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From: charmaine <>
Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] Re: Henry surname
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 08:22:35 -0500
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wrote:
>
> Charmaine:
> Where can I purchase the book on the French Settlement? Is there any history
> of the name Croghan. It is believed it came from the American Revolutionary
> General George Croghan. Is this correct?
> Dick Marilley
>
> Yes, your correct....seems there were other "French Settlements" and the state of NY informed communities to submit other possible names for themselves....at the time Gen George Croghan was I believe a war hero-
I think there may have been a Crogan family who lived once in the area,
but the history books say it was named for George Croghan.
Each year we get visitors whose surnames are Croghan that visit the
area. One told me that there seems to be two Croghan families who came
to the US, his was not that of George Croghan and he said he was of
Irish descent.
-Charmaine

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