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Historical Highlights

American Revolution
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 Connection
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)

Mohwak Indians
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
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

1649 - Joseph Guyon dit Buisson in Quebec, Canada

1768 - Stephen Knowlton in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

1781 - Anna Landis in Pennsylvania, United States of America

1800 - Cecile Goulet in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1810 - Antoine Prieur dit St Leger in Les Cedres, Quebec, Canada

1819 - Marie Alexis Goulet in St Cuthbert, Quebec, Canada

1826 - Adeline Sureau in Ste-Scholastique, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada

1840 - Eliza Jane Mathis in Georgia, USA

1842 - Severe Olivier Goulet in St Pierre, Ile d Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1842 - Marie Angelique Goulet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1847 - Minter J Bush in Gilmer County, West Virginia

1860 - Adrien Elphege Goulet in St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

1862 - Arthur Leslie Klock in New York

1865 - Edward Joseph Hunter in Ontario, Canada

1865 - Cesarie Goulet in Quebec, Canada

1868 - Frank Westrick in China, St Clair, Michigan, USA

1877 - Edward Odilon Roy in St Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

1883 - Joseph Goulet in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

1884 - Bertram Lawrence Brown in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire

1886 - Walter Willis Wilkinson in Michigan

1887 - John Ransom in St Regis Reservation, New York, USA

1889 - Joseph Henry Adolph Fournier in Essex, Ontario, Canada

1889 - Marie Dora Goulet in La Broquerie, Manitoba, Canada

1890 - Leon Joseph Robert Goulet in Manitoba, Canada

1892 - Joseph B. Goulet in P Q

1898 - Olivine Justine Pelchat in Quebec, Canada

1910 - Ulysses Grant Shields in Harrison County, West Virginia

1912 - Joseph Goulet in Quebec, Canada

1915 - Evelyn M Louttit in Ontario, Canada

1917 - Marie Claire Yvette Goulet in Maine

1918 - Alice Reno in East Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA

1921 - Gloria Harty in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States

1926 - Rosario Leo Goulet in Maine

1926 - Lionel A Goulet in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

1929 - Darrel Francis Goulet in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

1942 - ~ in New York, USA

1994 - ~ in Ohio, USA

Past Marriages

1658 - Charles LeFrancois and Marie Madeleine Triot in Quebec, Canada

1670 - Jean Dagneau Dit Laprise and Marie Louise Michaud in Quebec, Quebec, Canada

1861 - Francois Xavier Goulet and Philomene Duquet in Lambton, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

1866 - Joseph Vermet and Rebecca Turgeon in Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada

1894 - Napoleon Goulet and Marie Poulin in St Honore, Shenley, Quebec, Canada

1924 - Kenneth William Arthur Goulet and Dorothy Anna Hunter in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

1930 - Alfred Beal Ashmore and Madeline Miliken in Northville, Wayne, Michigan, USA

1964 - ~ and ~ in New York, USA

Past Deaths

1687 - Elisabeth Lefebvre in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada

1706 - Abraham Methot in St Nicolas, Quebec, Canada

1709 - Marie Blanquet in St Pierre, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1733 - Marguerite Goulet in L'Assomption, , Quebec, Canada

1736 - Marguerite Bonnet in Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada

1738 - Helene Hilaire Goulet in Quebec, Canada

1798 - Jean Baptiste Campeau in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

1814 - Judge Jacob George Klock in St Johnsville, New York

1815 - Louis Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1817 - Leonard Adsit in Sherbourne, Chenango, New York, USA

1824 - Suzanne Goulet in Riviere-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

1841 - Jacob G. Klock in St Johnsville, Montgomery, New York, United States

1841 - Peter G Klock in New York, USA

1844 - Marie Gourdeau in St Pierre, Ile d Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1847 - Marie Elisabeth Fournier in Berthier-sur-Mer, , Quebec, Canada

1884 - Louis Goulet in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

1898 - Charles L Metzger in Berrien County, Michigan, USA

1934 - Arlene Obelina Bement in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, USA

1952 - Luiselle Rose Reis in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

1970 - Edward Arthur Francis Champagne in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA

