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Historical Highlights

American Revolution
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 Connection
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)

Mohwak Indians
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
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

1976 - ~ and ~ in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

1982 - ~ and ~ in Bellows Falls, Vermont

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

Last Names

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Kenneth William Goulet

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Full Name
Date of Birth 11 May 1906
Place of BirthBuffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
FatherArthur Roderick Goulet
MotherEvelyn Louise Klock
SiblingsViola 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 MarriageDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
ChildrenBeverly 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 MarriageDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Date of Divorce 1 Apr 1949
Spouse #3 Chrystal Leone Boddiger
Date of Marriage 11 Dec 1976
Place of MarriageUnknown
Date of Death 12 Apr 1991
Place of DeathClawson, Oakland, Michigan
Birth

Date: 11 May 1906

Kenneth William Goulet Birth Certificate

Birth
1910 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1910

Place: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan

1910 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan

Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

1920 United States Federal Census
Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him

Date: 31 Aug 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 1, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him
Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him

Date: 31 Aug 1924

Detroit News - September 1, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Shoots Girlfriend for Not Marrying Him
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.

Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter
Arrested for Shooting

Date: 1 Sep 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 2, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Arrested for Shooting
The Ottawa Journal - September 3, 1924

Date: 3 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

The Ottawa Journal - September 3, 1924
Detroit Free Press - September 5, 1924

Date: 5 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit Free Press - September 5, 1924
Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925
Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 11, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Marriage
Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

The News Herald - September 23, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Marriage
Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

The Ottawa Journal - September 11, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Marriage
Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Detroit News - September 13, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Marriage
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 10 Sep 1924

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Detroit News - September 11, 1924

Date: 11 Sep 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Detroit News - September 11, 1924
Freed of Charges

Date: 13 Sep 1924

Detroit Free Press - September 13, 1924

Marriage story about Kenneth Goulet and Dorothy Hunter

Freed of Charges
Courtship With Revolver Wins Him Bride

Date: 26 Oct 1924

The Buffalo Courier - Buffalo NY - October 26, 1924

Courtship With Revolver Wins Him Bride
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1925

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

No occupation listed. Living at 11626 N Martindale

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1927

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigating. Living at 3734 Atkinson

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker

Date: 1 Dec 1927

Kenneth Goulet - Auburn Car Article

Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker

Kenneth Goulet - Visits Auburn Car Maker
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1928

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 9240 Riviera

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
1930 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Occupation: Fumigating - Own Business. Living at 15810 Fairfield

1930 United States Federal Census
Confess to Check Forgery

Date: 25 Jan 1931

Check Forgery - Des Moines Register - 25 Jan 1931

Confess to Check Forgery
12 Arraigned in Forgery Case

Date: 14 Feb 1931

Kenneth Goulet Forgery Charge - Des Moines Tribune - 14 Feb 1931

12 Arraigned in Forgery Case
Member of Forgery Gang

Date: 14 Feb 1931

Forgery Gang - Mid-West Progressive - 14 Feb 1931

Member of Forgery Gang
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Convicted of Forgery

Date: 25 Mar 1931

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Convicted of Forgery

Date: 25 Mar 1931

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery

Date: 7 Feb 1933

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

Fact: Paroled From Prison for Forgery

Date: 7 Feb 1933

Place: Polk County, Iowa, USA

Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1934

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Auto Worker. Living at 14738 Dexter

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Warrant Ordered For Arrest

Date: 4 Feb 1934

Kenneth Goulet Charged with Manslaughter - 4 Feb 1934 - Detroit Free Press

Kenneth Goulet charged with involuntary manslaughter

Warrant Ordered For Arrest
Convicted of Manslaughter

Date: 3 Mar 1934

Kenneth Goulet Manslaughter Charge - Detroit Free Press - Mar 3, 1934

Article about Kenneth Goulet charged with manslaughter.

