The Filles à Marier arrived before the Filles du Roi and played a key role in the colony. Learn about these marriageable women.
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Hélène Desportes, born in Quebec in the 1620s, was the first child of European descent in Canada. Discover her rich history.
The Reaume family played a key role in settling Quebec, Essex County in Ontario, and Detroit and Wyandotte in Michigan.
Arriving in the early 1700s, French Canadians Michel and Jacques Campeau played a significant role in Detroit’s history.
Jean Grondin and Sainte Mignot are my French Canadian ancestors and their contributions helped shape the early communities of Quebec.
Thomas Rood, who arrived in the Connecticut Colony in the 1630s, is infamous for his illicit relationship with his daughter.
Robert Seeley, a Puritan who sailed with the Winthrop Fleet to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, was a pioneer in early American history.
Thomas Douaire de Bondy, a gentleman in Paris with connections to the French royal court, was unique among early settlers in New France.
Jacques Bertault and Gillette Banne were executed for murdering their son-in-law, but there’s more to the story than most people know.