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::The King's Daughters (French: filles du roi; filles du roy) is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by King Louis XIV of France. The program was designed to boost New France's population both by encouraging male colonizers to settle there, and by promoting marriage, family formation and the birth of children. <ref>"King's Daughters", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Daughters, accessed 17 October 2020.</ref> | ::The King's Daughters (French: filles du roi; filles du roy) is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by King Louis XIV of France. The program was designed to boost New France's population both by encouraging male colonizers to settle there, and by promoting marriage, family formation and the birth of children. <ref>"King's Daughters", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Daughters, accessed 17 October 2020.</ref> | ||
==American | ==American Loyalists== | ||
Because of the American Revolution, many Loyalists settled in Canada. An example of a source for American Loyalists who arrived before 1800 is: | Because of the American Revolution, many Loyalists settled in Canada. About 1,100 settled in Quebec, but mostly in the part of Quebec that became Ontario. An example of a source for American Loyalists who arrived before 1800 is: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/132167?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Québec. Stanbridge East, Québec, Canada'''''] Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch U.E.L., 1984. (FHL book 971.4 H2Le.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/loyalists-of-the-eastern-townships-of-quebec/oclc/16063690 WorldCat] May show place of origin, arrival date, military unit, residences, land purchases, and sources. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/132167?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Québec. Stanbridge East, Québec, Canada'''''] Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch U.E.L., 1984. (FHL book 971.4 H2Le.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/loyalists-of-the-eastern-townships-of-quebec/oclc/16063690 WorldCat] May show place of origin, arrival date, military unit, residences, land purchases, and sources. | ||