This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dessaire Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8529.1 Message Board Post: At that time, the village of Ogdensburg was in the town of Oswegatchie. These (below) are likely the people you are looking for (in 1870). By 1877, Dessine Dessair would be 23. Dessair, Dessine - Age 16; Oswegatchie - Page 737A Dessair, Esther - Age 53; Oswegatchie - Page 737A Dessair, Peter - Age 57; Oswegatchie - Page 737A These records are from a transcription of the 1870 census for the county by Anne Cady. Start at www.usgenweb.org, click 'New York' then 'select a county' and select St. Lawrence county. From that page, use the drop down list at 'select a link' and click 'anne cady' or 'census'. It will likely also be worthwhile to check other records (cemetery, newspaper, church) at the site. Hope this helps - Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland