Filles du Roi (1665 - 1673) Aside from nuns, few French women were interested in living in New France. It was far from home, and life there was very harsh. But the colony needed women to marry the male colonists and raise families. Without them, New France would fail to grow and prosper. The king had a solution. Between 1665 and 1673, he sent about 900 single young women and girls to New France to become wives (feb 1, 1665 – feb 1, 1673)
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feb 1, 1665
feb 1, 1673
~ 8 years