Birth and Baptism of Marguerite Ursule Gamache – 1746

On 31 Jan 1746, Marguerite Ursule Gamache, daughter of Pierre Gamache and Genevií¨ve Belanger, was born. She was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France on the same day.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Ursule Gamache – 1746

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France, 1746. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Ursule Gamache, Front of Folio 4, B.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Ursule Gamache – 1746. Translated from the French the record reads:

Baptism of Marguerite Ursule Gamache

In the year one thousand seven hundred forty six, on the thirty first of January, by us, the undersigned missionary priest of Cap St. Ignace Marguerite Ursule was baptized, born on the same day, daughter of Pierre Gamache and Genevií¨ve Belanger, the father and mother. The Godfather was Fr[aní§ois] Pierre Fortin and the Godmother was Marie [two words?], the Godfather and Godmother have declared that they do not know how to sign according to law.

                                                               [signed] De Lavaltrie, priest

This record can be found as image 162/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the front of folio 19.

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