Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Born

13 November 1718 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

Madeleine married Pierre SAULNIER abt. 1738 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre SAULNIER was born abt. 1717 in Acadia, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU .

Parents & Family of Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Parents of Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Father

Michel HACHE dit GALLANT

Mother

Madeleine LEBLANC

Grandparents of Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Paternal grandparents

Michel HACHE dit GALLANT Anne Marie CORMIER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEBLANC Catherine HÉBERT

m. Saulnier Pierre

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT married

Pierre SAULNIER
Marriage date: abt. 1738
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Pierre SAULNIER was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU

Children of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1741, Chipoudy, Acadia
Died: abt. 1812, , Louisiana, USA

Françoise SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1744, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 May 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre DRAPEAU 24 June 1767 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine's Québec records.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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