Haven't posted in a while but I am still trying to find information about JOSEPH PARKER born in canada 1828 who married SOPHIE CHAMPAGNE/CHAMPION in Lewis in 1851. Their daughter JULIA married PAUL DEZALIA . They all seem to have settled in the Schroon Lake/North Hudson area, although my Great Grandfather CHARLES SIMEON PARKER was supposedly born in Crown Point and eventually ended up in Springfield, MA. . Anyone have information about JOSEPH'S parents or birthplace? How does one go about getting birth records before 1881? My Grandmother, CORDELIA PARKER was born, supposedly in Schroon Lake in 1882 & I can't even find one for her! I have written to a couple town clerks & received no answers even though I included a SASE and inquired about fees.