▁as ▁ 1 7 3 8 , ▁Claude ▁Le ▁Beau ▁counter ed ▁his ▁port ray al ▁in ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁journey ▁to ▁New ▁France , ▁as ▁did ▁Pierre ▁François ▁X avier ▁de ▁Char le vo ix ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁work . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 8 0 0 ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi , ▁only ▁one , ▁Catherine ▁Gu ich elin , ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁prost itution ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁Canada , ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁abandoned ▁by ▁her ▁husband . ▁She ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁S over eign ▁Council ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁under ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁carrying ▁out ▁" a ▁sc and alous ▁life ▁and ▁prost itution " ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 6 7 5 . ▁Her ▁two ▁children ▁were ▁" ado pt ed " ▁by ▁friends , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁ban ished ▁from ▁Quebec ▁City . ▁She ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁turned ▁to ▁prost itution ▁after ▁her ▁husband , ▁Nicholas ▁B ute au , ▁abandoned ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁France . ▁She ▁later ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁many ▁children ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock . ▁Gu ich elin ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁marriage ▁contract s ▁cancel led . ▁She ▁also ▁wed ▁twice ▁more ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁Sor el , ▁Quebec , ▁then ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁carrying ▁the ▁fill es ▁du ▁roi ▁would ▁travel ▁up ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River , ▁stopping ▁first ▁at ▁Québec , ▁then ▁at ▁Tro is - R ivi ères , ▁and ▁last ly ▁at ▁Montr éal . ▁Because ▁the ▁pre