Croswell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Croswell family

The surname Croswell was first found in London.

Early History of the Croswell family

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Croswell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Croswell, Crosswell, Crossele and others.

Early Notables of the Croswell family

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Croswell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Croswell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Roger Croswell, and indentured servent who arrived at Maryland in 1683
Roger Croswell, aged 32, who arrived in Maryland in 1683 1

Croswell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hanna Croswell, age 22, who left Liverpool and arrived in Virginia in 1704

Croswell migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Croswell Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Croswell, who was recorded in the 1871 census of Ontario, Canada

Contemporary Notables of the name Croswell (post 1700) +

Harry Croswell (1778-1858), American crusading political journalist, publisher and author, probably best known as defendant of The People of the State of New York v. Harry Croswell, an early libel suit brought about by statements he made about various people including President Thomas Jefferson
Edwin Croswell (1797-1871), American journalist and politician
Ken Croswell, American astronomer and author
Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886), American politician, 17th Governor of Michigan from 1877 to 1878, and namesake to the city of Croswell, Michigan

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)