▁were ▁celebrated ▁by ▁the ▁priest , ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁parish ▁of ▁residence . ▁While ▁the ▁marriage ▁b ann s ▁custom arily ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁three ▁times ▁before ▁a ▁wed ding ▁could ▁take ▁place , ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁need ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁marry ▁quickly ▁led ▁to ▁few ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁having ▁marriage ▁b ann s ▁announced . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁ 7 3 7 ▁of ▁these ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁New ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁marriage ▁contract s ▁represented ▁a ▁protection ▁for ▁the ▁women , ▁both ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁financial ▁security ▁if ▁anything ▁were ▁to ▁happen ▁to ▁them ▁or ▁their ▁husband , ▁and ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁liberty ▁to ▁ann ul ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁marriage ▁if ▁the ▁man ▁they ▁had ▁chosen ▁proved ▁in compatible . ▁A ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁France ▁between ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁cancel led ▁marriage ▁contract s ; ▁perhaps ▁the ▁dow ry ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁made ▁them ▁dis in cl ined ▁to ▁retain ▁a ▁f ian cé ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁found ▁themselves ▁diss atisf ied . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁problem ▁in ▁rec ruit ment ▁was ▁the ▁women ' s ▁adjust ment ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁agricult ural ▁life . ▁As ▁Saint ▁Marie ▁de ▁L ' In c arn ation ▁wrote , ▁the ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁were ▁mostly ▁town ▁girls , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁manual ▁farm ▁work . ▁This