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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
1727 - Agnes Gariepy in Québec, Quebec, Canada
1757 - Joseph Hall in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1770 - Pierre Goulet in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
1777 - Marie Charlotte Gariepy in Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada
1789 - Michel Goulet in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
1799 - Diedrich Heinrich Friedrich Raabe in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1808 - Joseph Goulet in St Roch de l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
1818 - Lodie Goulet in St Roch de l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
1823 - Lucretia Klock in Danube, Herkimer, New York, USA
1832 - Narcisse Goulet in St Paul, Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada
1837 - Johann Matthaeus Goll
1851 - Rose Ann Hunter in Ontario, Canada
1853 - Marie Josephine Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1859 - Marie Aurelie Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1876 - John W Thomas in Canaan, Henry, Iowa, USA
1876 - Celina Laprarie in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1881 - Jacob Henry Gerhard in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
1882 - Allie (Bolduc) Erickson in Minnesota
1887 - Edmond Adolphe Dugal in East Sandwich, Ont.
1894 - Emile Goulet in Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
1898 - Delia Paullette in Rhode Island
1907 - Jennie May Palin in Vermont
1913 - Carl M Rehfuss in Michigan
1933 - Arlene M Harrington in Cortland, New York, USA
1936 - Edward Pereault in Uthbri Dge, Massachusetts, USA
1939 - Richard H Payment in New Hampshire
Past Marriages
1644 - Pierre Masse and Marie Pinet in Quebec, Canada
1810 - Celeste Lacroix and Charlotte Goulet in St Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1831 - Sanford W Lee and Magdalane (Laney) Klock
1842 - Georg Friedrich Esenwein and Rosine Elisabeth Schneider in Evangelisch, Boennigheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg
1843 - Jérémie Fillion and Marie Goulais in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1878 - Fabien Ducharme and Zoe Goulet in Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
1882 - Jean Jacob Goulet and Marie Beligmar Gregoire in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire
1883 - Charles Cauchon and Rose Delima Guerin Dit St Hilaire in Ste Anne, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
1888 - Napoleon Taillefer and Rosina Goulet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1893 - Pierre Antoine Christe and Louise Henriette Saucier in Essex, Ontario, Canada
1893 - Pierre Antoine Christe and in Tecumseh, Ontario
1899 - David Poulin and Cesarine Goulet in St Sauveur, Quebec, Canada
1899 - Georges Paquette and Eva Goulet in Ste Brigide, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1901 - Ralph Ward Crary and Hazel E. Cowles in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1905 - Marc Goulet and Sophronie Poliquin in Biddeford, Maine, USA
1911 - Benoit Goulet and Marie Yvonne Anabella Couture in St Roch, Quebec, Canada
1915 - Joseph Ste Benne and Marie R Pelletier in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
1934 - Alfred Edward Goulet and Gertrude Plotke in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1942 - ~ and ~ in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Past Deaths
1607 - Jane Jennings in Tullygowan, County Louth, Ireland
1720 - Clement Dubois in Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
1723 - Francoise Martine Daniau Dit Laprise in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
1726 - Bonaventure Duprat in L Assumption, St Charles, Quebec, Canada
1773 - Marie Louise Paquet in St Vincent de Paul, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1809 - Louis Goulet in St Joseph, Beauce, Quebec, Canada
1858 - Jean Baptiste Goulet in Becancour, Quebec, Canada
1906 - Joseph F Ward in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1931 - Joseph Edmond Goulet in Vermont, USA
1940 - Martin Luther Eyler in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
1942 - John Benjamin Kilmer in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA
1959 - Charles Goulet in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
1965 - Adelia Albertin Lafontaine in Témiscamingue, Québec
1965 - Lumina Goulet
1982 - Clairmont Robert (Bob) Mercier in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
1983 - Mary Helen Lee in Morrow, Clayton, Georgia, USA
2002 - Gloria Olive Smith in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Kenneth William Goulet
Full Name | Kenneth William Goulet |
Date of Birth | 11 May 1906 |
Place of Birth | Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA |
Father | Arthur Roderick Goulet |
Mother | Evelyn Louise Klock |
Siblings | Viola Laura Goulet, Constance Cecelia Goulet, Alfred Edward Goulet, Melvin Francis Goulet, Thelma Jeleen Goulet, Lawrence George Goulet, Evelyn Louise Goulet |
Spouse #1 | Dorothy Anna Hunter |
Date of Marriage | 10 Sep 1924 |
Place of Marriage | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
Children | Beverly Ann Goulet, Vincent Kenneth 'Buddy' Goulet, Phyllis Marie Goulet |
Date of Divorce | 8 Oct 1946 |
Spouse #2 | Loraine C Kueny |
Date of Marriage | 28 Aug 1948 |
Place of Marriage | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
Date of Divorce | 1 Apr 1949 |
Spouse #3 | Chrystal Leone Boddiger |
Date of Marriage | 11 Dec 1976 |
Place of Marriage | Unknown |
Date of Death | 12 Apr 1991 |
Place of Death | Clawson, Oakland, Michigan |
Date: 11 May 1906
Kenneth William Goulet Birth Certificate
Fact: Residence
Date: 1910
Place: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Fact: Residence
Date: 1920
Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Date: 31 Aug 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 31 Aug 1924
Detroit News - September 1, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 1 Sep 1924
This is a photo taken of the two getting married. There is a story behind their marriage that made national headlines.
