Almost exactly one year after the marriage of Joseph Normandin and Febronie Patenaude, Febronie gave birth to a son, Joseph Henri Normandin, whose birth and baptism is recorded as entry B.73 in the records of the Parish of St. Valentin, Québec for the year 1883.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Henri Normandin -1883
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Henri Normandin, Roman Catholic Parish of St. Valentin, Québec, Canada, 1883. Back of Folio 130, B.73.
Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Henri Normandin -1883. Translated from the French, the record states:
B.73 [baptism #73]
Joseph Henri
NormandinOn the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred eighty-three, we, the undersigned vicar, baptized Joseph Henri, born on the previous evening, of the legitimate marriage of Joseph Normandin and Febronie Patenaude of this parish. The Godfather was David Vachereau, farmer, and the Godmother was Julienne Montmeny the wife of the last named, who, with the exception of the father, have declared that they do not know how to sign, and so a reading was made.
[signed] Hermidas Normandin
[signed] F N. Plante Priest Vicar
As with other records of the parish of St. Valentin, there are two copies of this record. The civil copy is located on the back of folio 19 and the front of folio 20 of the records for 1883, and can be found as image 21 of 58 of the records of St. Valentin for 1883 in the Drouin Collection on Ancestry.com. The church copy is located on the back of folio 130, and can be found as image 52 of 58 of the records of St. Valentin for 1883 in the Drouin Collection on Ancestry.com.
In most cases, the two copies of the records from St. Valentin are essentially identical. The church copy of Joseph Henri Normandin’s Birth and Baptismal Record (shown above), however, contains information not in the civil copy. The church copy states that the father signed the record and includes the signature of Hermidas Normandin. The civil copy does not include this signature.
The record itself states that the father was Joseph Normandin, but he signed the record as Hermidas Normandin. Was he baptized with the name Joseph Hermidas Normandin? In searching the e-prenoms website, I couldn’t find the name Hermidas. The closest spellings I can find are Hormisdas and Hermias.
Steve,
I’ve looked into this. On the 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Census, Joseph uses the name Hormisdas Normandin. In 1910 the family lived in Cohoes, NY, and in 1920 and 1930 they lived in Waterford, NY. Hope this helps.
Chris
Thanks for the info, Chris. I was confused about this. At first, I thought the person who signed the record was some other relative, but the text indicates that the father could sign his name.
Chris is right, Hormisdas was my great-grandfather. He pasted in 1938 and is buried with his wife, Frederenie (Patenaude) pasted 03/26/1940. They are buried in St Joseph’s Cem, Waterford, NY. They actual lived in Cohoes, NY. They had 15 children, including my grandfather Earl Normandin born 03/28/1894, d. 03/23/1966.
Bob,
Are you still in the Albany area? I know that Chris is because Steve just sent me his e-mail address and said I should get in touch with him when I return to Albany. I’m in Florida until May. Would love to meet some of the previously unknown cousins.
My great grandmother was Edwidge Patneaude, she married George Chabot. My grandmother was Anita Chabot, married William Halacy. Their son, John, was my Dad.
Deb