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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
1697 - Jean Baptiste Bouchard dit Lavallee in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1713 - Therese Goulet in L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
1714 - Marie-Anne Gariepy in Laval, Quebec, Canada
1733 - Cornelius W Beekman in Kingston, Ulster, NY
1762 - Charlotte Beland in Canada
1774 - Jean Francois Kemmener Quemeneur dit Laflamme in St Pierre de la Riviere du Sud, Quebec, Canada
1796 - Marie Louise Morin in Quebec, Canada
1800 - Guillaume Benjamin Borman in Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
1808 - Marie Tercile Tharsile Dupuit Dupuis in Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
1819 - Ludwig Friederich Bonzheim in Germany
1836 - Marguerite Goulet in St Ignace de Coteau du Lac, Quebec, Canada
1837 - Henri Goulet in Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
1841 - Joseph Lecours in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1845 - Joseph Goulet in St Jacques de l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
1847 - Lavinia Davis in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States of America
1855 - Marie Agnes Goulet in Ste Anne, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
1861 - Joseph Elzear Lemieux in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1880 - Thompson Burton Klock in Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA
1884 - Emma Marian Urbach in Chicago, Illinois
1887 - Norman Sherwood in Port Arthur, Ontario
1896 - Fred Jay Klock in Illinois
1900 - Russell Levi Klock in Fultonville, New York, USA
1906 - Walter Charles Goulet in Pope, Minnesota, USA
1911 - Lillian Marie Pepin in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
1923 - Gerard Fortier in Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
1930 - Donna J. Goulet
1939 - George Lewis Goulet in Irons, Lake, Michigan, USA
Past Marriages
1822 - Alexander Goulet and Rose Tremblay in Détroit, Ste-Anne, Quebec, Canada
1861 - Moise Trudelle and Elizabeth Walsh in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1895 - George Goulet and Lumina Carrier in St Bernard, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
1901 - Louis Leon Goulet and Odile Adele Blais in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
1907 - Louis Bernard and Georginna Valliere in Biddeford, Maine, USA
1912 - Adjutor Gendreau and Eva Goulet in St Laurent, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada
1913 - Honorius Roy and Melani Goulet in St Julien de Wolfestown, Richmond and Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
1914 - Adjutor Goulet and Yvonne Parent in Beauport, Quebec, Canada
1915 - Fred T Wissner and Myrtle R Strauch in Kilmanagh, Huron, Michigan, USA
1918 - Leon Rene Marc Fournier and in Essex, Ontario, Canada
1918 - and Mary Blanche Aurora Odette in Essex, Ontario, Canada
1937 - Edgar F Williams and Lynora Mae Taylor in Steuben, Indiana, United States
1939 - Albert Wilford Fournier and Irene Rita Kraft in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Past Deaths
1590 - John Chapin in Paignton, Devon, England
1590 - Roger Chapin in Falmouth, Cornwall, England
1590 - Margery Urdde in Totnes, Devon, England
1703 - Robert Gaumon in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
1705 - Sarah Gorham in North Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1708 - Jeremiah Howes in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1739 - Charles Fournier in Montmagny, , Quebec, Canada
1746 - Marie Louise Madeleine Marleau in Ste Genevieve, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
1808 - Francois Goulet in St Augustin, Quebec, Canada
1813 - Silas Briggs in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
1832 - Ignace Bonhomme in Lile, , Quebec, Canada
1900 - May Klock in Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA
1916 - James Gillis
1924 - Grace McMillan in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1946 - Alexander Joseph Christe in Fort Custer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
1964 - Minnie Jones in Fayette County, Georgia, United States of America
1969 - Ernest W Ubert in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA
- Marguerite
