On 01 Jan 1787, Louis Gamache was born. Louis was the older brother of Abraham Franí§ois Gamache and was born just one year before Abraham Franí§ois:
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Gamache – 1787
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada, 1787. Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Gamache, Back of Folio 72, B.
Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Gamache – 1787. Translated from the French, the record states:
B[aptism] of
Louis
Gamache.In the year one thousand seven hundred eighty seven, on the first of January, by us, the undersigned pastor of Cap St. Ignace and the neighboring isles, was baptized Louis, born today of the legitimate marriage of Aubin Gamache and Marie Thérí¨se Sylvestre. The Godfather was Louis Hubert Fourenier and the Godmother was Marie Louisa Dion who have declared that they do not know how to sign, the father absent, as required according to law.
                                                                  [signed] L’Aquel, priest
This record can be found as image 583/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada, 1787. The record appears on the back of folio 72.
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