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Madeleine (Magdeleine) HACHE dite GALLANT was born 22 August 1762 in Acadie
Madeleine (Magdeleine) HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of Jean Baptiste HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne DOIRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HACHE dit GALLANT and Cecile LAVERGNE (maternal) Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FORESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine (Magdeleine) married Didier ROUSSEL 14 December 1782 in St. John's Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Didier ROUSSEL was born abt. 1746 in France. Didier died 16 December 1812 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Didier was the child of Alain ROUSSEL and Marie-Geneviève BONNIER.
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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