My husband's mother's maiden name was "Cruciani". She came to the US thro Ellis Island with her aunt and another family member. Her father paid for their passage and they lived in Bronx, New York.
She married Louis Palazzi and we assumed they left the area for Louisiana ( something happened? )
However, she had a baby boy and placed that baby in an orphanage in Louisiana and named the baby Luis Montoya.
My husband viewed records stating that his fathers name was Louis Bourdeux Montoya and her name was Adele Palazzi.
We have not been able to locate any Cruciani's that may be relatedto assist us or validate this info.