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In 1663, France sent 800 women, known as the "Filles du Roi" ("Daughters of the King'"), to Quebec to marry settlers.
This initiative succeeded, doubling the population within 10 years. Today, two-thirds of French Canadians can trace their ancestry back to these women.
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