Marguerite
HACHE dite GALLANT
(b.
June 1743
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
d.
30 December 1824
,
Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was born June 1743 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie GRAVOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Madeleine LEBLANC (maternal) Joseph GRAVOIS and Marie CYRSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph BONNEVIE 5 May 1761 in Restigouche County, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BONNEVIE was born 10 September 1730 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Joseph was the child of Jacques BONNEVIE and Marguerite LORD.
Marguerite married (2) Jean Baptiste DOWNING 13 September 1780 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste DOWNING was born 25 October 1755 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia). Jean Baptiste died 14 December 1812 in Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT died 30 December 1824 in Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, Canada.
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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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