Thanks to everyone who has responded! I should have explained in my request that I was looking for info on Michel's birth - i.e., his parents. Once he gets to the US, I can follow him pretty well. I just can't figure out where he actually came from, other than Canada. Who were his parents? Grandparents? Did he have any other siblings? Where did he meet/marry his wife, Harriet Sova dit Plaunt? I tried Google-ing "Mustaw" as a lot of you suggested (I never thought of this), and what I get is alot of middle-eastern stuff? I'll keep working though. Thanks! NEVER GIVE UP, Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: jaybabe To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: Help! Has anyone ever heard of a town called "Mustaw" somewhere in Canada? I have an ancestor, Michel Fevrier dit Laramie, who is driving me insane. He was born sometime between 1836 & 1842 in "Mustaw". He has a brother, Albert, and possibly another brother named Joseph. I am looking for his parents or ANYTHING about him before 1870. He supposedly immigrated to the US in 1858 from Canada (some records say Upper Canada, some say Lower), but he doesn't seem to exist before the US 1870 Census! Thanks for ANY help! Jeanette