Sylvestre
HACHÉ dit GALLANT
(b.
6 May 1736
,
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
d.
27 November 1820
,
Grand Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Sylvestre HACHÉ dit GALLANT was born 6 May 1736 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Sylvestre 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):
Sylvestre married Marie Josephe POIRIER abt. 1770 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephe POIRIER was born 26 May 1742 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Josephe was the child of Ambroise POIRIER and Marie Josephe GAUDET.
Sylvestre HACHÉ dit GALLANT died 27 November 1820 in Grand Digue, 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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