Joseph
HACHE dit GALLANT
(b.
abt. 1803
,
Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
5 January 1864
,
Richibucto-Village, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Joseph HACHE dit GALLANT was born abt. 1803 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph HACHE dit GALLANT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Mary Ellen FINNEGAN abt. 1820 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ellen FINNEGAN was born abt. 1803 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ellen died 15 December 1899
Joseph HACHE dit GALLANT died 5 January 1864 in Richibucto-Village, 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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