Mulier (1631 - 1692)- Genevieve
Goulet(1646 - 1646) - Nicolas
Goulet(1647 - 1721) - Jacques
Goulet(1649 - 1659) - Rene
Goulet(1650 - 1717)- Catherine Marie
Leroux (1653 - 1728)- Marie Marguerite
Goulet(1672 - 1748) - Catherine
Goulet(1677 - 1707) - Pierre
Goulet(1685 - 1687) - Madeleine Ursule
Goulet(1688 - 1753) - Marie Therese
Goulet(1691 - 1772)- Charles Ignace
Bonhomme (1682 - 1755)- Ignace
Bonhomme(1706 - ?) - Therese
Bonhomme(1708 - 1786) - Joseph
Bonhomme(1711 - 1718) - Genevieve
Bonhomme(1713 - ?) - Catherine
Bonhomme(1716 - 1796) - Marie Josephe
Bonhomme(1718 - 1806) - Marguerite
Bonhomme(1720 - ?) - Veronique
Bonhomme(1722 - 1792) - Angelique Marie
Beaupre(1723 - ?) - Pierre Noel
Bonhomme(1726 - ?) - Ignace
Bonhomme(1728 - 1832) - Monique
Bonhomme(1733 - 1734)
- Louis
Goulet(1653 - 1683) - Charles
Goulet(1656 - 1717)- Marie Anne
Rancin (1670 - 1717)- Jacques
Goulet(1688 - 1689) - Joseph Theodor
Goulet(1692 - 1694) - Charles
Goulet(1694 - 1750) - Marguerite
Goulet(1697 - 1762) - Jean
Goulet(1699 - 1700) - Agathe
Goulet(1701 - 1766) - Louis
Goulet(1703 - 1792) - Thomas Rene
Goulet(1705 - 1770) - Joseph
Goulet(1708 - 1772) - Augustin
Goulet(1709 - ?) - Pierre
Goulet(1711 - 1731) - Francois
Goulet(1715 - 1780)
- Thomas
Goulet(1661 - 1729)- Marie Marguerite Louise
Pancatelin (1663 - 1740)- Genevieve
Goulet(1685 - 1685) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1686 - 1686) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1687 - 1753) - Rene
Goulet(1690 - ?) - Marie Joseph
Goulet(1693 - ?) - Ignace
Goulet(1696 - ?) - Charles
Goulet(1698 - 1748) - Marie Anne
Goulet(1701 - 1768) - Marie Elisabeth
Goulet(1704 - ?) - Marie Angelique
Goulet(1706 - 1764) - Thomas
Goulet(1707 - ?)
- Francois
Goulet(1664 - 1719) - Antoine
Goulet(1666 - 1712)- Madeleine
Guyon Roussin (1674 - 1758)- Marie Magdeleine
Goulet(1693 - 1730) - Marguerite
Goulet(1695 - 1733) - Anne
Goulet(1696 - 1715) - Joseph
Goulet(1698 - 1754) - Joseph
Goulet(1698 - ?) - Helene
Goulet(1700 - ?) - Genevieve
Goulet(1701 - 1766) - Madeleine
Goulet(1702 - ?) - Alexandre
Goulet(1704 - ?) - Jacques
Goulet(1706 - 1776)- Marie Joseph
LeNormand (1715 - 1785)- Marie Josephe
Goulet(1736 - 1785) - Pierre Augustin
Goulet(1738 - ?) - Marie Monique
Goulet(1739 - 1809) - Louis
Goulet(1741 - 1809) - Marie Therese Hyacinthe
Goulet(1742 - ?) - Jean Baptiste
Goulet(1744 - 1831) - Marie Anne
Goulet(1745 - ?) - Claude
Goulet(1747 - 1749) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1748 - 1749) - Marie Veronique
Goulet(1749 - ?) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1751 - 1813) - Marie Angelique
Goulet(1753 - ?) - Marie Agathe
Goulet(1754 - ?) - Jacques Apollinaire
Goulet(1757 - 1830) - Michel
Goulet(1759 - 1759)
- Catherine
Goulet(1707 - ?) - Therese
Goulet(1708 - 1714)
- Joseph
Goulet(1669 - 1741)- Anne
Julien (1672 - 1720)- Francois
Goulet(1693 - ?)- Marie Madeleine
Bedard (1697 - 1755)- Marguerite
Goulet(1721 - 1721) - Marie Angelique
Goulet(1721 - 1757) - Louise
Goulet(1722 - 1733) - Francois
Goulet(1723 - 1784) - Ignace
Goulet(1724 - 1724) - Prisque
Goulet(1726 - 1791) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1727 - 1728) - Pierre
Goulet(1729 - 1794) - Marie Madeleine
Goulet(1731 - ?) - Joseph Marie
Goulet(1731 - 1755) - Josephe
Goulet(1732 - ?) - Marie Therese
Goulet(1736 - 1738) - Louis
Goulet(1738 - 1803) - Michel
Goulet(1740 - 1805)
- Bonaventure
Goulet(1700 - 1749) - Angelique
Goulet(1702 - ?) - Felicite
Goulet(1705 - ?) - Agnes
Goulet(1707 - ?) - Louis
Goulet(1709 - ?) - Antoine
Goulet(1711 - ?) - Jean Baptiste
Goulet(1715 - ?)
- Marguerite
Goulet(1675 - 1681)
Jacques Goulet
Full Name | Jacques Goulet |
Date of Birth | 17 Apr 1615 |
Place of Birth | Normandel, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France |
Father | Thomas Goulet |
Mother | Antoinette Feillard |
Siblings | Louise Goulet, Yvonne Goulet |
Spouse | Marguerite Mulier |
Date of Marriage | 21 Nov 1645 |
Place of Marriage | Poterie, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France |
Children | Genevieve Goulet, Nicolas Goulet, Jacques Goulet, Rene Goulet, Louis Goulet, Charles Goulet, Thomas Goulet, Francois Goulet, Antoine Goulet, Joseph Goulet, Marguerite Goulet |
Date of Death | 26 Nov 1688 |
Place of Death | Montmorency, Quebec, Canada |
Fact: Baptism
Date: 1615

