I have a MyFamily.com website for the Desaire family. The Dessert-Desair-Desaire-Deserre etc. spelling of the name has changed throughout history. I will send you an invitation to join our website and you will receive a password in the near future. Once you are into the site, click the icon for FamilyTree at the top of the page. This will allow you to trace the ancestry. You will find the Dessert spelling of the family name. I do not have specific information on a Joseph Desser born in France in the 1800s but you might find a Joseph Dessert born in Canada or in Wisconsin during that time frame.