“ The eleventh of June 1800 I the undersigned priest have supplied the ceremonies of baptism to Dominique Clement, born the 16th of March last of the legitimate marriage between Jean Baptiste SAULNIER and Theotiste GIDDERY of this parish, he having been previously baptised by Jean McCULLOUGH, also of this parish, during my absence, thus has it been said to me by the mother of the child and her father, present at the ceremony. The godfather was Dominique GIDDERY, uncle of the child, and the godmother was Helene ROBICHEAU, daughter of Olivier ROBICHEAU of this parish, they having declared they do not know how to write. /s/ Sigogne, priest. “5440,5441

Bona Arsenault lists the birth date of Jean-Dominique Guédry as 15 June 177614573; however, the baptismal certificate provides a birth date of 15 June 17755406,5407. The year 1775 is being used as the birth year since the baptismal record is a primary source.

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Jean Dominique Guédrie
Jean Dominique Grivois
Jean-Dominique Grivois
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