Garrean and Garreans evolved from Garreau when some French Immigrants and desendents of the GARREAU surname changed the spelling to fit english pronounciation during the late 1800`s. SO HELLO COUSINS,FROM THE GARREANS!

Hi Monte, saw your posting and was very facinated by your name. I am of the Gareau/Garreau family line from France and Quebec and then onto St Lawrence County, NY, with a dit of St Onge or Saintonge attached. I am having a hard time finding my Joseph Gareau dit Saintonges birth and parents. What can you tell me about your surname, such as where you originated from and what your family line is. Meanwhile if your curious as to mine take a look at www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/e/c/Kristin-M-Decare.
Kristin

Hi,

Have you seen this surname spelled GAREE? I have a friend who has been searching for two years on this name.

Carol

Carol Sorry,Garee is a new one to me.But who knows,could be . These are some of the names I heard of that possibably derrived from the surname GARREAU-,Garrean(have found 2 people who have changed to this),Garreans (mine), Gareau, Garans, Garrow,Gorrow, and Gorow. Monte Garreans

We are an old GARREAU family from Burgundy, France....been there from the 16th century... (Auxerre, Joigny, Champlay.....)
Several men went away at each generation, and never returned....Might you been one of their descendants ?

Marianne SEPTIER GARREAU

my son's grandmother on his fathers side maiden name was garee her frater was claude garee 1889-1970 of union county ohio and his father is i believe is john 1856-1919 and his father is george born 1832-1864

Hello Kristin,

I too am searching for Joseph Garrow (Garreau) who moved to Helena, Montana in, I believe, the 1880's. He was orginally from New York state, but may have been born in Canada. He was married to Hermine "Minnie" Shatraw (Chartrand). I do not know if they were married before or after he moved to Montana, but I do know that she also was from New York, probably via Canada. He died as a young man with four surviving children in Helena, Montana, I think about 1899.

If any of this information might relate to what you have I certainly will be most appreciative to hear from you. I have one photograph of him taken as a young man with his friend and brother-in-law Edward Emmanuel Shatraw.

Sincere regards,
Del