Rene
HACHÉ dit GALLANT
(b.
10 May 1744
,
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
d.
4 January 1815
,
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Rene HACHÉ dit GALLANT was born 10 May 1744 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Rene HACHÉ dit GALLANT was the child of François HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie CORMIER (maternal) François BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Jeanne Anne LANDRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rene married Marguerite BLANCHARD abt. 1770 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite BLANCHARD was born 29 April 1753 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia). Marguerite died 23 October 1796 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Olivier BLANCHARD and Catherine Josephte AMIRAULT (MIREAULT).
Rene HACHÉ dit GALLANT died 4 January 1815 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Rene appear below.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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