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
1600 - Cicely Penny in Paignton, Devon, England
1676 - Anne Gaultier
1724 - Nathaniel Paddock in Yarmouth
1732 - Thomas Jackson
1776 - Euphrosine Goulet in St Denis, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
1776 - Jean Baptiste Goulet in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1786 - Marie Louise Favreau in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
1790 - Pierre Sicard Dit LaVaute in Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada
1795 - Marie Goulet in St Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
1802 - Isaac Moses
1813 - Joel Hall in Ohio, USA
1817 - Marie Modeste Goulet in Ste Elisabeth, Quebec, Canada
1817 - Benjamin Carpenter in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA
1823 - Michael Kirschner in Munich (München), Germany
1824 - Flavien Goulet in St Laurent, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada
1824 - Rosalie Goulet in St Henri de Lauzon, Quebec, Canada
1832 - Adelaide Boucher in Ste-Croix, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
1839 - Jean Napoleon Fouquet in Lauzon, Levis, Quebec, Canada
1842 - Damase Goulet in St Nicolas, Quebec, Canada
1846 - Marc Leon Goulet in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1848 - Joseph Emery Cadet in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada
1860 - Joseph Theodore Romauld Goulet in St Roch, Quebec, Canada
1873 - William Onesime Chabot in Connecticut
1875 - Clarence Bentley in Pilot Point, Texas
1881 - Marie Lessard in Quebec
1883 - Pawel 'Paul' Aloysius Kozlowski in Germany
1890 - Harrison Garner in Missouri
1892 - Joseph Adelard Albert Goulet in Montreal, Quebec
1900 - Arthur J Goulet in Michigan
1904 - Yvonne A. Briere in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1905 - Myrtle Bridgers in North Carolina, USA
1910 - Gerald Emile Goulet in Massachusetts
1916 - Wilfred Richard in Rhode Island
1916 - Fern Bernice Walker in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
1932 - Pauline Seguin in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, USA
1935 - Esther M Goulet
1955 - ~ in Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA
1956 - ~ in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Past Marriages
1680 - Michel Lemarie and Marie Francoise Briere in Neuville, Quebec, Canada
1786 - Michel Morin and Catherine Duquet in L'Acadie, Quebec, Canada
1786 - Clement Amable Poigué Dit Lapintade and Marie Reine Damme in Chambly, Quebec, Canada
1827 - Joseph May and Catherine Payant dit St Onge in La Prairie, Québec, Canada
1854 - Hubert Francoeur and Angele Goulet in St Stanislas, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1865 - Denis Desmarais and Malvina Goulet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1900 - Alphonse Chabot and Marie Emma Goulet in St Lazare, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1905 - Joseph Guertin and Clara Goulet in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
1918 - Robert Lee Potter and Leota Lena Ritter in Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Past Deaths
1709 - Marie Charlotte Renault in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
1724 - Louis Dupuis dit Le Parisien in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
1769 - Marie Josephe Larrivee in Chambly, Quebec, Canada
1772 - Joseph Lacasse in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1787 - Simon Kemmener Quemeneur dit Laflamme in St Francois de la Riviere du Sud, Quebec, Canada
1811 - David Valliere in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1828 - Pierre Gendron in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
1833 - Moyse Carrier in St Nicolas, Quebec, Canada
1844 - Marie Emmerantienne 'Emerence' Bernier in St-Jude, Quebec, Canada
1884 - James Hunter
1887 - Prudence M Varnell in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
1898 - J M Bradford in Tennessee, United States
1901 - Charles H Cutler
1907 - Malachi Bauder
1910 - Joseph Vincent Lively in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
1931 - Joseph Moïse Godefroi Pyard in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1937 - Mathilda Cote in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1949 - Marie Emma Rosina Taillefer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1961 - Albert Joseph Gratton in San Francisco, California
1974 - Laura M Denton in Missouri
1983 - Lyle Ford De Chabot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990 - Joseph Armand Leopold Goulet in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1990 - Bertha Elizabeth Goulet in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
1993 - Marie Jeanne Marsolais
Kenneth William Arthur Goulet
| Full Name | Kenneth William Arthur Goulet |
| Date of Birth | 11 May 1906 |
| Place of Birth | Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA |
| Father | Arthur Roderick Goulet |
| Mother | Evelyn Louise Klock |
| Siblings | Viola Laura Goulet, Constance Cecelia Goulet, Alfred Edward Goulet, Melvin Francis Goulet, Thelma Jeleen Goulet, Lawrence George Goulet, Evelyn Louise Goulet |
| Spouse #1 | Dorothy Anna Hunter |
| Date of Marriage | 10 Sep 1924 |
| Place of Marriage | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Children | Beverly Ann Goulet, Vincent Kenneth 'Buddy' Goulet, Phyllis Marie Goulet |
| Date of Divorce | 8 Oct 1946 |
| Spouse #2 | Loraine C Kueny |
| Date of Marriage | 28 Aug 1948 |
| Place of Marriage | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
| Date of Divorce | 1 Apr 1949 |
| Spouse #3 | Chrystal Leone Boddiger |
| Date of Marriage | 11 Dec 1976 |
| Place of Marriage | Unknown |
| Date of Death | 12 Apr 1991 |
| Place of Death | Clawson, Oakland, Michigan |
Date: 11 May 1906
Kenneth William Goulet Birth Certificate
Fact: Residence
Date: 1910
Place: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Fact: Residence
Date: 1920
Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Date: 31 Aug 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 31 Aug 1924
Detroit News - September 1, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 1 Sep 1924
This is a photo taken of the two getting married. There is a story behind their marriage that made national headlines.
