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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Fortin – 1694<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada: Institut G\u00e9n\u00e9alogique Drouin. St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Qu\u00e9bec, New France, 1694. Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Fortin, pp. 13-14.<\/p>\n Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marguerite Fortin<\/a> – 1694. Translated from the French the record reads:<\/p>\n Baptism of Marguerite Fortin<\/p>\n In the year one-thousand six-hundred ninety-four on the fifteenth day of the month of February by me, the undersigned priest serving the function of pastor of the parish of St. Ignace, was baptized Marguerite, born the tenth of this month, daughter of Eustache Fortin and Louise Cloutier his wife. The Godfather was Mr. Nicolas Gamache who\u00c2\u00a0has signed. The Godmother was Marie LeBlanc wife of Ren\u00e9 Cloutier and grand[mother ?] who has declared that\u00c2\u00a0she does not know how to write or sign as required [?]. Parts of this record are obliterated, but the critical information is intact.<\/p>\n This record can be found as image 15\/948 in the Qu\u00e9bec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com as part of the records for Cap-St-Ignace 1679-1808. The record appears on pages 13-14.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2008 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 10 Feb 1694, Marguerite Fortin, daughter of Eustache Fortin and Louise Cloutier, was born. She was baptized in St. Ignace du Cap St. Ignace, Cap St. Ignace, Qu\u00e9bec, New France on 15 Feb 1694. Continue reading
\n[signed] Nicolas Gamache\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 [signed] Francheville, missionary priest<\/p><\/blockquote>\n