Ancestors in the Mercier/Robideau family who were FILLES DU ROI, And their line to JOHN EMMET MERCIER, with notes from the author of this list, Andre Therriault: These women, known in French as the "fille du roi", agreed to travel to the new settlements in North America and marry a settler there in exchange for a 50 pound dowry from the French King. Of the nearly 1000 women who undertook the journey, about 800 made it to Canada. They made contracts of marriage with the men who had originally settled the New World and usually married within a few days or weeks of the contract signing. Often the women broke the contracts, only to remake them or make new contracts with other men. SECTION TWO- The following is a list of women that "had second thoughts." That is, they contracted marriage with one or more men prior to their actual marriage. I am only going to list here the final marriage for each woman. Women Marriage date Husband's name LAST, First Place First LAST DUVAL, Francoise 16 Nov 1671 Pierre COURAULT Quebec, PQ (COULON) >Marie Courault m. Jean Mailhot >Madeleine Maillot m. Francois Beauregard >Marguerite Davignon m. Antoine Montalon >Isabelle Clermont m. Francois Mercier >Jean Baptiste Mercier m. Flavia Jacques >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier ROUX, Aimee 6 Feb 1670(cont) Emard TINON dit St. Augustin, PQ DESROCHES >Charles Tinon m. Marie Anne Bonnodeau >Marie Anne Tinon m. Joseph Gingras >J Bte Gingras m. Marie Louise Angelique Hamel >Marie Anne Gingras m. Jeremie Vivet dit Sanschangrin >Felicite (Sophie) Vivais m. Louis Robideau >Peter Robideau m. Julia Jesmer >Marguerite Robideau m. George Ferdinand Mercier >John Emmet Mercier SECTION THREE- The following is a list of "King's Daughters" from the Ile-de-France. AUGER, Jeanne 26 Oct 1671 Sebastien NOLET Quebec, PQ >Louis Nolet m. Marguerite Lisle >Louis Nolet m Madeleine Pelletier >Joseph Nolet m. Josephte Trudell >Charles Nolet m. Marie Rose Thibodeau >Marie Rose Nolet m. Antoine DeMars >Rose Adeline DeMars m. John B. Mercier >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier 1 DENOT, Jeanne 7 Jun 1667 Andre ROBIDOU dit Quebec, PQ L'ESPAGNOL >Guillaume Robidou m. Francoise Guerin >Charles Robidou m. Anne Therese Lehoux >Paul Robidou m. Monique Barbe (Abel) >Joseph Robidoux m. Marguerite Gendron >Louis Robideau m. Felicite (Sophie) Vivais >Peter Robideau m. Julia Jesmer >Marguerite Robideau m. George Ferdinand Mercier >John Emmet Mercier SECTION FOUR- The following is a list of "King's Daughters" from Normandy. CROSNIER, Martine 18 Nov 1669 Philippe Chateau-Richer, PQ DESTROISMAISONS >Genevieve Destroismaisons m. Robert Vaillancourt >Joseph Vaillancourt m Therese Martin >Charles Vaillancourt m. Marie Catherine Ouellette >Luce Vaillancourt m. Francois Marie Jacques >Flavia Jacques m. Jean Baptiste Mercier >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier SECTION SIX- The following is a list of "King's Daughters" from many areas of France GRANDIN, Marie 23 Sep 1670 Jean BEAUDET (Dowry of 350 livres) Quebec, PQ >Simone Beaudet m. Michael Pineault >Marie Rhene Pineault m. Pierre Simon Mercier >Joseph Mercier m. Marie Amable Giard >Francois Mercier