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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
George Robert Murray
Profile| Full Name | George Robert Murray |
| Date of Birth | 3 May 1882 |
| Place of Birth | Belfast, Ireland |
| Father | Robert Murray |
| Mother | Margaret Jane Horner |
| Siblings | Mary Murray |
| Spouse | Enie Wilhelmina Fawcett |
| Date of Marriage | 15 Jan 1908 |
| Place of Marriage | Algoma District, Algoma, Ontario, Canada |
| Children | Leona Viola Murray |
| Date of Death | 23 Aug 1910 |
| Place of Death | Algoma, Ontario, Canada |
Records / Facts / PhotosDate: 3 May 1882
George Robert Murray - Birth Return
Fact: Birth
Date: 3 May 1882
Place: Belfast, Ireland
Fact: Departure
Date: 27 May 1892
Place: Northern Ireland
George was an orphan living in Belfast. During this time a program was setup to migrate children to Canada. These children were considered Home Children.
Fact: Arrival
Date: 4 Jun 1892
Place: Quebec, Canada
Upon arrival George was sent to Stratford, Ontario to live in the Annie Macpherson Orphanage.
Date: 1 Jul 1893
Annie MacPherson Orphan Home - Stratford, Ontario
Based on research George was sent to live at the Annie Macpherson orphan house. A picture of it is attached.
Date: 1894
George Murray - Barnardos Adoption Documents
Notes about George's early life as a boy after he was in the Home Children program.
Notes on George Murray's early life as a boy from 1892-1901. These documents were obtained by Grant Goulet via Barnardo's adoption agency that took over the records.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1901
Place: Ontario, Canada
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Domestic Immigration Year: 1892
Event: Marriage
Date: 15 Jan 1908
Place: Algoma District, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Date: 23 Aug 1910
George R Murray Obituary - Sault Ste Marie Evening News - 24 Aug 1910
Died at the age of 28 from tuberculosis.
Fact: Death
Date: 23 Aug 1910
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Died at the age of 28 from tuberculosis.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1911
Place: Algoma West, Ontario
He is listed in the census, but his name is crossed out. This is most likely due to him dying around the time the census was taken.
Farewell - Inscription: (rebekah symbol) Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life. Photo Added by S. Sherwood (nee Lewis) on 14 Nov 2016, to FAG No. 170174603
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