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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
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
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
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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