Pierre
HACHE dit GALLANT
(b.
abt. 1701
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
,
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
)
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Pierre HACHE dit GALLANT was born abt. 1701 in Acadia, Canada
Pierre HACHE dit GALLANT was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie CORMIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Cecile LAVERGNE 1 March 1726 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile LAVERGNE was born 1 March 1708 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Cecile died 19 December 1743 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia). Cecile was the child of Pierre LAVERGNE (DE LA VERGNE) and Anne BERNON.
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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