Genealogy

The Americanizing of a Name…

ByTerri December 10, 2008July 8, 2014

I have spent the last week doing some research on the Poray’s. Most of what I have found are the different variations of the name. When the family came to America, the name was Porai-Koshitz. When Mary passed, it was Poray-Koshetz. I have recently been in contact with a man from Russia who has given me the Russian variations of the name. They are:

Porai-Koshits
Poray-Koshits
Poray-Kochits – french in id passport
We also seemed to have Americanized the name Anatole from Anatoly.
It seems that William dropped the Koshetz/Koshits from his name when he got married. Just need to find out when Porai changed to Poray?

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Terri O’Connell is a professional genealogist in the Chicago area, focusing on Midwestern United States Genealogy, with a main focus in Illinois and a special interest in Irish research. She is also the owner of Cruise Planners – O’Connell Cruise and Travel, a full service travel company. Their mission is to encompass the full family: vacations, reunions, and history travel. Terri is a travel enthusiast with a passion for genealogy and enjoys bringing the two together to assist her clients in their travel needs. You can find Terri online at www.facebook.com/cruiseplannersoconnell, www.facebook.com/tracingmyfamily.