On 06 Jan 1687, Marguerite Gagnon, daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. She was baptized in the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 07 Jan 1687.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Gagnon – 1687
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France, 1687. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Gagnon, Pages 79-80.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Gagnon – 1687. Translated from the French the record reads:
1687.
Baptism of Marguerite GagnonOn the seventh day of the month of January in the year [one-thousand six-hundred] eighty-seven, by me, Germain Morin, priest of the Seminary in Québec, providing the function of pastor of this church, was baptized Marguerite, daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin his wife, born on the previous day. Her Godfather was Pierre Giguere, son of Robert Giguere and her Godmother was Jeanne Barette daughter of Jean Barette of this parish, who have declared that they do not know how to write or sign as required by law.
Signed Morin, Priest :/:
The child whose birth and baptism was recorded in this record is the third daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin who was named Marguerite. The first was born in 1681 and the second was born in 1682. While I could find no record of the death and burial of the first Marguerite, the second Marguerite died 30 May 1686.
This record can be found on image 71/877 and image 72/877 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com as part of the records for Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré 1668-1808. The record appears on pages 79-80.
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
