Listing shows Oscar Packard as 6 years old, with the family having lived in Chautauqua County for 4 years. Though the census has Oscar as born in Chautauqua County, that is not reliable, in view of his age and the family's time in the county. It is most probable that he was born in Canada. Some family lore has his birthplace as Hamilton, Vermont, but so far I have been unable to establish that there is or was a Hamilton, Vermont, and there is no evidence that this family was in Vermont. The most likely birthplace is Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
