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Croisetière Name Variations

French-Canadian Genealogy

Tim Firkowski

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

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Book by: Gaston CroisetiereIn genealogy research we almost always find surname changes that happen over the years. Most of these name changes are minor or are anglicised. French Canadian research often gives us more problems than we bargained for with their "dit" names, but "dit" name discussion is another topic for another time.

Researchers must be aware that there are changes in surnames over time, and in the example of the surname "Crozetière", we discover that it has developed into a huge amount of variations over time that are not related to "dit" names or to anglicisation, except maybe for the removal of diacriticals from the French alphabet. The surname "Crozetière" has evolved over time into some of those you see below. There may be many more, but these are just the ones that I have encountered in my Great Grandmothers line.

Name changes are not specific to French Canadian ancestry and will be found within all nationalities. You may have to learn about the naming processes for your nationality in order to be more effective in your research.

Crozetière	Croisettière	Croizetier	Croizetière	Crozètterre	Croshere
Croshier	Croser	Crochetier	Crochier	Crouzetière	De la Croizetière
Chrochetier	Crochaire	Crochetière	Crochière	Crochier	Crochierre
Crosthière	Croisetière	Croisiquière	Croisiquierre	Crostiere	Crozatier
Crochetiere	Crochiere	Croisatiere	Croisetiere	Croizetiere	Croisetire
Croschere	Croysettiere	Crozetiere

Some other versions of the surname you may encounter are:

Crozet	Crouzet	Croizet	Croizette	Cruisette	Crozette	Crozett
Cruiset	Crossier	Crozzet	Croizett	Crozier	Crouzettes	Cruisettes
Crozettes	Crousett	Crousette	Croiset	Croisette	Crusier	Cruisette
Crozzier	Croizzet	Crouzzet	Crozzette	Crozzettes

Trying to find your ancestors is not always as simple as following a Surname. You must keep an open mind and allow yourself to accept the possibility that a surname has changed over time, especially in the case of a Brick Wall.

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).