Date: 1 Sep 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 3 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 5 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Event: Marriage
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Event: Marriage
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Date: 11 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 11 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 11 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 13 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 13 Sep 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 23 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 26 Oct 1924
The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924
Fact: Residence
Date: 1925
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
No occupation listed. Living at 11626 N Martindale
Fact: Residence
Date: 1927
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigating. Living at 3734 Atkinson
Date: 1 Dec 1927
Kenneth Goulet - Auburn Car Article
Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker
Fact: Residence
Date: 1928
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 9240 Riviera
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Occupation: Fumigating - Own Business. Living at 15810 Fairfield
Date: 25 Jan 1931
Check Forgery - Des Moines Register - 25 Jan 1931
Date: 14 Feb 1931
Kenneth Goulet Forgery Charge - Des Moines Tribune - 14 Feb 1931
Date: 14 Feb 1931
Forgery Gang - Mid-West Progressive - 14 Feb 1931
Fact: Convicted of Forgery
Date: 25 Mar 1931
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Convicted of Forgery
Date: 25 Mar 1931
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery
Date: 7 Feb 1933
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery
Date: 7 Feb 1933
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1934
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Auto Worker. Living at 14738 Dexter
Date: 4 Feb 1934
Kenneth Goulet Charged with Manslaughter - 4 Feb 1934 - Detroit Free Press
Kenneth Goulet charged with involuntary manslaughter
Date: 3 Mar 1934
Kenneth Goulet Manslaughter Charge - Detroit Free Press - Mar 3, 1934
Article about Kenneth Goulet charged with manslaughter.
Date: 4 May 1934
Kenneth Goulet Acquitted of Manslaughter - Detroit Free Press - May 4, 1934
Article about Kenneth Goulet being acquitted of manslaughter.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1935
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
No occupation listed. Living at 14824 Holmur
Fact: Residence
Date: 1937
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1938
Cyanide Gas Company Ad from 1938 Detroit City Directory
Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1938
Cyanide Gas Company - 1938
Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1939
Cyanide Gas Company - 1939
Cyanide Gas Co
Date: 31 Oct 1939
Patent For Gas Generator
Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.
Date: 31 Oct 1939
United States Patent
Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.
This is a patent for a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic gas for fumigating buildings
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Cyanide Gas Company - 1940
Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 16 Oct 1940
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Self
Date: 1941
Cyanide Gas Company - 1941
Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 1941
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co
Date: 5 May 1943
Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - May 5, 1943
Article about Kenneth Goulet and his company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Date: 1 Oct 1943
Date: 20 Oct 1943
Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - Oct 20, 1943
Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Date: 12 Feb 1944
Cyanide Gas Co - Detroit Free Press - Feb 12, 1944
Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Event: Divorce
Date: 8 Oct 1946
Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 28 Aug 1948
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 28 Aug 1948
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Divorce
Date: 1 Apr 1949
Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Date: 30 Apr 1949
Marriage License
Re-Married his original wife
Event: Marriage
Date: 30 Apr 1949
Place: Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Re-Married his original wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1950
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
Date: 1 May 1959
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Articles Of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Co
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
This is the articles of incorporation document showing the Pest Control Supply Co business located on Grand River in Detroit
Fact: Incorporated Business
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
Event: Marriage
Date: 11 Dec 1976
Date: 1 May 1988
Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
Date: 1 May 1988
Articles Of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Co
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
This is the articles of incorporation document showing the Pest Control Supply Co business located on Grand River in Detroit
Fact: Sold Business
Date: 1 May 1988
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
Date: 1990
Taken on the 12 year wedding anniversary of Kenneth and Chrystal
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Kenneth William Goulet - Death Certificate
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Kenneth Goulet Obituary - Detroit Free Press - Apr 14, 1991
Obituary for Kenneth Goulet
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan