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On 01 Jan 1673, Joseph Gagnon, son of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. He was baptized in the Chapel of Cap Tourmente, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 11 Jan 1673.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Gagnon - 1673

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France, 1673. Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Gagnon, Page 16.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Gagnon - 1673. Translated from the French the record reads:

1673
Baptism of Joseph Gagnon

In the year of Our Lord [one thousand] seventy one, on the eleventh of January, I the undersigned Missionary Priest baptized in the Chapel of Cap Tourmente an infant born on the first of this month to Pierre Gagnon
and Barbe Fortin his wife. The Godfather was Pierre Gagnon, the grandfather, and the Godmother was Geneviève Gamache, the grandmother. This infant was named Joseph. Signed J. Dudouyt, Missionary Priest :/:
                        Morin, Priest

This record can be found as image 16/877 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com as part of the records for Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré 1668-1808. The record appears on page 16.

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On 28 Mar 1671, Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon, daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. She was baptized in the Parish of Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Château Richer, Québec, New France on the same day.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon - 1671

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Château Richer, Québec, New France, 1671. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon, Pages 81-82.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Madeleine Renée Gagnon - 1671. Translated from the French the record reads:

Marie? Gagnon

In the year of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, one thousand six hundred seventy one, one the 28th of March, I baptized in the church of Notre Dame du Château Richer, and performing the function of pastor, an infant born of Pierre Gagnon and  Barbe Fortin, his wife on this same day. Her Godfather was Julien Fortin residing in Cap Tourmente and her Godmother was Vincente des Varrieux of this parish.
                    F. Fillon, missionary priest
Note: According to Tanguay, this infant was named Marie.

This record can be found as image 55/727 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Château Richer 1661-1702. The record appears on the bottom of page 81 and the top of page 82.

Apparently, the given name of the infant was not recorded on the original record. The record shown here appears to be a relatively recent transcript and identified the name of the child based on Tanguay.

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