m. Isabelle Clermont >Jean Baptiste Mercier m. Flavia Jacques >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier LAVAL, Claude 26 Oct 1671 Louis BONNODEAU dit (Dowry of 350 livres) Quebec, PQ CHATELLERAULT >Marie Anne Bonnodeau m. Charles Tinon >Marie Anne Tinon m. Joseph Gingras >J Bte Gingras m. Marie Louise Angelique Hamel >Marie Anne Gingras m. Jeremie Vivet dit Sanschangrin >Felicite (Sophie) Vivais m. Louis Robideau >Peter Robideau m. Julia Jesmer >Marguerite Robideau m. George Ferdinand Mercier >John Emmet Mercier MEUNIER, Marie 13 Oct 1665 Michel CHRETIEN Quebec, PQ >Claude-Philibert Chretien m. Robert Segouin >Marie Marguerite Segouin m Louis Jacques >Nicolas Jacques m. Louis Helene Lanceleur >Germain Jacques m Marie Madeleine Girouard >Francois Marie Jacques m. Luce Vaillancourt >Flavia Jacques m. Jean Baptiste Mercier >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier MOITIE, Catherine 19 Sep 1667 Desire VIGER 2 Montreal, PQ (Sailor) >Catherine Viger m. Daniel Poirier >Marie Josephe Poirier m. Joseph DeMers >Joseph DeMers Chenville m. Marie Anne Pacquet Lariviere >John DeMers Chenville m. Josephte Triher Lavigueur >Antoine DeMars m Marie Rose Nolet >Rose Adeline DeMars m. John B. Mercier >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier PRAT, Claude 17 Nov 1665 Nicolas GIARD Montreal, PQ >Gabriel Giard m. Suzanne Menard >Marie Amable Giard m Joseph Mercier >Francois Mercier m. Isabelle Clermont >Jean Baptiste Mercier m. Flavia Jacques >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier RENAUD, Marie 25 Oct 1668 Francois LEROUX dit Quebec, PQ CARDINAL >Antoinette LeRoux, m. Louis Jacques >Louis Jacques m. Marie Marguerite Sigouin >Nicolas Jacques m. Louis Helene Lanceleur >Germain Jacques m Marie Madeleine Girouard >Francois Marie Jacques m. Luce Vaillancourt >Flavia Jacques m. Jean Baptiste Mercier >John B. Mercier m. Rose Adeline DeMars >George Ferdinand Mercier m. Marguerite Robideau >John Emmet Mercier 3 THE KING'S DAUGHTERS This file is a compilation of lists detailing the NAME, MARRIAGE DATE/PLACE, and HUSBAND(S) of each of the women known as the "King's Daughters". The lists that I used as reference were originally compiled by Elmer Courteau and Joy Reisinger. These women, known in French as the "fille du roi", agreed to travel to the new settlements in North America and marry a settler there in exchange for a 50 pound dowry from the French King. Of the nearly 1000 women who undertook the journey, about 800 made it to Canada. They made contracts of marriage with the men who had originally settled the New World and usually married within a few days or weeks of the contract signing. Often the women broke the contracts, only to remake them or make new contracts with other men. What I have attempted to do here, for the convenience of those seeking a list of the women who may be their ancestors, is to give the basic information related to the marriage of each woman. I have included only the name, date and place of the contract or marriage, and the name of the husband. When only the contract is listed, I give only "DATE(cont)". My original intent was to list the parents and origin of each woman, but