Welcome to the Bright Branches Family Tree
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Historical Highlights
The American Revolution
Our patriot ancestors include:
George Klock (1714-1790)
Judge Jacob G Klock (1738-1814
William Knowlton (1738-1784)
Cornelius Beekman (1733-1790)
Joseph Hall Jr (1757-1831)
Thomas Fournier (1732-1808)
Mayflower Connections
We descend from families that came over on the Mayflower:
John Alden (1599-1687) and his wife Priscilla Mullins (1602-1685)
John Howland (1593-1672) and his wife Elizabeth Tilley (1607-1687)
and
William Brewster (1567-1644)
Mohawk Indian Heritage
My wife's family comes from Brantford, Ontario. She is able to trace her Mohawk lineage back to Joseph Brant (1743-1807). He was a famous Mohawk Indian chief that sided with the British during the American Revolution.
New France Pioneer
Jacques Goulet (1615-1688) is our French pioneer that was one of the first settlers of Quebec. Him and his wife arrived in New France in 1646. Most people with the Surname Goulet descend from this man.
Past Births
1641 - Maurice Paquet in Chavy, Indre, Centre, France
1668 - Louise Gauthier in Ste Famille, Ile Orleans, Quebec, Canada
1714 - Marie Hubou in Quebec
1715 - Michel Charbonneau in St. Francois de Sales, Ile de Jesus, Quebec, Canada
1775 - Marie Catherine Goulet in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
1794 - Louis Goulet in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
1806 - Joseph Lamouche in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1807 - Marie Scholastique Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1815 - Francois Forget Dit Despatis in Quebec, Canada
1818 - Joseph Narcisse Dupuit in Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
1831 - Eulalie Benoit in St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1833 - Adeline Vallieres in Quebec, Canada
1843 - Cyrille Roy in Saint-Gervais, Quebec, Canada
1864 - Aaron F. Kilmer in Missouri
1865 - Theodore Henry Leopole Rabe in Uchte, Nienburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
1869 - Melville Goulet in St Stanislas, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
1892 - Jessie Goulet in Blacktail, South Dakota
1894 - Russell Morrison in Ontario, Canada
1900 - Alvin Chester Goins in Tennessee
1902 - Oscar Lowande in Massachusetts, USA
1908 - Alma Goulet in Massachusetts
1910 - Malinda Buescher in Todd, Minnesota, USA
1916 - Omer Pelletier in Massachusetts
1920 - Harry (Hrynko) Slobodian in Tolstoi, Manitoba,Canada
1924 - Kathleen Goulet in McLeod, Minnesota, USA
Past Marriages
1822 - Andrew Dumphy and Ruth Burden in New Brunswick, Canada
1897 - Joseph Goulet and Marie Lea Scholastique Remillard in St Roch, Quebec, Canada
1908 - Collin Holland and Lucy Jane Clark in Obion, Tennessee, USA
1909 - Wilbur Gorman Craig and Psyche E Torrey in Coos, Oregon, USA
Past Deaths
1708 - Jean Barette in Ste Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
1759 - Marie Balard dit Latour in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
1765 - Marie Marguerite Kemmener Quemeneur dit Laflamme in St Pierre de la Riviere du Sud, Quebec, Canada
1773 - Maria
1832 - Charles Goulet in Sts Gervais et Protais, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1856 - Joseph Goulet in St Jacques de l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
1886 - Agnes St. Amant in St-Eugène, Ontario, Canada
1893 - Marie Madeleine Lalonde in Ste Madeleine, Rigaud, Quebec, Canada
1926 - William Thomas Shirk in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1946 - Emery Fontaine in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1995 - Joseph Antonio Romeo Taillefer in Montréal, QC, Canada
Leona Viola Murray
| Full Name | Leona Viola Murray |
| Date of Birth | 4 May 1908 |
| Place of Birth | Algoma, Ontario, Canada |
| Father | George Robert Murray |
| Mother | Enie Wilhelmina Fawcett |
| Spouse #1 | Howard Barlow Wheeler |
| Date of Marriage | 1 Dec 1926 |
| Place of Marriage | Lucas, Ohio, USA |
| Children | Howard Robert Wheeler, William Edward Wheeler |
| Spouse #2 | Melvin Eugene Robinson |
| Date of Marriage | 26 Jan 1955 |
| Place of Marriage | Macomb, Michigan, USA |
| Date of Death | 4 Jul 2003 |
| Place of Death | Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America |
Date: 4 May 1908
Leona Viola Murray Birth Certificate
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Date: 1 Oct 1908
Date: 1 Jun 1909
Post card that was sent to George Robert Murray. On the front of the card is his daughter Leona Viola Murray. The front has been uploaded as well.
Date: 1 Jun 1909
This is the front of a postcard that was sent to George Robert Murray with a photo of his daughter on the front.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1911
Place: Algoma West, Ontario, Canada
Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandchild
Date: 27 Apr 1911
Date: 1915
Central Public School, Steelton, Ontario Canada Leona Viola Murray approximately 7 years old in photo
Fact: Arrival
Date: 17 Aug 1925
Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Age: 17
Fact: Arrival
Date: 17 Aug 1925
Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Age: 17
Date: 1 Dec 1926
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray Marriage License
Event: Marriage
Date: 1 Dec 1926
Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1927
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1928
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1932
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1932
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date: 1 Jan 1938
Date: 13 Feb 1940
Leona Viola Murray Certificate of Citizenship
Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, United States
Fact: Residence
Date: 1942
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1946
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1950
Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
Fact: Residence
Date: 1951
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1954
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 26 Jan 1955
Place: Macomb, Michigan, USA
Date: 26 Jan 1955
Melvin Robinson and Leona Murray Marriage License
Fact: Residence
Date: 1957
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Date: 1 Jun 1978
Fact: Residence
Date: 1988
Place: Mims, FL
Fact: Death
Date: 4 Jul 2003
Place: Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America
Age at Death: 95