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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

1628 - Andre Demers dit Dumais in St Jacques, Dieppe, France

1699 - Pierre Daudelin in Ste Anne de la Perade, Quebec, Canada

1718 - Genevieve Huard in Pointe de Levy, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

1750 - Timothy Cole in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

1778 - Marie Madeleine Goulet in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

1791 - Marie Anne Quenette in St Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

1818 - George Goulet in Riviere-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

1824 - Louise Goulet in St-Jude, Quebec, Canada

1824 - Moyse Dupuis in Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada

1829 - Marguerite Goulet in Mascouche, Quebec, Canada

1841 - Marguerite Elisabeth Goulet in St Isidore, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

1847 - Marie Josephte St. Denis in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada

1851 - Louis Auguste Alphonse Goulet in L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

1855 - Louis Didier Benoni Goulet in St Gervais, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1877 - Emma Goulet in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota

1904 - Jos Louis Antoine Beausoleil in Ontario

1908 - Joseph Maxwell Shirk in Pennsylvania

1909 - Winifred E Pyard in Michigan

1914 - Wilfrid J. Faucher in Disraeli, Quebec, Canada

1916 - Charles Goulette in Washington, Orange County, Vermont, USA

1917 - Rita Elizabeth Elie in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

1920 - Florian 'Floyd' Poulin in Quebec, Canada

Past Marriages

1654 - Jean Gervais and Anne Archambault in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1688 - Guillaume Rouleau and Catherine Dufresne in St Laurent, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1688 - Pierre Gibouleau dit Lafleur and Marie Anne Antrade in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada

1699 - Etienne Benoit dit Livernois and Marie Jeanne Marguerite Campeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1723 - Guillaume Dagneau dit Laprise and Marie Genevieve Lamy in Berthier, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

1744 - Jean Benard dit Beausoleil and Genevieve Barbeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1755 - Jean Baptiste Goulet and Marie-Anne Verger in Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada

1772 - Francois Goulet and Therese Roger Dit Latouche in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

1777 - Ambroise Roberge and Madeleine Leclerc in St Pierre, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1778 - Jacques Boutin and Marie Theotiste Chabot in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1778 - Pierre Dalaire and Nathalie Chabot in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1794 - Toussaint Bisson and Marie Gabat in Laval, Quebec, Canada

1809 - John Beekman Klock and Margaret Klock in Montgomery

1823 - Louis Jerome Goulet and Josephe Wathier dit Lanoix in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada

1846 - Pierre Roy and Emilie Goulet in St Calixte de Somerset, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada

1846 - Joseph Goulet and Suzanne Morin in St Isidore, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

1846 - Joseph Leduc and Francoise Chevalier in St Ignace de Coteau du Lac, Quebec, Canada

1863 - Francois Bilodeau and Marie Adelina Goulet in St Norbert, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada

1863 - Francois Marette Dit Lepine and Julie Vitaline Goulet in L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

1874 - Gilbert Villiard and Marie Couturier dit Labonte in Yamaska, Pierre-De Saurel, Quebec, Canada

1891 - Walston Walestan Wulstan Goulet and Eugenie Poirier in Ste Luce, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

1891 - Alphonse Doyon and Marie Claira Anne Goulet in St Frederic, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

1891 - Joseph Thibodeau and Marie Goulet in Maria, Avignon, Quebec, Canada

1901 - Magloire Gagnon and Valeda Langlois in Lewiston, Maine, USA

1903 - Pierre Desrosiers and Exerile Pouliot in St Robert, Quebec, Canada

1906 - Octave Telesphore Goulet and Eva Bellefeuille in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

1913 - Edouard Belanger and Virginie Stebenne in Magog, Quebec, Canada

1913 - Wilfrid Pratte and Emma Raymond in Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec, Canada

