Crearie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Crearie

There are many Irish surnames being used today in forms that are quite different than their original, ancient forms. Crearie originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Ruaidhri, which means son of Rory. 1

Early Origins of the Crearie family

Early History of the Crearie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crearie research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1298 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Crearie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crearie Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Crearie were encountered in the archives: MacCreary, MacCreery, MacCrary, MacCrory and others.

Early Notables of the Crearie family

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Migration of the Crearie family

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Crearie family came to North America quite early: Alexander, James and Mary MacCreary, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1856 and 1874; Andrew, Ben, Henry, Hugh, John, Robert, Thomas and William MacCreery all arrived in Philadelphia between 1820 and 1860.