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Where did the Italian Decrosta family come from? What is the Italian Decrosta family crest and coat of arms? When did the Decrosta family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Decrosta family history? The Decrosta surname comes from the Italian word "croce" from the Latin "crux," meaning "cross."Spelling variations of this family name include: Croce, Croci, Della Croce, Crose, Crocetti, Crucitti, Crosetti, Crosetto, Crosio, Crosara, Crociato and many more. First found in Vicenza, anciently known as Vicetia, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Vicenza. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1405. It has many beautiful palaces and churches, galleries and museums. The cathedral is Gothic. The original church SS.Felice e Fortunato was built in 975 but has been much altered. It is notable for its development painters, architects, sculptors and scholars. Natives were Trissino, Palladio, Pigafetta, Fogazzaro, Mantegna, Montagna, Speranza, Scamozzi and Buoncosiglio. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decrosta research. Another 459 words(33 lines of text) covering the years 1546, 1550, 1558, 1559, 1603, 1609, 1628, 1652, 1676, and 1688 are included under the topic Early Decrosta History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Decrosta Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anthony Crose, who arrived in Barbados sometime between 1679 and 1680; Martha Crossett, who arrived in New England in 1716; Mathurin Crose, who arrived in Louisiana in 1721.
The Decrosta Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Decrosta Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:37. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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