Les Filles du Roi (30 giug 1663 anni – 13 marzo 1673 anni)
Descrizione:
- King of France (Louis XIV) wanted to entice the men to stay in the colonies, and wanted to expand their numbers (Especially due to the growth of British colonies in the south)
- 1663 – 1673 Les Filles du Roi, unmarried orphans or widowed women (usually poor) sponsored by the king, about 800 in total sent to colonies
- Extremely successful in terms of expanding the population – twice as fast as the baby boom
- Estimated that nearly 2/3rd of French Canadians can traced their lineage back to a Fille du Roi (was a life long pension for giving birth to more than 10 children)
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