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Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT was born 13 November 1718 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Madeleine LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie CORMIER (maternal) Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 (Acadie). Pierre was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU.
m. Saulnier Pierre
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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