▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁were ▁already ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 6 7 1 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 0 ▁children ▁were ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁F illes ▁du ▁Ro i . ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁gain ▁population ▁self - su ffic iency ▁soon ▁after ward . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 1 , ▁Tal on ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁necessary ▁to ▁spons or ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁girls ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁accepted ▁his ▁advice . ▁The ▁migration ▁briefly ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁sent ▁ 6 0 ▁more ▁girls ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Bu ade ▁de ▁Front en ac , ▁the ▁new ▁governor , ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁under ▁the ▁Crown ' s ▁spons or ship . ▁Of ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 8 3 5 ▁mar ri ages ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁ 7 7 4 ▁included ▁a ▁fille ▁du ▁roi . ▁By ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 6 , 7 0 0 , ▁from ▁ 3 , 2 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 3 . ▁ ▁Rum ours ▁and ▁leg ends ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁were ▁prost it utes ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁rum our ▁ever ▁since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁ 1