1972 - Arthur Joseph Goulet in Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan

2001 - Rose Piper in Fairfield NJ

2008 - Richard C McInerney in Clinton, Macomb, Michigan, USA

2012 - Mary Louise Stuart in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Last Names

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Howard Barlow Wheeler

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Full Name
Date of Birth 21 Dec 1895
Place of BirthCook, Illinois, United States
FatherEdward Leslie Wheeler
MotherLaura Isabell Chabot
SiblingsCharles Edward Wheeler, Mattie Emma Wheeler, Edward H Wheeler
Spouse Leona Viola Murray
Date of Marriage 1 Dec 1926
Place of MarriageLucas, Ohio, USA
ChildrenHoward Robert Wheeler, William Edward Wheeler
Date of Death 11 May 1951
Place of DeathAllen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Birth

Date: 21 Dec 1895

Howard B Wheeler - Birth Certificate

Birth certificate

Birth
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922

Fact: Birth

Date: 21 Dec 1895

Place: Cook, Illinois, United States

Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922

Fact: Birth

Date: 21 Dec 1895

Place: Cook, Illinois, United States

Howard Barlow Wheeler - 14 Months Old

Date: 1896

Howard Barlow Wheeler at 14 Months Old

Howard Barlow Wheeler - 14 Months Old
1900 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1900

Place: Chicago City, Cook, Illinois

1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1910

Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois

1910 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1911

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1912

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
From The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (1914)

Date: 1914

Link to book: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalency00amer

From The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (1914)
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1914

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1915

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Fact: Residence

Date: 5 Jun 1917

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
MilitaryId

Date: 19 Nov 1917

Howard B Wheeler Enlistment Record

2028419

World War I Enlistment Record

MilitaryId
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

Fact: MilitaryId

Date: 19 Nov 1917

2028419

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

Fact: Military

Date: 19 Nov 1917

330th Field Artillery - 85th Division

Howard B Wheeler - World War I Photo

Date: 1918

Photo taken before leaving for World War I

Howard B Wheeler - World War I Photo
World War I Post Card from Howard B Wheeler to Mattie Orr

Date: 1918

Postcard sent from Howard Barlow Wheeler to his sister Mattie.

World War I Post Card from Howard B Wheeler to Mattie Orr
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1919

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

Fact: Departure

Date: 31 Mar 1919

Place: Brest, France

U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Honorable Discharge

Date: 26 Apr 1919

Howard B Wheeler Discharge Record

Honorable Discharge
1920 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Detroit Ward 19, Wayne, Michigan

1920 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Detroit Ward 19, Wayne, Michigan

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1921

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1922

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1923

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Fact: Residence

Date: 1925

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Marriage

Date: 1 Dec 1926

Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray Marriage License

Marriage
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Event: Marriage

Date: 1 Dec 1926

Spouse:

Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA

Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1927

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1928

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
1930 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

1930 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1932

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1932

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Howard B Wheeler with Leona Murray and Children Howard and William Wheeler - 1 Jan 1938

Date: 1 Jan 1938

Howard B Wheeler with Leona Murray and Children Howard and William Wheeler - 1 Jan 1938
Howard B Wheeler Affidavit Proving Birth

Date: 18 Dec 1939

Howard B Wheeler Affidavit Proving Birth
1940 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1942

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Fact: Residence

Date: 1942

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1946

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
1950 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1950

Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married

1950 United States Federal Census
Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Howard Barlow Wheeler Death Certificate

Death
Burial

Date: 11 May 1951

Howard B Wheeler Headstone

Confirmed: Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit. South Half - Section 18 - Lot 201 - Grave 8

Burial
Burial

Date: 11 May 1951

Howard B Wheeler Burial Card

Confirmed: Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit. South Half - Section 18 - Lot 201 - Grave 8

Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit

Burial
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Fact: Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Wayne County, Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1934-1953

Fact: Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

Fact: Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985

Fact: Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Fact: Death

Date: 11 May 1951

Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler dressed as Shriner Clown
Howard B Wheeler dressed as Shriner Clown
Howard Barlow Wheeler
Howard Barlow Wheeler
Howard Barlow Wheeler
Howard Barlow Wheeler

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