it was strongly suggested by Roland Roy that I limit the information to what is listed here. The other details can be found in sources such as JETTE's "Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec". Given the scope of this (ambitious!!) project and my limited ability to type, I am more than grateful to Roland for his advice! I have categorized the lists as my reference did: Section One: Women from upper class families. Section Two: Women who annulled marriage contracts (Here and throughout all of the lists, in the interest of family lines, I only included the actual marriage of the girls rather than list unfulfilled contracts that never produced any of us.) Section Three: Women from Ile-de-France. Section Four: Women from Normandy Section Five: Women of unknown origin Section Six: Woman from other places in France In some cases, I could not help but include some of the more interesting historical notes. Unfortunately, most of these notes are of a negative nature - dealing with death, prostitution, or adultery - but never-the-less, "VERY INTERESTING"!! In many cases, the girls married soldiers of the famous Carignan Regiment. I have tried to indicate that fact in each case. I have tried with the utmost of my ability to avoid (correct) any mistakes in transcription, spelling, etc. Any mistakes you find will probably be those I missed. I apologize now for those that slipped by me. But I will also take the liberty of POUTING now and say, "it's better than no list at all!" So - From me to all of you other FC descendents - ENJOY and LEARN. 4 THE KING'S DAUGHTERS SECTION ONE- This first list contains those women believed to be born to upper class families. NAME MARRIAGE DATE HUSBAND ______________________________________________________________________ BAILLON, Catherine 12 Nov 1669 Jacques MIVILLE dit Quebec, PQ DESCHENES BERAUD, Anne 19 Jun 1674 Mathieu JAROSSON Quebec, PQ BOISLEAU, Marie abt 1668 Pierre CHAUVIN Ile de Orleans 28 Nov 1669 Simon CHAMBERLAN Ste-Famille, I.O. 4 Apr 1690 Jean JOLIN St-Francois, I.O. BOISLEAU, Marguerite abt 1663 Jean SERREAU dit (Sister of Marie) Chateau-Richer, PQ SAINT-AUBIN CHABERT DE LA CARRIERE, 17 Sep 1668 Jacques DU MESNIL- Marguerite (3000 pound Quebec, PQ HEURRY (Troop dowry) Captain) CHARPENTIER, Marie- 28 Jul 1672 Louis PRINSEAU Reine Quebec, PQ 26 Aug 1681 Etienne DOMINGO dit Quebec, PQ CARABI CONFLANS, Francoise 11 Oct 1667 Charles RACINE Quebec, PQ D'AILLIER, Anne 28 Oct 1671 Jacques-Francois LE Chateau-Richer, PQ SOT DE BELLEAU, Catherine 22 NOv 1667 Jean Baptiste MORIN (1000 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ de ROCHEBELLE DE BIDQUIN, Madeleine 17 Oct 1673 Jean BOUVET dit (600 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ La CHAMBRE (Carignan Regiment surgeon) DE CHEVRAINVILLE, Marie 22 Oct 1663 Isaac LAMY Madeleine Quebec, PQ DE CHEVRAINVILLE, Claude 12 Aug 1665 Henri BRAULT (Sister of Marie above) Quebec, PQ (BAREAU) dit POMMINVILLE DE COPPEQUESNE, 10 Jan 1667 Jean GATEAU Charlotte Montreal, PQ 1 Mar 1688 Jacques BRAULT Montreal, PQ 5 DE LA CROIX, Francoise 4 Nov 1669 Rene HUBERT Quebec, PQ DE LA FITTE, Apolline 17 Oct 1673 (cont) Nicolas ROUSSELOT (1000 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ dit LA PRAIRIE (Carignan Soldier) DE LA PORTE 12 Oct 1665 Francois GENAPLE (1000 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ dit BELLEFOND (Royal notary) 22 Nov 1711 Rene HUBERT Quebec, PQ DE LOSTELNEAU 11 Oct 1668 Charles DENYS-Sieur Quebec, PQ de VITRE DE MATRAS, Judith 2 Dec 1669 (cont) Charles-Pierre LE (3000 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ GARDEUR Sieur de Villiers DE NEVELET, Marguerite 19 Mar 1670 Abraham BOUAT Montreal, PQ DU FIGUIER, Helene 24 Oct 1663 Jacques FOURNIER Quebec, PQ DUMORTIER de LEUR, 22 Nov 1667 Timothee ROUSSEL Madeleine Quebec, PQ (Surgeon) GAILLARD, Marguerite Widow of Hercule DUPERRON 26 Jul 1664 Francois PROVOST Quebec, PQ 12 Jan 1671 Louis SAUCIER Quebec, PQ abt 1677 Michel LEGARDEUR Sillery, PQ GRANDJON, Marie-Madeleine 21 Oct 1669 Marin RICHARD Quebec, PQ GRAVOIS, Marie 3 Nov 1667 Philippe ETIENNE Troi-Rivieres, PQ GROISARD, Jeanne 25 Oct 1668 Zacharie, DUPIUS (2000 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ HUBERT, Isabelle 20 Aug 1668 Louis BOLDUC Quebec, PQ (Carignan Soldier) LE MERLE D'AUPRE, 8 Feb 1672 Laurent BORY Lady Marguerite Montreal, PQ LEPAGE, Marie-Rogere Widow of Paul BELLEFONTAINE France 5 Dec 1667 Roch THOERY Quebec (Carignan Soldier) 16 Oct 1681 Jean Baptiste Quebec, PQ PEUVRET LE QUINT, Isabelle 5 Jul 1668 Jean GAIGNEUX dit 6 Quebec, PQ LAFRAMBOISE (Carignan Soldier) 8 Feb 1671 Etienne L'EVEILLE Quebec, PQ 26 Apr 1688 Pierre GIRARD Pte-Aux-Trembles, PQ MARTIN, Marie 6 Nov 1671 Christopher FEVRIER dit LACROIX MULOIS, Marie 8 JAn 1668(cont) Pierre SAINT-OURS Champlain (Carignan Captain) PASQUIER de FRANCLIEU, 10 Jan 1668 Charles COUILLARD PHANSEQUE (VANZEGUE), 20 Nov 1673 Hubert LEROUX Marie Ann (of Hamburg, Montreal, PQ 7 Apr 1682 Gabriel CARDINAL N.D. de Montreal, PQ PORTAS, Marie Angelique 30 JAn 1668 Jean LE CONTE Quebec, PQ (Carignan Soldier) PRUNIER, Marie 4 Nov 1671 Jean GAILLOU Cap-de-la-Madeleine RENAULT, Marguerite 3 Oct 1667 Emmanuel LOPPEZ Quebec, PQ SAGEOT, Genevieve 10 Oct 1667 Antoine ADHEMAR Quebec, PQ (Carignan Soldier) THIREMENT, Anne 18 Aug 1671 Jean Baptiste de Quebec, PQ PEIRAS 7 SECTION TWO- The following is a list of women that "had second thoughts." That is, they contracted marriage with one or more men prior to their actual marriage. I am only going to list here the final marriage for each woman. NAME MARRIAGE DATE HUSBAND ______________________________________________________________________ AUBRY, Francois 25 Sep 1673 Antione MERCIER dit Quebec, PQ L'ESPINE abt 1676 Vincent CHATIGNY Ile Perce BAILLY, Madeleine 5 Jul 1672 Guillaume VANIER dit Quebec, PQ LAFONTAINE 27 Sep 1697 Joseph FERNANDO Charlesbourg, PQ BARBERY, Francoise 12 Nov 1668 Rene D'ARDEYNE Montreal, PQ (DARDENNE) BARBIER, Jeanne 3 Nov 1670 (cont) Julien PLUMEREAU dit Chambly, PQ LATRAILLE 7 Jan 1681 Francois BLAIN Contrecoeur, PQ (HAMBLIN) BARDOU, Marie Louise 30 Sep 1669 Mathurin DROUET dit Quebec, PQ GRANDMAISON BARRE, Catherine 11 Jan 1665 Mathurin CHAILLE Quebec, PQ BERGER, Marguerite 9 Oct 1670 Charles COURTOIS Quebec, PQ BLAISE, Marguerite 23 Oct 1669 (cont) Jean PASQUIER Sillery, PQ 18 Jan 