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Family Network

An interactive force-directed graph showing how 10 Filles du Roi, their husbands, the ships that carried them, and the settlements they built are all interconnected across New France.

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Notable Patterns

*Pierre Blais married Fille du Roi Anne Perrault, then after her death married Françoise Beaudoin — the daughter of Fille du Roi Françoise Durand. Carl descends from both King's Daughters through him.
*Jacques Lussier also married two King's Daughters — Charlotte Lamunche, then Catherine Clérice.
*Le Noir de Hollande carried both Jacques Baudouin and François Marchand in 1664.
*Six families settled on Île d'Orléans within three years of each other.

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Parent → Child