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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
- Maritje
Beekman (1748 - 1836)- Cornelius
Klock(1785 - 1867) - John Beekman
Klock(1787 - 1860)- Margaret
Klock (1792 - 1872)- Lucinda
Klock(1810 - 1881) - Anna Elizabeth
Klock(1811 - 1887) - Dorothy
Klock(1813 - 1883) - Aaron
Klock(1815 - 1864) - Lavina
Klock(1817 - 1895) - Oliver
Klock(1820 - 1889) - Alexander
Klock(1821 - 1824) - Gleason Fillmore
Klock(1823 - 1900) - Mary Margaret
Klock(1826 - 1898) - John Chandler
Klock(1828 - 1890) - Christiana Marie
Klock(1830 - 1914) - Caroline
Klock(1832 - 1906) - Emmaline
Klock(1834 - 1908)
- William
Klock(1789 - 1806) - Benjamin
Klock(1792 - 1862) - David
Klock(1794 - 1863) - Elizabeth Betsy
Klock(1795 - 1830) - Polly
Klock(1800 - 1868) - Matilda
Klock(1802 - ?)
Judge Jacob George Klock
Full Name | Judge Jacob George Klock |
Date of Birth | 9 Mar 1738 |
Place of Birth | St Johnsville, New York |
Father | Johanguergh 'George' Klock |
Mother | Maria Katharina Walrath |
Siblings | Margaret Klock, Catherine Klock, George G Klock, Elizabeth Klock, Anna G Klock, Magdalane Klock |
Spouse #1 | Hannah Anna Nellis |
Date of Marriage | 7 Apr 1763 |
Place of Marriage | Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA |
Children | Margaretha Klock, Anna Klock, John George Klock, Magdalena (Lara) Klock, Catharine (Katy) Klock, Christian Klock |
Spouse #2 | Maritje Beekman |
Date of Marriage | 30 Sep 1784 |
Place of Marriage | Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States |
Children | Cornelius Klock, John Beekman Klock, William Klock, Benjamin Klock, David Klock, Elizabeth Betsy Klock, Polly Klock, Matilda Klock |
Date of Death | 10 Sep 1814 |
Place of Death | St Johnsville, New York |
Date: 21 Dec 1754
Map of Klock and Harrison Land Patent

Event: Marriage
Date: 7 Apr 1763
Place: Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA

Event: Marriage
Date: 7 Apr 1763
Place: Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA

Date: 27 May 1766
Canajoharie Patent Treaty

Date: 27 May 1766
Canajoharie Patent Treaty - Enhanced with Enlarged Views
Multiple images of the treaty with enlarged areas to show more detail of the signatures. These images came from the auction site where this piece was auctioned in 2014.

Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Sep 1777
Place: Tryon County, New York, USA
Listed in the senate during first session.

Fact: Residence
Date: 1778
Place: Montgomery County, New York, USA
Jacob G Klock representing Montgomery County New York in the 1778 - 1785 senate

Fact: Residence
Date: 29 Jun 1778
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Part of temporary government of the Southern District of New York

Fact: Residence
Date: 13 Oct 1778
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Listed in the senate during second and third sessions.

Fact: Residence
Date: 7 Sep 1780
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Listed in the senate during fourth session.

Date: 12 Nov 1780
Jacob G Klock - Acting As Commissioner of Forfeiture - 12 Nov 1780
Acting on the committee of forfeitures for Montgomery County.
This came from the collection titled "New York Land Records, 1630-1975" available on familysearch.org. This document was found in the Montgomery county collection, Deeds 1772-1788 - Volume 1, Image 161 and 161 (Pages 298 and 299). To view it, use the tools to download it to your computer and view it fullsize.

Fact: Residence
Date: 10 Oct 1781
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Listed in the senate during fifth session.

Fact: Residence
Date: 8 Jul 1782
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Listed in the senate during sixth session.

Fact: Residence
Date: 12 May 1784
Place: Tyron County, New York, USA
Listed as a member of the commissioner of forfeitures for Western District, New York

Event: Marriage
Date: 30 Sep 1784
Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Event: Marriage
Date: 30 Sep 1784
Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Date: 16 Dec 1786
Jacob G Klock - Land Deed - 16 Dec 1786
Land Deed to Jacob G Klock

Date: 20 Dec 1786
George Klock Land Grant to Children - 20 Dec 1786
Land grant from George Klock to his children. To view clearly, use the tools to download the image to your computer and view fullsize.

Date: 1 Mar 1787
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - 1 Mar 1787

Date: 16 Aug 1788
Jacob G Klock - Acting as Judge of Montgomery County - 16 Aug 1788
Acting as Judge for Montgomery County, New York
This document came from the collection "New York Land Records, 1630-1975" on familysearch.org. It is located in the Montgomery County section - Deeds 1788-1792 vol 2-3

Fact: Residence
Date: 1790
Place: Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States

Date: 16 Sep 1791
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - 16 Sep 1791

Date: 10 Mar 1794
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - 10 Mar 1794

Date: 13 Apr 1797
Palatine County Nominations - Ostego Herald - 13 Apr 1797

Fact: Residence
Date: 1800
Place: Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Date: 25 Oct 1800
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - 25 Oct 1800

Date: 1 Feb 1806
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - Feb 1806

Fact: Residence
Date: 1810
Place: Upenheim, Montgomery, New York, United States

Date: 12 Mar 1813
Jacob G Klock Land Deed - 12 Mar 1813

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York
Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Fact: Death
Date: 10 Sep 1814
Place: St Johnsville, New York

Date: 1816
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme court of Judicature and in the Court for Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors in the State of New-York / by William Johnson

Date: 30 Mar 1927
Biography of Judge Jacob G Klock by Milo Nellis. Right click and choose Open Image in New Tab to see it better.

Date: 1936
These are letters of Joseph G. Klock's that were written between 1817 and 1845. These letters were in the possession of a descendant, Earl Herbert Klock. The letters were published in a newspaper called Saint Johnsville Enterprise and News in 1936. I was unable to combine all the letters into one document so they were split into two different parts.

Date: 1936
These are letters of Joseph G. Klock's that were written between 1817 and 1845. These letters were in the possession of a descendant, Earl Herbert Klock. The letters were published in a newspaper called Saint Johnsville Enterprise and News in 1936. I was unable to combine all the letters into one document so they were split into two different parts.

Date: 22 Sep 1955
Milo Nellis provides details on Klock Family and the battle of Klock Field.

