On 08 Apr 1662, Genevií¨ve Fortin, daughter of Julien Fortin-Bellefontaine and Genevií¨ve Gamache, was born. On Easter Sunday, 09 Apr 1662, she was baptized in the Church of Nôtre Dame de la Visitation in Chí¢teau Richer, Canada, New France.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Genevií¨ve Fortin – 1662
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada : Institut Généalogique Drouin. Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Chí¢teau Richer, Canada, New France, 1662. Birth and Baptismal Record of Genevií¨ve Fortin, page 6.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Genevií¨ve Fortin. The record reads:
Genevií¨ve Fortin
Genevií¨ve, daughter of Julien Fortin-Bellefontaine
and Genevií¨ve Gamache was born on the eighth
of the month of April and was baptized on
Easter, the ninth of the present month, the Godfather
was Franí§ois Fortin, surgeon, on behalf of Nicolas
Gamache and the Godmother was Genevií¨ve Auber, daughter
of Claude Auber.
                            Th[omas] Morel, pastor
This record can be found as image 17/727 in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Chí¢teau Richer 1661-1702. The record appears on page 6.
I am uncertain if the Godfather’s name is Franí§ois Fortin and his occupation is surgeon, or if his name is a dit name: Franí§ois Fortin-Chirurgien.
UPDATE 25 Jun 2008: Gilles of The Nomadic Researcher wrote to let me know that Franí§ois Fortin, surgeon is the correct translation. Chirurgien is not a dit-name. Gilles referred me to the website of the PDRH which discusses dit-names and provides a searchable database of all dit-names known to be associated with surnames before 1800. Thanks again for your help, Gilles!
At the time this record was written, France and her colonies were using the Gregorian Calendar, while England and her colonies were still using the Julian Calendar. England did not switch to the new calendar until 02 Sep 1752.
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
