Thomas
HACHE dit GALLANT
(b.
abt. 1774
,
Grand Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
14 March 1852
,
Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Thomas HACHE dit GALLANT was born abt. 1774 in Grand Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
Thomas HACHE dit GALLANT was the child of Sylvestre HACHÉ dit GALLANT and Marie Josephe POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal) Ambroise POIRIER and Marie Josephe GAUDETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Helene HACHE abt. 1799 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene HACHE was born abt. 1773 in New Brunswick, Canada. Helene died 4 December 1861 in Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada. Helene was the child of Michel HACHE and Anne MELANSON.
Thomas HACHE dit GALLANT died 14 March 1852 in Barachois, 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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