Hello,

My name is Kelly and I have been researching my family history for a while now. I have come to a HUGE brick road with my ggggrandfather Eli Hickey.

I once again looked through all of my material and it hit me in the face. I got a record from the University of Notre Dame stating that Hickey sounds Irish, but it is actually French- Canadian derived from Etier.

My ggggrandfather Eli (also found the name Elois) Hickey and his older brother Louis Hickey came from Canada (Quebec or Montreal) in 1849. Eli was 17 years of age at this time. Now with the information that I have I do believe that his orginal last name was Etier and it was changed to Hickey. I do know that they still had 2 brothers living in Canada and one was named George.

First how do I research this? I thought I should be looking for Hickey's and now Etier? Is it likely the name Hickey was changed while still in Canada or during the journey to Indiana?

Any information would be SO great and appreciated. I am just stumped and not sure which direction to turn.

Thanks!
Kelly