Date: 1 Sep 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 3 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 5 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 11, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 10 Sep 1924
The News Herald - September 23, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 10 Sep 1924
The Ottawa Journal - September 11, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Detroit News - September 13, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Event: Marriage
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Event: Marriage
Date: 10 Sep 1924
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Date: 11 Sep 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 13 Sep 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924
Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Date: 26 Oct 1924
The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924
Fact: Residence
Date: 1925
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
No occupation listed. Living at 11626 N Martindale
Fact: Residence
Date: 1927
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigating. Living at 3734 Atkinson
Date: 1 Dec 1927
Kenneth Goulet - Auburn Car Article
Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker
Fact: Residence
Date: 1928
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 9240 Riviera
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Occupation: Fumigating - Own Business. Living at 15810 Fairfield
Date: 25 Jan 1931
Check Forgery - Des Moines Register - 25 Jan 1931
Date: 14 Feb 1931
Kenneth Goulet Forgery Charge - Des Moines Tribune - 14 Feb 1931
Date: 14 Feb 1931
Forgery Gang - Mid-West Progressive - 14 Feb 1931
Fact: Convicted of Forgery
Date: 25 Mar 1931
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Convicted of Forgery
Date: 25 Mar 1931
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery
Date: 7 Feb 1933
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery
Date: 7 Feb 1933
Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1934
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Auto Worker. Living at 14738 Dexter
Date: 4 Feb 1934
Kenneth Goulet Charged with Manslaughter - 4 Feb 1934 - Detroit Free Press
Kenneth Goulet charged with involuntary manslaughter
Date: 3 Mar 1934
Kenneth Goulet Manslaughter Charge - Detroit Free Press - Mar 3, 1934
Article about Kenneth Goulet charged with manslaughter.
Date: 4 May 1934
Kenneth Goulet Acquitted of Manslaughter - Detroit Free Press - May 4, 1934
Article about Kenneth Goulet being acquitted of manslaughter.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1935
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
No occupation listed. Living at 14824 Holmur
Fact: Residence
Date: 1937
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1938
Cyanide Gas Company Ad from 1938 Detroit City Directory
Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1938
Cyanide Gas Company - 1938
Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur
Date: 1939
Cyanide Gas Company - 1939
Cyanide Gas Co
Date: 31 Oct 1939
Patent For Gas Generator
Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.
Date: 31 Oct 1939
United States Patent
Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.
This is a patent for a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic gas for fumigating buildings
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Cyanide Gas Company - 1940
Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 16 Oct 1940
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Self
Date: 1941
Cyanide Gas Company - 1941
Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co
Fact: Residence
Date: 1941
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co
Date: 5 May 1943
Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - May 5, 1943
Article about Kenneth Goulet and his company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Date: 1 Oct 1943
Date: 20 Oct 1943
Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - Oct 20, 1943
Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Date: 12 Feb 1944
Cyanide Gas Co - Detroit Free Press - Feb 12, 1944
Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.
Event: Divorce
Date: 8 Oct 1946
Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 28 Aug 1948
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 28 Aug 1948
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Event: Divorce
Date: 1 Apr 1949
Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Date: 30 Apr 1949
Marriage License
Re-Married his original wife
Event: Marriage
Date: 30 Apr 1949
Place: Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Re-Married his original wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1950
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
Date: 1 May 1959
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Articles Of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Co
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
This is the articles of incorporation document showing the Pest Control Supply Co business located on Grand River in Detroit
Fact: Incorporated Business
Date: 1 Jun 1971
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Signed Articles of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Company located on Grand River Ave
Event: Marriage
Date: 11 Dec 1976
Date: 1 May 1988
Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
Date: 1 May 1988
Articles Of Incorporation for Pest Control Supply Co
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
This is the articles of incorporation document showing the Pest Control Supply Co business located on Grand River in Detroit
Fact: Sold Business
Date: 1 May 1988
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton
Date: 1990
Taken on the 12 year wedding anniversary of Kenneth and Chrystal
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Kenneth William Goulet - Death Certificate
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Kenneth Goulet Obituary - Detroit Free Press - Apr 14, 1991
Obituary for Kenneth Goulet
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan
Fact: Death
Date: 12 Apr 1991
Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan