This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jd30998 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunn/6363.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I don't know if Mary Desmond is connected to Nellie or not. All I know is she was married to John Dunn. Their son, John was my husband's great grandfather who was born ca. 1825 in Limerick, Ireland and came to NY when he was a boy, ca. 1835. I don't know if his parents came with him or if he had siblings. There are so many John Dunns in the census' and passenger lists at that time that it's hard to sort them out, not knowing anything about his family or exactly when he was born and came to America. His obit only gives info that he was born in Limerick, came to NY as a boy, came west and settled in Oshkosh about 1863. John,jr. and his wife, Mary Dewitt and most of their children are buried in Riverside Cem. in Oshkosh. Do you know if Nellie or her parents were born in Ireland? Was she related to the Durfee's? Sorry I can't help you with anything else. J Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.