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Resources:
Account of first
settlers and settlement of Union Village, Town of Oswego: from the Oswego
Commercial Times, March 18, 1859
A Case
Study of an Early Cortland County Family Truxton, NY Farm Ledger
Index
American Ancestors:
Upstate New York Research: Skaneateles, Onondaga County, as an Example
"Interesting Tale of
Hannibal Told by D. P. Morehouse. At Founder's Day, Oswego
Lawyer Recounts Fascinating Story of Early Days" -
from Oswego Daily Times June 5, 1924 published with
permission from
The Palladium-Times
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Online Research
Archible Hess, His Canal Boat and The Sad End
of Great-Uncle Louie compiled by
Joyce Ogden
Listing of people with maritime occupations
in the city of Oswego (by wards) and towns of Oswego and Scriba
extracted from the 1860 U.S. Census:
Oswego has always enjoyed the distinction
of being the oldest U.S. port on the Great Lakes. For the largest share of
the 19th century it was also one of the busiest, at times visited by more
than 100 schooners in a single day. An article in the spring 2010
issue of Tree Talks generally outlines the
history of the port and how its development resulted in a mass migration
of Canadian and European sailors, shipbuilders, ship carpenters to this
city starting in the 1840s. Knowing or unknowing, there are many
descendants of these people who still call Oswego their home, carrying on
the names of their ancestors who came here seeking new opportunities. This
is their story. Richard Palmer
Questionnaire responses from September, 2006
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