On 15 May 1664, Joseph Fortin, son of Julien Fortin-Bellefontaine and Genevií¨ve Gamache, was born. On 20 May 1664, he was baptized in the Church of Nôtre Dame de la Visitation in Chí¢teau Richer, Canada, New France.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Fortin – 1664
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada : Institut Généalogique Drouin. Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Chí¢teau Richer, Canada, New France, 1664. Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Fortin, page 26.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Joseph Fortin. The record reads:
Joseph Fortin
Joseph, son of Julien Fortin and Genevií¨ve
Gamache was born on the fifteenth day of the month
of May and was baptized on the twentieth of
the present month, the Godfather was Pierre Marcou
and the Godmother was Louise Gagnier.                   Th[omas] Morel, missionary priest
This record can be found as image 27/727 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 26.
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