My name is Ger Heesen, living in the Netherlands. Born in 1941 in Winterswijk, the eastern part of the Netherlands.
I am a family researcher of the family Heezen / Heesen, also including family's living in the USA.
Many family members immigrated in the 1830s - 1880s to Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. Lately I have been researching these emigrants and their descendants.
The name Hazen originated from the family name Heezen / Heesen.
Many emigrants in the mid-19th century were unable to read and / or write.
Upon arrival in the USA their family data were registered by the immigration authorities. The immigrants would say their name and it would be written down, but they could not check whether it was written correctly. This is how often those name changes have arisen.

My name is Ger Heesen, living in the Netherlands. Born in 1941 in Winterswijk, the eastern part of the Netherlands.
I am a family researcher of the family Heezen / Heesen, also including family's living in the USA.
Many family members immigrated in the 1830s - 1880s to Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. Lately I have been researching these emigrants and their descendants.
The name Hazen originated from the family name Heezen / Heesen.
Many emigrants in the mid-19th century were unable to read and / or write.
Upon arrival in the USA their family data were registered by the immigration authorities. The immigrants would say their name and it would be written down, but they could not check whether it was written correctly. This is how often those name changes have arisen.