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On 24 Oct 1753, Jérôme Gamache, son of Pierre Gamache and Genevií¨ve Belanger, was born. He was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France on 30 Oct 1753.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Jérôme Gamache – 1753

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France, 1753. Birth and Baptismal Record of Jérôme Gamache, Front of Folio 23, Bapt.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Jérôme Gamache – 1753. Translated from the French the record reads:

Baptism of Jérôme Gamache

In the year one thousand seven hundred fifty three, on the thirtieth day of the month of October, by us, the undersigned priest, pastor, missionary of Cap St. Ignace, was conditionally baptized Jerome, born the twenty fourth of the present month, son of Pierre Gamache and Marie Genevieve Belanger, his wife. The Godfather was Joseph Guion and the Godmother was Marie Genevieve Gamache: the Godfather signed with us, the Godmother has declared that she does not know how to sign, the father is deceased.

[signed] Joseph Guion                                 J[ean] F[raní§ois] Curot, priest

This record can be found as image 247/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the front of folio 23.

UPDATE 10 Feb 2008: Initially, I was unable to clearly read the name of the priest, but The Nomadic Researcher wrote to tell me:

Jean-Franí§ois Curot arrived on November 1st, 1747 as a priest in Cap St-Ignace; he was there for the next 17 years.

Source : Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous : Cap-Saint-Ignace. Cap-Saint-Ignace, í‰ditions La Plume d’Oie, 2002, 790 p. (Collection Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous, Volume 1) (p. 29).

Thanks, Gilles!

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

On 01 Mar 1748, Aubin Gamache, son of Pierre Gamache and Genevieve Belanger, was born. He was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada on 02 Mar 1748.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache – 1748

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, New France, 1748. Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache, Front of Folio 2, Baptíªme.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache – 1748. Translated from the French the record reads:

Baptism of Aubin Gamache

On the second of March one thousand seven hundred forty eight, by us, the undersigned priest of Cap St. Ignace, was conditionally baptized Aubin, born the preceding day, son of Pierre Gamache and Genevieve Belanger. The Godfather was Pierre Gamache and the Godmother was Marie Marguerete Gagné, who have declared that they do not know how to sign.
                                          J[ean] F[raní§ois] Curot, priest

This record can be found as image 192/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the front of folio 2.

UPDATE 10 Feb 2008: Initially, I was unable to clearly read the name of the priest, but The Nomadic Researcher wrote to tell me:

Jean-Faní§ois Curot arrived on November 1st, 1747 as a priest in Cap St-Ignace; he was there for the next 17 years.

Source : Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous : Cap-Saint-Ignace. Cap-Saint-Ignace, í‰ditions La Plume d’Oie, 2002, 790 p. (Collection Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous, Volume 1) (p. 29).

Thanks, Gilles!

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

On 04 Oct 1777, Marie Genevieve Gamache, daughter of Aubin Gamache and Thérí¨se Sylvestre, was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Province of Québec.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Genevieve Gamache – 1777

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Province of Québec, 1777. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Genevieve Gamache, Front of Folio 7, B.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Genevieve Gamache – 1777. Translated from the French the record reads:

4. B[aptism] of Mar[ie] Genevieve Gamache

On the fourth of October one thousand seven hundred seventy seven, by us, the undersigned pastor of the parish of Cap St. Ignace, was baptized Marie Genevieve, born of the legitimate marriage of Aubin Gamache and Marie Thérése Silvestre. The Godfather was Eustache Silvestre, lon maternal uncle, and the Godmother was Mariane Gamache, paternal aunt, who have declared that they do not know how to sign. The father was absent.
                                             P[aul] A[mbrose] Bédard, priest

This record can be found as image 500/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the front of folio 7.

In many French-Canadian Records, both the date of birth and the date of baptism are provided, but only the date of baptism is provided in this record.

This record names two more family members: Eustache Silvestre, maternal uncle, and Mariane Gamache, paternal aunt.

UPDATE 10 Feb 2008: Initially, I was unable to clearly read the name of the priest, but The Nomadic Researcher sent me a page from Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous : Cap-Saint-Ignace. Cap-Saint-Ignace, í‰ditions La Plume d’Oie, 2002, 790 p. (Collection Patrimoine et Histoire de chez nous, Volume 1) (p. 29).

This page states:

1777:  The abbot Paul-Ambroise Bédard, who has just been ordained in August of the same year, arrived in October. He will stay in the parish two years.

Thanks, Gilles!

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

On 28 Jan 1779, Aubin Gamache was born to parents Aubin Gamache and Thérí¨se Sylvestre. On 31 Jan 1779, he was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache – 1779

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada, 1779. Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache, Front of Folio 18, B.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Aubin Gamache – 1779. Translated from the French the record reads:

B[aptism] of Aubin Gamache

On the thirty first of January in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy nine, by me, the undersigned servant priest of the parish of Cap St. Ignace, was baptized Aubin, born on the twenty eighth of the present month of the legitimate marriage of Aubin Gamache and Thérése Silvestre. The Godfather was Pierre Gamache, paternal uncle, and the Godmother was Marguerite Silvestre, maternal aunt, who have declared that they do not know how to sign as required according to law. The father was absent.
                                             Bedard priest

This record can be found as image 517/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the front of folio 18.

This record also provides two additional family names: Pierre Gamache, paternal uncle, and Marguerite Silvestre, maternal aunt.

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On 20 Dec 1783, Marie Magdeleine Gamache was born to parents Aubin Gamache and Marie Thérí¨se Sylvestre. On the same day, she was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Magdeleine Gamache – 1783

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada, 1783. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Magdeleine Gamache, Back of Folio 52, B.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Magdeleine Gamache – 1783. Translated from the French the record reads:

Bap[tism] of Marie Magdeleine Gamache

In the year one thousand seven hundred eighty three, on the twenty-first of December, by us, the undersigned pastor of Cap St. Ignace, was baptized Marie Magdeleine, born today of the legitimate marriage of [the noble?] Aubin Gamache and Thérese Sylvestre, the Godfather was Jean Baptiste Dion and the Godmother was Marie Magdeleine Gamache who have declared that they do not know how to sign.
                                                  M.J. Paquet – priest

This record can be found as image 557/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the back of folio 52.

The name of the priest in this record appears to be M.J. Paquet. In other records, the surname appeared to be L’Aquel. I will have to look at more records in order to better understand what the priest’s name actually is.

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On 01 Jul 1792, Marie Pélagie Gamache was born to parents Aubin Gamache and Marie Thérí¨se Sylvestre. On 02 Jul 1792, she was baptized in the Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Pélagie Gamache – 1792

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Parish of Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Lower Canada, 1792. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Pélagie Gamache, Back of Folio 126, B.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marie Pélagie Gamache – 1792. Translated from the French the record reads:

B[aptism] of Marie Pélagie Gamache

In the year one thousand seven hundred ninety three, on the second of July, by us, the undersigned pastor of L’Islet in the absence of the reverend L’Aquel, pastor of the parish of Cap St. Ignace, was baptized Marie Pélagie, born yesterday of Aubin Gamache and Marie Thérese Sylvestre, the Godfather was the [noble?] Joseph Fournier, Captain of the Parish Militia of Cap St. Ignace, and the Godmother was Marie Anna Oiullet who, as well as the father of the infant present, have declared that they do not know how to sign as required according to law.

This record can be found as image 655/948 in the Québec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Cap St. Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on the back of folio 126 . 

This record shows that the pastor of Cap St. Ignace was absent when the infant was baptized, so the pastor of a neighboring parish, L’Islet, performed the baptism in his place. Although the pastor of L’Islet stated that he signed the record, his signature does not appear here . Perhaps the record seen here is part of the civil copy, made by the pastor of Cap St. Ignace at the end of the year.

This suggestion is supported by the fact that this record appears to be in the same handwriting as all the other records for the year. The pastor of L’Islet does not seem to have written this entry himself.

The Godfather is Joseph Fournier, Captain of the Parish Militia of Cap St. Ignace. I can’t translate the abbreviation in front of his name, but my best guess is that the abbreviation may stand for seigneur – a word I have translated as noble.

The capitaine de milice, or captain of the parish militia, was appointed by the governor and was entrusted to represent the governor and intendant to the people . Part of his duties was to post decrees.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko