On 24 May 1711, Louis 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 the same day.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Fortin – 1711
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Québec, New France, 1711. Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Fortin, page 11.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Louis Fortin – 1711. Translated from the French the record reads:
On the 24th of May 1711 by me, the undersigned priest performing the functions of pastor, was baptized Louis Fortin, son of Eustache Fortin and Marguerite Louise Cloutier his wife, born on this day. The Godfather was
Jean Gagnon. The godmother was Angélique Menville.
    LeRiche, priest.
This record can be found as image 48/948 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 page 11.
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