Fact: Baptism
Date: 1615

Fact: Birth
Date: 17 Apr 1615
Place: Normandel, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Date: 1645
Jacques Goulet's Flute - The Winnipeg Tribune - June 7, 1934
A flute that once belonged to Jacques Goulet has been passed down many generations. A newspaper article was found that verified this story. The location of the flute is unknown. www.findtheflute.com was created in an attempt to locate it.
This article is about a flute that Jacque's Goulet (my 9th great grandfather) owned. It has been passed down many generations. Robert Leon Joseph Goulet was the last one to own it according to records.

Date: 21 Nov 1645
1645 Jacques Goulet & Marguerite Mulier Wed

Event: Marriage
Date: 21 Nov 1645
Place: Poterie, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Fact: Arrival
Date: 1646
Place: Quebec, Canada
Age: 31
Fact: Arrival
Date: 1646
Place: Quebec, Canada
Age: 31
Date: 1666
1666 Census of New France
Census of New France, Quebec

Date: 1667
1667 Census of New France
Census of New France, Quebec
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Date: 1681
1681 Census of New France
Census of New France, Quebec
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Date: 26 Nov 1688
Jacques Goulet Burial Record 26 Nov 1688
Source: Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967. L'Ange-Gardien > 1687-1691. Page 10. Left page, 2nd entry.

Fact: Death
Date: 26 Nov 1688
Place: Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
Fact: Death
Date: 26 Nov 1688
Place: Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Fact: Death
Date: 26 Nov 1688
Place: Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Fact: Death
Date: 26 Nov 1688
Place: Montmorency, Quebec, Canada




Sur cette plaque est inscrit Jacques Goulet

Mill in which Jacques Goulet (1615-1688) worked.

PRDH Family # 481

Our French-Canadian Ancestors Vol. XI, Chapter 9 PP 92-93

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Our French-Canadian Ancestors Vol. XI, Chapter 9 PP 86-87

Our French-Canadian Ancestors Vol. XI, Chapter 9 PP 84-85