1927 - Norman Foster Clause and Susan Florence Hill in Brant, Ontario, Canada

1940 - Felix Israel Beausoleil and in Tecumseh, Ontario

1940 - and Lorraine Souilliere in Tecumseh, Ontario

1945 - ~ and ~ in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire

1951 - ~ and ~ in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, USA

1961 - ~ and ~ in Pennington, South Dakota, USA

Past Deaths

1708 - Zacharie Cloutier in Chateau-Richer, Quebec, Canada

1708 - Zacharie Cloutier in Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada

1761 - Guillaume Dagneau dit Laprise in Quebec, Canada

1781 - David Howes in Massachusetts, United States

1784 - Charles Goulet in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada

1798 - Toussaint Goulet in St Roch de l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada

1851 - Josephe Thessier Lavigne in St Ignace de Coteau du Lac, Quebec, Canada

1852 - Joseph Isaie Goulet in Ste Anne, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada

1908 - Leonard S Hoxsie in Acme, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

1932 - Eleanor Amelia Stone in Maine, USA

1933 - Theodore John Weihe in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

1935 - Janet Mather in Perth, Ontario, Canada

1937 - Thomas J Craig in Garden Valley, Boise, Idaho, USA

1951 - Delphene Duquette in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

1954 - Louise Henriette Saucier in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

1970 - Firmin Goulet in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

1973 - Theodore J. Goulet in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

1993 - Joseph Wilberth Goulette in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA

1996 - Joseph Paul Marcel Vermette in Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1997 - Marie Katherine Viola Fournier in Fraser, Macomb, Michigan, USA

2004 - Mary Eleanor Howard in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA

2005 - Francis G Cushing

2014 - Bernard Fortunat Mayer in Leominster, MA

Last Names

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Kenneth William Arthur Goulet

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Full Name
Date of Birth 11 May 1906
Place of BirthBuffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
FatherArthur Roderick Goulet
MotherEvelyn Louise Klock
SiblingsViola 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 MarriageDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
ChildrenBeverly 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 MarriageDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Date of Divorce 1 Apr 1949
Spouse #3 Chrystal Leone Boddiger
Date of Marriage 11 Dec 1976
Place of MarriageUnknown
Date of Death 12 Apr 1991
Place of DeathClawson, Oakland, Michigan
Birth

Date: 11 May 1906

Kenneth William Goulet Birth Certificate

Birth
1910 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1910

Place: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan

1910 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan

Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

1920 United States Federal Census
Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him

Date: 31 Aug 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him
Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him

Date: 31 Aug 1924

Detroit News - September 1, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him
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.

Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Arrested for Shooting

Date: 1 Sep 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Arrested for Shooting
The Ottawa Journal - September 3, 1924

Date: 3 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

The Ottawa Journal - September 3, 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 5, 1924

Date: 5 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 5, 1924
Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Detroit Free Press - September 11, 1924

Date: 11 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 11, 1924
The Ottawa Journal - September 11, 1924

Date: 11 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

The Ottawa Journal - September 11, 1924
Detroit News - September 11, 1924

Date: 11 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit News - September 11, 1924
Detroit News - September 13, 1924

Date: 13 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit News - September 13, 1924
Freed of Charges

Date: 13 Sep 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Freed of Charges
The News Herald - September 23, 1924

Date: 23 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

The News Herald - September 23, 1924
Courtship With Revolver Wins Him Bride

Date: 26 Oct 1924

The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924

Courtship With Revolver Wins Him Bride
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1925

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

No occupation listed. Living at 11626 N Martindale

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1927

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigating. Living at 3734 Atkinson

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker

Date: 1 Dec 1927

Kenneth Goulet - Auburn Car Article

Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker

Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1928

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 9240 Riviera

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Occupation: Fumigating - Own Business. Living at 15810 Fairfield

1930 United States Federal Census
Confess to Check Forgery

Date: 25 Jan 1931

Check Forgery - Des Moines Register - 25 Jan 1931

Confess to Check Forgery
12 Arraigned in Forgery Case

Date: 14 Feb 1931

Kenneth Goulet Forgery Charge - Des Moines Tribune - 14 Feb 1931

12 Arraigned in Forgery Case
Member of Forgery Gang

Date: 14 Feb 1931

Forgery Gang - Mid-West Progressive - 14 Feb 1931

Member of Forgery Gang
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Convicted of Forgery

