On 21 May 1669, Pierre Fortin, son of Julien Fortin-Bellefontaine and Genevií¨ve Gamache, was born. On 24 May 1669, he was baptized at home in Cap Tourmente, Canada, New France.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Pierre Fortin – 1669
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada : Institut Généalogique Drouin. Nôtre Dame de la Visitation, Chí¢teau Richer, Canada, New France, 1669. Birth and Baptismal Record of Pierre Fortin, page 72.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Pierre Fortin. The record reads:
Pierre Fortin
In the year of O[ur] L[ord] 1669, on the 24th of the
month of May, I baptized in Cap Tourmente with the
ceremonies of the holy church in the home
of the father, an infant, born on the 21st of the same
month, [son] of Julien Fortin and Genevií¨ve Gamache,
residing in the parish of Saint Anne. His
Godfather was Pierre Gagnon and his Godmother
was Barbe Fortin. He was named Pierre.                   F. Fillon, Miss[ionary] Priest
This record can be found as image 50/727 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 72.
Although this baptism was included in the records of Chí¢teau Richer, the baptism was actually performed in the home of Julien Fortin and Genevií¨ve Gamache in Cap Tourmente. Julien Fortin and Genevií¨ve Gamache were members of the Parish of Saint Anne.
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