Croteau Family Genealogy

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Welcome to the Croteau Family Genealogy web site! Many years of work has been placed into the research and documentation of my ancestors. I hope you will benefit from the information I present here.  My web site originally started simply to map out the ancestry of my close relatives.  Needless to say it has grown to much more than this.  A cartoon said those who research genealogy do it at first out of curiosity, then it becomes a hobby, which turns into an obsession, eventually becoming a sickness.  Do you recognize yourself?

My sources have come from documents and other records located in the various Provinces such as Ontario & Quebec as well as the USA. Please take the time to conduct your own investigations.  There are many instances I have found the same adult names, using the same children's names, only differing dates of birth.  Two different families using common names for the time period.  I have tried my best to confirm everything in this data base, alas, there are some instances whereupon I had to rely on others.  I may (unknowingly) be perpetuating a false line in the family tree.

Originally I started out recording my immediate family, but the more I researched, the more I found available the entire Croteau name and lineage.  The Croteau name evolved into several different spellings such as Crotteau and Crotto or derivatives thereof.  If you find a family member, and you wish to submit a short story or picture of the person you love, please feel free to contact me.  I have been accepting more information on family members now that I have more server space to work with.  There have been some interesting stories to be told about the Croteau family members.

If information is open to the public on deceased individuals, I will display it here.  If you have a good reason why you don't want your family name displayed, please let me know nicely.  There are numerous web sites that provide the US Death Index names and information free.  Just because the name displayed is your family member, doesn't make it a secret.  Anyone can obtain this data without subscriptions all you need is a computer.

If you are aware of any information that is not correct, or should be modified, I would appreciate you contacting me about it in a nice message.  Nasty messages will simply be deleted.  I have no time for psychotic people who's relatives came from Mars.  Oh yes, even the Croteau family has a few, or we have married some of them!

By: Dennis Croteau Photography - Keene NH, USA. Email: dennis_1959@comcast.net

Search This Web Site

There are several ways to search this web site for your family.  Use the Surname List to reveal a list of surnames if you think you know how it was spelled or use the Index of names which I suggest is the next best to the special search below.  In some cases, I may spell the name differently than you for one reason or another.

Please use this internal search engine for names you are researching.  Use quotes to search for a specific name.  ie: "Moise Croteau" or if you are looking specifically for two names use Mallory + Conrad and only those pages with both names will be presented.  Using your browsers Control + F feature to find a string of words on a particular page.

My Favourite Croteau Links

John Asa Carlton Croteau Web Site - Informative look at one Croteau family branch.
Paul Croteau Family of Lawrence MA - Massachusetts, USA
Studio Innova Inc: is an award-winning Toronto design firm founded in 1983 by Dianne Croteau and Richard Brault, Toronto, ONT, CAN
Genform - Croteau Family Discussion Page
Micheal Croteau's Web Site - A personal look at a specific family.  Well written and documented.
Julia Croteau Photography - Professional photographer - Placerville, CA, USA
Robins Hand Made Quilts - David Croteau - Stone Mason and architecture, Littleton, MA, USA
The Croteau Insurance Agency - (Cross Insurance Agent) and a Co-Operative Agent owned by Lorraine Croteau, Berlin, NH, USA
Croteau's Camp on the Plateau  - A Historical Perspective of Vancouver Island Mountains, BC., CAN
Rice Lake, Wisconsin (Robert & Joey Crotteau) Hunters Memorial  - Acknowledging the murders of 6 friends.  See also the Hunters Memorial Page.
Adventures of New France - Excellent historical record of QC, CAN
Claudette L. (Croteau) Kiely - Author, Poet, Lecturer, Paranormal Research, Chicopee, MA, USA
Croteau Service Center - Malta, NY, USA
O.G. Croteau Pluming & Heating - Fitchburg, MA USA

Genealogy by it's very name is sharing your roots with others.  I have collected a few bookmarks over the years.  Click here to open the web page and maybe you can use something... a hidden jem!

Serene's Teaz -  Sarine Crotteau family store(s) in Elmhurst and Wheaton, Illinois, USA.  Yup, they have tea for sale.

Serene Teaz owner Sarine Crotteau prepares a drink for a customer Wednesday June 2, 2010.
STAFF PHOTOS BY ERICA BENSON - ON THE GO ONLINE -  http://otg.mysuburbanlife.com/2010/06/08/hidden-gem-serene-teaz-elmhurst-and-wheaton

Serene Teaz in Wheaton and Elmhurst offer a variety of green, red, black and white teas, many loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Through her research and knowledge of teas, Crotteau of Glen Ellyn often speaks at churches, retirement homes and her own storefronts on the benefits of tea and the correct way to brew it. “This is often foreign to people, and we don’t want it to be,” she says. “It seems the people who love tea want to live healthier lives.” 

Crotteau and her husband, Robert, opened the Wheaton location four years ago. And when business took off, they decided to open their second location in Elmhurst two years ago.  At one time, it was touch and go on whether the business in Wheaton would close when the Crotteaus lost their lease while thriving on Hale Street. But they caught a break when they found a bigger location to support their more than 100 blends of teas, tea accessories and tea-tasting bar on Front Street.

“It’s really a great location,” Crotteau says. “We love it. It all turned out well.”

The tea shops offer 133 blends of tea that are caffeinated, decaffeinated and caffeine-free. Some of the recipes were created by the Crotteaus, for instance, blueberry vanilla and cherry vanilla.  A lot of times people would ask me for certain teas,” Crotteau says, “so most of the blends came from customers’ requests. We also get a lot of people who like to build their own teas.”  Every tea flavour has an aroma jar to take a whiff, and their tasting bar, available when the store is open, offers every flavour they sell in the store for customers to try. “They can actually taste teas before they buy them,” Crotteau says.

(published without permission of Erica - 9 June 2010)

Favourite Newspapers

Worcester Telegram, NH, USA - Death Notices: - Covering Worcester, New Hampshire, USA
The Toronto Star - Covering Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Seacoast Online - Covering Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter, New Hampshire & Maine, USA
Comox Valley Record - Vancouver, BC, CAN
Wisconsin Rapids - Wisconsin, USA
Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau, WIS, USA
Barron News Shield - Baron, WIS, USA
The Chetek Alert - Chetek, WIS, USA
Rice Lake Chronotype - Rice Lake, WIS, USA
 

Crotteau Road at the Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, USA

Visit the Cemetery

The Croteau Creek project will improve access to significant fish and wildlife resources by providing passage across Croteau Creek to 220 kilometres of forest road and associated fishing and hunting opportunities. The Croteau Creek on the Forks River Road near Timmins, Ont. is classified as a cool water fishery with species such as northern pike, walleye and minnows being present. The stream is used as a migratory route for fish to undertake different portions of their life cycle. On the upstream side of the crossing lies approximately 15 kilometres of stream. Croteau Creek drains directly into Nighthawk Lake, located approximately 5 kilometres from the crossing location.

Here is a note from a friend who worked in this area as a Ministry of Natural Resources officer.