Place:Ossian, Livingston, New York, United States

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NameOssian
Alt namesOssian Centersource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS36020035
TypeTown
Coordinates42.517°N 77.767°W
Located inLivingston, New York, United States
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Ossian is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 789 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Ossian, the blind narrator and purported 3rd Century author of a cycle of extremely popular epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in 1761.

Ossian is the southernmost town in Livingston County.

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The area was first settled circa 1804 near Ossian Center. The town of Ossian was formed in 1808 from the town of Angelica, while it was part of Allegany County. Ossian became part of Livingston County in 1856.

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  • Outstanding guide to Ossian family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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