{"id":1394,"date":"2007-05-24T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/24\/the-birth-and-baptism-of-david-gamache-1845\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T09:49:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:49:17","slug":"the-birth-and-baptism-of-david-gamache-1845","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/1394","title":{"rendered":"The Birth and Baptism of David Gamache – 1845"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fran\u00ed\u00a7ois Gamache and Osite Martin gave birth to their second son, David, on 29 Mar 1845. His birth and baptism is recorded as entry B.51 in the records for St. Cyprien in Napierville.<\/p>\n

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The Birth and Baptismal Record of David Gamache – 1845<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada: Institut G\u00e9n\u00e9alogique Drouin. Birth and Baptismal Record of David Gamache, St. Cyprien, Napierville, Napierville County, Canada East, Province of Canada, 1845. Front of Folio 9, B.51.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the link for a PDF<\/a> copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of David Gamache – 1845. Translated from the French, the record states:<\/p>\n

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B.51. [baptism 51]
\nDavid
\nGamache<\/p>\n

On the thirtieth of March, one thousand eight hundred forty-five, I, the undersigned priest, have baptized David, born yesterday of the legitimate marriage of Fran\u00ed\u00a7ois Gamache, farmer, and Osite Martin of this parish. The Godfather was David Dropin dit Leblanc, and the Godmother was Olive Fortin, who did not know how to sign.<\/p>\n

[signed] A. Morin, Priest<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This record may be found in the Qu\u00e9bec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 as image 9 of 31 on Ancestry.com. The record is designated as entry B.51 on the front of folio 9 in Napierville St-Cyprien for\u00c2\u00a0the year 1845 .\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the first record in which I’ve seen a name that has a unique French-Canadian flair: a dit<\/em> name.<\/p>\n

Briefly, a dit<\/em> name, or dite<\/em> name for women, is an alternate name. Literally, dit<\/em> means called<\/em>. Thus, David Dropin dit<\/em> Leblanc is David Dropin called<\/em> Leblanc. The dit<\/em> name could have been adopted for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n