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They were young women who were given a dowry by the King to come from France to marry French settlers in Quebec.
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Several of my great grandmothers were Filles De Roi (Daughters of the King). There biographies provide a fascinating picture of their travels and settling in Quebec in the mid 1600s. Jean Guyon, Zacharie Cloutier, Marin Boucher, Robert Drouin. Our notable ancestors from this region are: There is a Museum in the Perche region called the “Museum of French Emigration to Canada” devoted to maintaining the history of the early settlers to New France from Perche. They were promised land by the King of France to establish a settlement in Quebec. He was the first settler to use a plow in New France.Ī group came from the Perche Region of France about 15 years after Louis Hebert around 1630. Marie was honoured for her work with the Indians and Guillaume Couillard was ennobled by the King of France for his work in developing the settlement in Quebec. A large monument of Louis Hebert, his wife Marie Rolet and his son in-law, Guillaume Couillard De L’Espinay is located in Quebec City. There are many articles and books written about Louis Hebert. He sailed with Champlain to the New World and was friends with Champlain until the end of his life. Louis Hebert, Paul Wilker’s 10 th Great Grandfather, was the first settler in New France in 1617. Section 1: Settlers from France Introduction: They were offered land by consortiums such as the British American Land Company and the Canada Company. They were generally poor people who were looking for a better life in the New World. This group of ancestors includes the Wilker and Calcott Lines. Section 2: Settlers from Germany, Scotland, Ireland and England who came to the Stratford, Perth area in the 1800s. Another group of women came as Filles De Roi and another came as Filles a Marier. A group came from the Perche Region of France. They were enticed to come from France to New France in the 1600s with the promise of land and riches from the fur trade. They were ancestors of the Olive (nee Bart) McArdle, Paul Wilker’s great grandmother. Section 1: Settlers from France who came first to Quebec in the 1600s. The document is divided into the following sections. Much of the information comes from Heritage Websites where researches have put considerable effort in finding documents to prove provenance.
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Records of our ancestors from France, Germany and United Kingdom are quite accurate since they come from churches and parishes that were very diligent in recording births, marriages, deaths and land deeds. I have made an attempt to ensure accuracy by double checking sources. I find it interesting that every one of the ancestors documented here had to survive difficult conditions order for our ancestors to enjoy the good life they have today. They had to endure many hardships:a long ocean voyage to a new land, extreme weather conditions, Indian uprisings, disease, fighting between the English and French, large families and struggles to clear land and build homes. These pioneers were very strong and determined. They came to North America mainly due to events that directly affected them: religious persecution, civil wars, the American Revolution, the plague and wide spread poverty and disease. Many came as a result of incentives given by countries to settle in Upper and Lower Canada.Some ancestors can be traced back more than 500 years ago. This is an amazing story about our ancestors who came from Germany, France, Scotland, Ireland and England to settle in Quebec and Western Ontario. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by records of history. To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.