What is a dowry in New France?

What is a dowry in New France?

dowry: Property a woman brought with her to a marriage. Filles du Roi (“Daughters of the King”): Women who agreed to move to New France and marry colonists in exchange for passage across the Atlantic and a dowry. intendent: Highest-ranking government official in New France.

What did the Filles du Roi do in New France?

Not to be taken in a literal sense, the filles du roi were a group of some 700 unmarried women who were sent to New France between 1663 and 1673 by King Louis XIV to solve a gender imbalance problem, and ultimately help to populate the new colony.

How much were Filles du Roi paid?

one hundred livres
As a fille du roi, a woman received the king’s support in several ways. The king paid one hundred livres to the French East India Company for each woman’s crossing, as well as furnishing her trousseau.

How many children did the filles du roi have to have?

As a subject of the family tree, they chose Catherine Moité, one of the first filles du roi to arrive in Canada. “Her genealogy is astounding,” says Rheault. She had 11 children, 65 grandchildren and 344 great-grandchildren, all represented on the tree as either trunk, branches or leaves.

What dowry was given to the filles du roi?

The original costs were divided into 10 livres to recruit and get the woman to the port of departure, 60 livres for her ocean transportation and 30 livres for a set of articles for a dowry. This was later changed to 50 and/or 100 livres of “money of Canada’ given her on her marriage in New France.

Is a religious ceremony a legal marriage in France?

In France a religious ceremony does not constitute a legal marriage. PACS (Pacte Civil de Solidarité) The PACS offers all unmarried couples, same-sex and opposite-sex, a legal status carrying some but not all of the benefits of marriage.

Is same-sex marriage legal in France?

Same-sex marriage became legal in France in 2013. The procedures are nearly identical to those for a heterosexual marriage. Both are marriages ( mariage ). Citizens of 11 countries (Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Kosovo, Laos, Morocco, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, and Tunisia) cannot enter into a same-sex marriage in France.

Where can I find marriage contracts from the French Revolution?

At the QFHS Library, one will find 6 volumes of indexes of marriage contracts written by notaries during the French Regime of Nouvelle France from 1635 to 1765. A total of about 27,000 marriage contracts are listed in about 1,800 pages.

How do I get married in a mairie in France?

Most mairies are so small they only have one receptionist (many have quirky opening hours as a result); simply saying you want to marry is enough to start procedures. In larger towns, you can ask for the office des mariages (office of marriages) although this may cause some confusion if they don’t have a separate department.