1670 Issac HARNOIS St. Augustin, PQ BLONDEAU 16 Nov 1671 Rene ABRAHAM dit Troi-Rivieres, PQ DESMARETS BONVILLE (BONHEUR), Marie 27 Oct 1669 Paul INARD Ste Famille, I.O. (Carignan soldier) BRACONNIER, Jeanne 18 Sep 1673 Crespin THUILLIER Quebec, PQ dit La TOUR 16 Oct 1675 Charles EDELINE Boucherville, PQ BRUNET, Anne 23 Nov 1665 Pierre COIRIER Quebec, PQ BUREL, Jeanne 3 Nov 1667 Andre POUTRE dit Quebec, PQ LAVIGNE (Carignan Soldier) CARTOIS, Henriette 26 Oct 1671 Michel AUDEBOUT 8 Quebec, PQ 23 Jul 1675 Andre PATRY Quebec, PQ 27 Mar 1702 Francois COUTELET St. Francois, I.O CHAMBOY (CHAMOIS), Marie abt 1673 Francois FRIGON Batiscan, PQ CHARPENTIER, Marguerite 16 Oct 1668 Rene MEUSNIER (Le Quebec, PQ MEUSNIER) dit LARAMEE 23 Jan 1705 Jean FANIE Pte-aux-Trembles, PQ COINDREAU, Esther widowed in France Jacques LAPORTE 8 Mar 1666 Jean BAILLARGEON Quebec, PQ COIPEL, Marie 21 Oct 1669 Guillaume FAGOT Quebec, PQ 22 Nov 1677 Claude RENARD Quebec, PQ COLIN, Rose Marie abt 1670 Francois DE GUIRE St. Ours, PQ (Carignan Soldier) COLLET, Jeanne 31 Dec 1668 Gregoire SIMON (Killed by the Iroquois) Montreal, PQ DE LALORE (LAWLOR), abt 1662 Louis BADAILLAC Catherine Sorel, PQ (Carignan Soldier) (From London, Eng.) DE LARUE, Charlotte 19 Sep 1673 Jean LAVANOIS Quebec, PQ (Caragnan Soldier) 26 Nov 1696 Andre MORIN Charlesbourg, PQ DE MONMAINIER, Marie 7 Jan 1666 Noel ROSE (LaROSE, (DE MONT-MESNIL) Quebec, PQ ROYER) 25 Nov 1687 Francois DUMAS Quebec, PQ DESEINE, Catherine 15 Oct 1672 Jean SENECAL Montreal, PQ DES GRANGES, Louise 15 Oct 1669 Louis DE L'ISLE Quebec, PQ DESPORTES, Francoise 5 Nov 1669(cont) Pierre-Andre RENAULT Sillery, PQ dit LOCAT DUBOIS, Marie 3 Nov 1670 Michel BROUILLET dit Fort Chambly, PQ LAVIOLETTE (Caragnan Soldier) DU COUDRAY 15 Sep 1670 Francois GRENET Quebec, PQ DUPRE, Francoise 7 Oct 1669 Jean LOBAT 9 Sillery, PQ DUVAL, Francoise 16 Nov 1671 Pierre COURAULT Quebec, PQ (COULON) 12 Aug 1681 Antoine RENAUD dit Quebec, PQ LE TAMBOUR 10 Dec 1695 Francois RENAUD Quebec, PQ DUVAL, Marie Madeleine abt 1672 Jacques JOUBERT (Sister of Francoise) near Sorel, PQ FOSSE (DU FAUSSAY), Jeanne 1 Sep 1670 Louis DORE Quebec, PQ FRESSEL, Jeanne 10 Oct 1670 Etienne JACOB (850 pound dowry) Quebec, PQ GATEAU (GASTEAU), Catherine 19 Nov 1671(cont) Vivien JEAN 29 Nov 1671(Marr) GENEST, Jeanne Leonarde 1 Nov 1669 Noel CARDIN Troi-Rivieres, PQ 6 Nov 1671 Pierre LOISEAU dit Troi-Rivieres, PQ FRANCOUR GITON, Marie 26 Nov 1676 Andre BERNARD Quebec, PQ GOBERT, Marie Madeleine 8 Sep 1670 Pierre GROSLEAU Quebec, PQ (GROLEAU) GUILLIN, Francois 12 Nov 1668 Andre TRAJOT Montreal, PQ 27 Jan 1709 Claude ROBILLARD Montreal, PQ HALLAY, Marie 24 Aug 1671 Bertrand COURTOIS Quebec, PQ HARIOT (ARIOT), Marie 11 Apr 1671 Rene VANDE Quebec, PQ HERBERT, Francoise 3 May 1668 Jean BAPTISTE dit Quebec, PQ SAINT AMOUR 23 Nov 1671 Philippe CAZALIER Quebec, PQ HUE, Marie 7 Jan 1668 Jean BOESME Quebec, PQ JASSELIN, Marguerite 31 Oct 1676 Mathurin LELIEVRE Lachine, PQ 8 Jan 1684 Nicolas LEMOYNE Lachine, PQ JAVELOT, Anne 24 Jan 1667 Jacques LEBOEUF Quebec, PQ LA BASTILLE dit MARTIN, 11 Apr 1669 Rene GAULTIER dit Renee Ste Famille, I.O. 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