Convicted of Manslaughter
Acquitted of Manslaughter

Date: 4 May 1934

Kenneth Goulet Acquitted of Manslaughter - Detroit Free Press - May 4, 1934

Article about Kenneth Goulet being acquitted of manslaughter.

Acquitted of Manslaughter
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1935

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

No occupation listed. Living at 14824 Holmur

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1937

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Fumigator. Living at 14824 Holmur

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Employment

Date: 1938

Cyanide Gas Company Ad from 1938 Detroit City Directory

Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur

Employment
Employment

Date: 1938

Cyanide Gas Company - 1938

Cyanide Gas Co - Located at 14824 Holmur

Employment
Employment

Date: 1939

Cyanide Gas Company - 1939

Cyanide Gas Co

Employment
Patent Granted - 2,178,372

Date: 31 Oct 1939

Patent For Gas Generator

Invented and patented a gas generator for producing hydrocyanic acid gas for use in fumigating.

Patent Granted - 2,178,372
Patent Granted - 2,178,372

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

Patent Granted - 2,178,372
Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Cyanide Gas Company - 1940

Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co

Residence
1940 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Occupation: Fumigator - Cyanide Gas Co

1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Fact: Residence

Date: 16 Oct 1940

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Self

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Residence

Date: 1941

Cyanide Gas Company - 1941

Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co

Residence
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1941

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Manager - Cyanide Gas Co

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 5 May 1943

Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - May 5, 1943

Article about Kenneth Goulet and his company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Kenneth Goulet Photo 1943

Date: 1 Oct 1943

Kenneth Goulet Photo 1943
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 20 Oct 1943

Kenneth Goulet Fumigation Article - Detroit Free Press - Oct 20, 1943

Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Article About Fumigation Company

Date: 12 Feb 1944

Cyanide Gas Co - Detroit Free Press - Feb 12, 1944

Article about Kenneth Goulet's company, Cyanide Gas Co.

Article About Fumigation Company
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Divorce

Date: 8 Oct 1946

Spouse:

Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 28 Aug 1948

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Event: Marriage

Date: 28 Aug 1948

Spouse:

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952

Event: Divorce

Date: 1 Apr 1949

Spouse:

Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

Marriage

Date: 30 Apr 1949

Marriage License

Re-Married his original wife

Marriage
Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

Event: Marriage

Date: 30 Apr 1949

Spouse:

Place: Steuben County, Indiana, USA

Re-Married his original wife

1950 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1950

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married

1950 United States Federal Census
Lawrence, Kenneth, Alfred, Melvin Goulet - May 1959

Date: 1 May 1959

Lawrence, Kenneth, Alfred, Melvin Goulet - May 1959
Incorporated Business

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

Incorporated Business
Incorporated Business

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

Incorporated Business
Michigan Corporations Division

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

Michigan Corporations DivisionMichigan Corporations Division
Marriage

Event: Marriage

Date: 11 Dec 1976

Spouse:
Sold Business

Date: 1 May 1988

Change of Ownership in Pest Control Supply Co

Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton

Sold Business
Sold Business

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

Sold Business
Michigan Corporations Division

Fact: Sold Business

Date: 1 May 1988

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Sold Pest Control Supply Company to Marian Tyrkus and Chester Morton

Michigan Corporations DivisionMichigan Corporations Division
Kenneth Goulet and Chrystal Boddiger

Date: 1990

Taken on the 12 year wedding anniversary of Kenneth and Chrystal

Kenneth Goulet and Chrystal Boddiger
Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Kenneth William Goulet - Death Certificate

Death
Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Kenneth Goulet Obituary - Detroit Free Press - Apr 14, 1991

Obituary for Kenneth Goulet

Death
Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Fact: Death

Date: 12 Apr 1991

Place: Clawson, Oakland, Michigan

Alfred, Lawrence, Kenneth, Melvin Goulet
Alfred, Lawrence, Kenneth, Melvin Goulet

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