would very much like to join.

Kim

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hi Kim, thought you'd already joined, but if not, our leader will get you your badge soon.  Welcome aboard.

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Thank-you very much and I better get counting.

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Sorry for the delay, but I just noticed this post.  Your badge has been added Kim.  Welcome to the project!

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Thank you so much I guess I should get My Filles de Roi Together

Answer 5

Please add.  Thanks,

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Bonjour Vertume, on avait justement une discussion récemment à propos de votre prénom, trouvé dans une famille de St-Jude.

Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Your badge has been added.  Welcome to the project!

Answer 6

Not sure if I’m answering in the right spot here!  I’m related to Francoise De Charmesnil. I’d like to join this project.

Thanks

Gillian

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hello Gillian, yes, you got the right place, welcome aboard.  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Charmenil-1 is the profile of that particular FdR.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Your badge has been added, Gillian!  Welcome to the Project!

Answer 7

I would like to join this project. I have a number of Filles du Roy among my ancestors on my maternal line.

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welcome aboard Chris, our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Your badge has been added Chris!  Welcome to the Project.

Answer 8

I would like to join.  I am a descendent of Marguerite Samson and Jean Bougrand (Beaugrand dit Champagne).  my lineage was proven and I was a member of the fillesduroi.org.

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hello Lisa, welcome aboard.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Your badge has been added Lisa!  Welcome to the Project.

Answer 9

Yes, I'm interested.  Though I may be descended from Judith Rigaud, someone yet to be represented on the site, I am still interested in the bigger question of why these specific people were chosen.  (Or volunteered?)  Perhaps there are no answers to be found beyond speculation among the many possibilities, but it sounds like an interesting inquiry.

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hello Linden, Judith can be found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rigaud-1   Note that she is not a Fille du Roy but a Fille à Marier, who preceded the Filles du Roy.

If you descend from her, then we are cousins.  Welcome aboard.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

As far as to why these people volunteered or were chosen, a lot of them were hired on contracts of work for specified periods of time.  That is a frequent method for them getting here.  This applies to the Filles à Marier.  The Filles du Roy is another game entirely.

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Your badge has been added Linden!  Welcome to the Project.

Answer 10

I am looking forward to learning and working on this awesome project.

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hi Sarah, welcome aboard!  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Your badge has been added Sarah!  Welcome to the Project!

Answer 11

I descend from 20 Daughters of the King!

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hello Geoff, were you wishing to join us then?  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Yes please! Looking to join.

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ok, our leader will get you your badge soon, seems an oversight that you haven't received it yet.

Answer 12

Hello. I would like to join. So far I have 61 of these amazing women in my tree. I'm currently moving my tree from ancestry to Wiki. I also have the double volume by Peter Gagne do am willing to help with biographies!

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hello Suzie, welcome aboard.  Our leader will get you your badge soon.

Answer 13

I would like to join to help out. I researched my paternal line back to Louis Hebert (First European land owner of Canada but not related to these ladies.) I have compared my line to the Filles du Roi list and found three (3) so far that are my ancestors. I have an article on my family history blog about these ladies.

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hi cousin, (also descended from Louis Hébert).  Welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.

Answer 14

Hello I would love to Join. So far have found 33 Fille du Roi ancestors and 19 Fille à Marier ancestors.

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hello Brian, welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.  Meanwhile, please familiarize yourself with the naming guidelines and place name guidelines which you will find in the parent Québécois project page (linked above in the ''question''.)

Answer 15

I would like to join! I have many French Canadian ancestors from Laprairie who are descended from filles du roi

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hi Jill, please get familiar with the guidelines you will find on the page of the parent project (Quebecois Project page).  And welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.

Answer 16

I have several ladies who are Filles du Roi in my tree and would love to learn more about them by joining this group.

Thanks, Mike.

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hi Mike, welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.

Answer 17

Hello - Could you please add me. I am a descendant of Les Filles du Roi and I would love to help.

Thank-you

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Hello Julie, welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.  Meanwhile, please get familiar with the guidelines on names and place names on the Québécois project page (parent project of Filles du roy project).

Answer 18

I would like to join your project.  My paternal ancestors originated in Normandy, France and at this point I only know of 2 Filles du Roi in my line, but there may be more.  Just as a note, I do not speak French.  I hope that isn't a requirement.

Sharon LaFond Ruby

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hi Sharon, it's not a requirement to speak French, although it helps if you can at least read it, since most sources are in that language.  Meanwhile, welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.  Get familiar with the guidelines on the parent project page (Québécois project).

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Thank you for considering me for this project but I do not read French or speak it, so I maybe better working on another project.

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That's ok Sharon, just connect up your family lines with proper sources, most of the Filles du roy have their profiles already in existence, if you find that your lines lead to them and there is a missing child, let me know and I can connect them.  Happy tree climbing! 

Answer 19

I am researching my French-Canadian ancestry and understand we most likely have Filles du Roi ancestors. I want to learn more and contribute if I can.

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hi Matt, welcome aboard, there are a number of good books if you want to learn more about them, most of them are in French but a few are in English.  Meanwhile, welcome aboard, our leader will get you your badge soon.

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Thank you Danielle!!

Answer 20

I would like to join this project.  I am really just starting research but found myself to be a direct descendant of Louise Faure dite Planchet m. Pierre Gagne and Anne Roy m. Nicholas Bouchard.

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hi Karen, welcome aboard!  Our leader will get you your badge soon.  Meanhile, please get familiar with guidelines on parent project page (Québécois project page).