Welcome to the Bright Branches Family Tree
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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
Franklin Benjamin Klock
| Full Name | Franklin Benjamin Klock |
| Date of Birth | 24 Apr 1828 |
| Place of Birth | Newville, , New York, USA |
| Father | Benjamin Klock |
| Mother | Thankful Howes |
| Siblings | Lucretia Klock, Julia Klock, William H Klock, Emily Klock, Levi Klock, Lucy Klock, Edwin D Klock, Herbert Klock |
| Spouse #1 | Caroline 'Kittie' White Leach |
| Date of Marriage | 1 Oct 1861 |
| Place of Marriage | Unknown |
| Spouse #2 | Charlotte Lizzie Crouse |
| Date of Marriage | 14 May 1879 |
| Place of Marriage | Unknown |
| Children | Mabie Crouse Klock |
| Date of Death | 16 Feb 1892 |
| Place of Death | Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA |
Fact: Birth
Date: 24 Apr 1828
Place: Newville, , New York, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1850
Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York
Fact: Residence
Date: 1855
Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
Relation to Head of House: Son
Date: 26 Mar 1857
Frank Klock Conductor - Mohawk Courier - 26 Mar 1857
Article about him being a well respected conductor on the New York Railroad
Fact: Residence
Date: 1860
Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States
Fact: Residence
Date: 1860
Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States
Event: Marriage
Date: 1 Oct 1861
Fact: Residence
Date: 1865
Place: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 14 May 1879
Date: 14 May 1879
Frank Klock and Lizzie Crouse Marriage Annoucement - 18 May 1879 - The Syracuse Standard
Marriage announcement for Frank Klock and Lizzie Crouse
Fact: Residence
Date: 1880
Place: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Date: 16 Feb 1892
Date: 16 Feb 1892
Franklin Benjamin Klock Obituary - Syracuse Weekly - Feb 18, 1892
This article was clipped from the full newspaper article which can be found on http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html