On 29 Jun 1697, Pierre Fortin, son of Eustache Fortin and Louise Cloutier, was born. He was baptized in St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Québec, New France on 29 Jun 1697.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Pierre Fortin – 1697
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Québec, New France, 1697. Birth and Baptismal Record of Pierre Fortin, folio 17 verso.
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 – 1697. Translated from the French the record reads:
Bap[tism] of Pierre Fortin
In the year one-thousand six-hundred ninety-seven on the twenty-ninth day of the month of June by me, the undersigned priest serving the functions of pastor of this parish was baptized Pierre, born on this day, son of Eustache Fortin and Louise Cloutier his wife. The Godmother was Genevií¨ve Gamache widow of Julien Fortin and grandmother of the infant, who has declared that she does not know how to sign as required by law. Francheville, missionary priest
This record can be found as image 19/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com as part of the records for Cap-St-Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on folio 17 verso (the reverse of folio 17).
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