On 25 Jan 1688, Jean Baptiste Gagnon, son of Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin, was born. He was baptized in the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France on 26 Jan 1688.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Baptiste Gagnon – 1688
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Québec, New France, 1688. Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Baptiste Gagnon, Page 85.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Baptiste Gagnon – 1688. Translated from the French the record reads:
Baptism of Jean Baptiste Gagnon
On the twenty-sixth day of the month of January in the year [one-thousand six-hundred] eighty-eight; by me Germain Morin, priest of the seminary of Québec, performing the function of pastor of this church, was baptized Jean Baptiste, son of the deceased Pierre Gagnon and Barbe Fortin his wife, born on the previous day. His Godfather was Joseph Fortin, his uncle, and his Godmother was Charlotte Cochon, wife of Mathurin Gagnon, who have declared that they do not know how to write or sign as required by law. :/: Signed Morin, Priest :/:
In addition to the birth and baptism of Jean Baptiste Gagnon, this record also indicates that the father, Pierre Gagnon, died sometime in the previous nine months. A quick look through the previous pages of records revealed Pierre’s death occurred on 10 Aug 1687 and was recorded on page 80 of the ledger.
This record can be found as image 74/877 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 page 85.
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