The Historian · Marguerite · Montréal
Maison Saint-Gabriel
This is the founding story most visitors never reach. A genuine 1698 farmhouse, bought by Marguerite Bourgeoys's congregation, where the Filles du Roi — the young women sent by the French king to marry colonists and build the population — were received and trained. The interiors, hearth, and tools are intact. It's the everyday New France that the grand sites skip.
A 1698 stone farmhouse Marguerite Bourgeoys bought to house the 'Filles du Roi' — the colony's everyday founding life, intact and rural.
— Marguerite, The Historian
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