On 22 Nov 1712, Jean Gamache, son of Jean Baptiste Gamache and Agathe Richard, was born. He was baptized in St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Québec, New France on 23 Nov 1712.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Gamache – 1712
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Québec, New France, 1712. Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Gamache, folio 36 verso.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Jean Gamache – 1712. Translated from the French the record reads:
Bap[tism] of Jean Gamache
In the year one-thousand seven-hundred twelve on the twenty-third day of the month of November was baptized by me, the undersigned Recollect missionary priest of Cap St. Ignace, Jean, born on the previous day to Jean Gamache and Agathe Richard his
wifwife. The Godfather was Pierre Richard and the Godmother was Angélique Minville, who have stated that they do not know how to sign as required according to law.
Thus signed, Brother Yves Godard, missionary
This record can be found as image 39/948 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 36 verso (the back of folio 36).
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
