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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

1722 - Marie Anne Jouillet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1750 - Charles Jobin dit Boisvert in Grondines, Portneuf, Quebec, Canada

1774 - Jean Baptiste Goulet in Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada

1778 - Joseph Goulet in Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada

1785 - Charlotte Goulet in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada

1804 - Samuel Klock

1813 - Felix Goulet in St Pierre, Ile d Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1816 - Michael Hoffer in Pennsylvania, USA

1833 - Louis Charles Goulet in St Henri de Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

1834 - Marie Josephine Goulet in St Cuthbert, Quebec, Canada

1837 - Francois Lantagne in St Gervais, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1839 - Mary Olive Barclay in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA

1840 - Francois Fouquet in Lauzon, Levis, Quebec, Canada

1841 - Hubert Ruel in Saint-Anselme, Quebec, Canada

1845 - Marie Louise Euladie Goulet in St Calixte de Somerset, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada

1878 - Christian Wilhelm Bonzheim in Germany

1878 - Marie Bertha Laurendeau in Quebec, Canada

1889 - Enie Wilhelmina Fawcett in Providence Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

1895 - Gerald Edward Wheeler in Illinois

1899 - Benjamin Goulet in Quebec, Canada

1903 - Alphonse Goulet in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

1906 - Orari Exelia Goulette in Washington County, Vermont, USA

Past Marriages

1670 - Jean Carrier and Barbe Halle in Quebec, Notre Dame, Canada

1670 - Robert Pepin and Marie Creste in Quebec, Canada

1723 - Jean Guittard and Marie Barbe Durand dit Desmarchais in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1745 - Joseph Prudhomme and Marie Anne Jouillet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1760 - Francois Aubertin and Marie Madeleine Laporte in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

1765 - Louis Goulet and Marie Genevieve Brodeur Lavigne in Saint-Denis, Quebec, Canada

1771 - Pierre Ferland and Josephe Plante in St Pierre, Ile d Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1776 - Jean Baptiste Provencher and Elisabeth Proulx in Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec, Canada

1782 - Pascal Goulet and Marie Josephe Laporte in Berthierville, D'Autray, Quebec, Canada

1786 - Jean Pierre Arseneault and Marie Rose Miot in Notre-Dame de Quebec, Quebec, Canada

1799 - Benjamin Campeau and Marguerite Brebant in Les Cedres, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

1805 - Gabriel Goulet and Marie Agnes Gagnon in Ste Anne, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada

1828 - Patrick Kerwin and Mary Ann McMaster in Quebec, Québec, Canada

1850 - Joseph Goulet and Mary Anne Daly in Buckingham, Labelle, Quebec, Canada

1850 - Joseph Goulet and Mary Anne Daly in Buckingham, Labelle, Quebec, Canada

1851 - Jean Breton and Marie Henriette Goulet in Lambton, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

1867 - Mederic Goulet and Azaride Leveille in Chertsey, Quebec, Canada

1868 - Maxime Bonin and Marie Sophie Goulet in Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada

1873 - David Goulet and Marie Vitaline Goulet in Buckland, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1878 - Onesime Goulet and Rosalie Coutu in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

1891 - John B Lucier and Leobi Goulet in Essex, Ontario, Canada

1894 - Amable Goulet and Marie Leveille in Carleton, Ontario, Canada

1901 - Alphonse Genereux and Cordelie Goulet in Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

1901 - Octave Goulet and Alphonsine Cote in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1924 - Wilfred Goulet and Ella Lefrancois in Essex, Ontario, Canada

1928 - Edgar A Talbot and Racheal Elizabeth Hunter in Lucas, Ohio, USA

1944 - ~ and ~ in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA

1950 - ~ and ~ in Derby, Orleans, Vermont, USA

2009 - ~ and ~ in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA

Past Deaths

1755 - Lydia Joyce in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

1809 - Marie Monique Goulet in St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

1822 - Ursule Goulet in St-Pierre, Ile Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1832 - Marie Sophie Goulet in St. Charles de Lachenaie, Quebec

1873 - Heinrich Friedrich Adolph Würst in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

1909 - Marguerite England in St Gabriel de Brandon, Berthier, Quebec, Canada

1911 - Hanah C. Keedy

1913 - Bert E Daube in Cook County, Illinois, USA

1918 - Harold James Blomfield in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

1942 - Joseph Philibert Pelchat in St-Edouard-de-Fabre, Quebec, Canada

1953 - Cyril Angus Talbot in Anoka, Minnesota

1967 - Mary Philomene Marso

1982 - James Robert Banes in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA

Last Names

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Dorothy Anna Hunter

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Full Name
Date of Birth 16 Jan 1904
Place of BirthCarleton, Ontario, Canada
FatherMichael James Hunter
MotherMary Louisa Craig
SiblingsIrene Rose Hunter, Leonard James Hunter, Ida Mae Hunter, Racheal Elizabeth Hunter, Michael Craig Hunter, Frank Alexander Hunter
Spouse Kenneth William Arthur Goulet
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
Date of Death 6 Mar 1976
Place of DeathDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917

Fact: Birth

Date: 16 Jan 1904

Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917
Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923

Fact: Baptism

Date: 29 Jan 1904

Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923
Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963

Fact: Arrival

Date: 28 Jun 1924

Place: Detroit, Michigan

Age: 19

Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963
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
Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924

Date: 1 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924
Detroit News - September 1, 1924

Date: 1 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit News - September 1, 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924

Date: 2 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924
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, 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
Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924

Date: 13 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924
The News Herald - September 23, 1924

Date: 23 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

The News Herald - September 23, 1924
The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924

Date: 26 Oct 1924

The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924
1930 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

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

1930 United States Federal Census
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: 1937

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
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
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: Wife; Marital Status: Married

1950 United States Federal Census
Burial

Date: 1 Mar 1976

Headstone

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Section 15

Burial
Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Ann Dorothy Goulet Death Certificate

Age: 72

Death
Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Dorothy Goulet (Hunter) Obituary - Detroit Free Press - Mar 7, 1976

Age: 72

Obituary for Dorothy Goulet (Hunter)

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

Fact: Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Age: 72

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

Fact: Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Age: 72

Web: Macomb County, Michigan, Death Index, 1945-2012

Fact: Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Age: 72

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

Fact: Death

Date: 6 Mar 1976

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Age: 72

Goulet Family Plot Marker

Date: 5 Dec 2015

Goulet family plot located at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan. Section 15. Plot contains many different family members.

Goulet Family Plot Marker

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