Date: 25 Mar 1931

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Convicted of Forgery

Date: 25 Mar 1931

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery

Date: 7 Feb 1933

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery

Date: 7 Feb 1933

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1934

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Auto Worker. Living at 14738 Dexter

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Warrant Ordered For Arrest

Date: 4 Feb 1934

Kenneth Goulet Charged with Manslaughter - 4 Feb 1934 - Detroit Free Press

Kenneth Goulet charged with involuntary manslaughter

Warrant Ordered For Arrest
Convicted of Manslaughter

Date: 3 Mar 1934

Kenneth Goulet Manslaughter Charge - Detroit Free Press - Mar 3, 1934

Article about Kenneth Goulet charged with manslaughter.

Convicted of Manslaughter
Acquitted of Manslaughter

Date: 4 May 1934

Kenneth Goulet Acquitted of Manslaughter - Detroit Free Press - May 4, 1934

Article about Kenneth Goulet being acquitted of manslaughter.

Acquitted of Manslaughter
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1935

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

No occupation listed. Living at 14824 Holmur

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1937

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 14824 Holmur

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

Date: 1938

Cyanide Gas Company Ad from 1938 Detroit City Directory

Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur

Employment
Employment

Date: 1938

Cyanide Gas Company - 1938

Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur

Employment
Employment

Date: 1939

Cyanide Gas Company - 1939

Cyanide Gas Co

Employment
Patent Granted - 2,178,372

Date: 31 Oct 1939

Patent For Gas Generator

Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.

Patent Granted - 2,178,372
Patent Granted - 2,178,372

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

Patent Granted - 2,178,372
Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Cyanide Gas Company - 1940

Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co

Residence
1940 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co

1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Fact: Residence

Date: 16 Oct 1940

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Self

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Residence

Date: 1941

Cyanide Gas Company - 1941

Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1941

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 5 May 1943

Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - May 5, 1943

Article about Kenneth Goulet and his company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Kenneth Goulet Photo 1943

Date: 1 Oct 1943

Kenneth Goulet Photo 1943
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 20 Oct 1943

Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - Oct 20, 1943

Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 12 Feb 1944

Cyanide Gas Co - Detroit Free Press - Feb 12, 1944

Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Divorce

Date: 8 Oct 1946

Spouse:

Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 28 Aug 1948

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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

Event: Marriage

Date: 28 Aug 1948

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Divorce

Date: 1 Apr 1949

Spouse:

Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Marriage

Date: 30 Apr 1949

Marriage License

Re-Married his original wife

Marriage
Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

Event: Marriage

Date: 30 Apr 1949

Spouse:

Place: Steuben County, Indiana, USA

Re-Married his original wife

1950 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1950

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married

1950 United States Federal Census
Lawrence, Kenneth, Alfred, Melvin Goulet - May 1959

Date: 1 May 1959

Lawrence, Kenneth, Alfred, Melvin Goulet - May 1959
Incorporated Business

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

Incorporated Business
Incorporated Business

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

Incorporated Business
Michigan Corporations Division

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

Michigan Corporations DivisionMichigan Corporations Division
Marriage

Event: Marriage

Date: 11 Dec 1976

Spouse:
Sold Business

Date: 1 May 1988

Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co

Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton

Sold Business
Sold Business

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

Sold Business
Michigan Corporations Division

Fact: Sold Business

Date: 1 May 1988

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton

Michigan Corporations DivisionMichigan Corporations Division
Kenneth Goulet and Chrystal Boddiger

Date: 1990

Taken on the 12 year wedding anniversary of Kenneth and Chrystal

Kenneth Goulet and Chrystal Boddiger
Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Kenneth William Goulet - Death Certificate

Death
Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Kenneth Goulet Obituary - Detroit Free Press - Apr 14, 1991

Obituary for Kenneth Goulet

Death
Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

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

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

Alfred, Lawrence, Kenneth, Melvin Goulet
Alfred, Lawrence, Kenneth, Melvin Goulet

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