On 11 Feb 1714, Joachim Gamache, son of Nicolas Gamache and Marie Guion (Dion), was born. He was baptized in Notre Dame de Bonsecours de l’Islet, L’Islet sur Mer, Québec, New France on 12 Feb 1714.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Joachim Gamache – 1714
SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Notre Dame de Bonsecours de l’Islet, L’Islet sur Mer, Québec, New France, 1714. Birth and Baptismal Record of Joachim Gamache, folio 33 verso.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Joachim Gamache – 1714. Translated from the French the record reads:
B[aptism of] Joachim Gamache
In the year one-thousand seven-hundred fourteen on the twelfth of February was baptized by me, the undersigned, Joachim Gamache, born on the previous day, son of Nicolas Gamache and Marie Guyon, the father and mother. The Godfather was Etienne Lessard and the Godmother was Louise Caron.
    B[rother] Ives, Recollect Missionary
In this record, the mother’s maiden name is written as Marie Guion, but the mother was better known as Marie Dion. In 1634, Jean Guyon (Marie Dion’s grandfather) settled in Beauport and received a rear fief near rivií¨re du Buisson (river of bushes). Jean Guyon attached the name du Buisson to his own name and became known as Jean Guyon du Buisson. Some of Jean Guyon du Buisson’s descendants changed their surname to Dion.
This record can be found as image 39/312 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com as part of the records for L’Islet-sur-mer 1679-1779. The record appears on folio 33 verso (the back of folio 33).
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