Magdeleine
HACHE dite GALLANT
(b.
1 April 1752
,
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
d.
abt. 1830
,
Baie Egmont, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
)
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Magdeleine HACHE dite GALLANT was born 1 April 1752 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Magdeleine HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Magdeleine married Jean Baptiste ARSENEAU 10 September 1773 in Miscou, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste ARSENEAU was born abt. 1750 in Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean). Jean Baptiste died April 1822 in Village Des Abrams, Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Magdeleine HACHE dite GALLANT died abt. 1830 in Baie Egmont, Prince, Prince Edward Island, 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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