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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

1712 - Jean Charles Carrier in Pointe de Levy, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

1747 - Nicolas Viau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1768 - Augustin Beland in Canada

1777 - Christina Borst

1792 - Simon Borman in Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada

1810 - Wentworth Estabrook in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

1821 - DeWitt Klock in St Johnsville, New York

1825 - Rose Goulet in St Nicolas, Quebec, Canada

1833 - Sophie Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1839 - Louis Francois Xavier Goulet in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1850 - Marie Adelaide Emilie Talbot in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1868 - Delima Goulet in Par. of St. Francis Xavier, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

1887 - Elie Goulet in Lambton, Quebec, Canada

1896 - Ovila Duhaime in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

1899 - Martha Wissner in Huron County, Michigan, USA

1903 - Elmer E Goulet in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States of America

1905 - Evelyn Marion Gooley in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

1907 - Leonida Amanda Goulet in Biddeford, Maine

1912 - Alice Goulet in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1917 - Albert Oscar Wilson in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

1927 - Paul Harvey Gardner in Los Angeles, California

1949 - ~ in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA

Past Marriages

1801 - Mathieu Blais and Marie Louise Lorion dit Champagne in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada

1852 - Olivier David Samuel Goulet and Marie Adele Dessein Dit St Pierre in St Roch, Quebec, Canada

1874 - Jean Labrecque and Marie Anatolie Philomene Forget Dit Despatis in St Joseph, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1875 - Nazaire Lemieux and Josephine Goulet in Notre Dame de la Victoire, Levis, Quebec, Canada

1885 - Israel Goulet and Exilda Lebert in Essex, Ontario, Canada

1885 - Rubin Abias Goulet and Marie Anne Emma Bocquette dit Lamontagne in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1891 - Georges Goulet and Albertine Monast in St Michel, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

1896 - Edouard Turgeon and Georgianna Turcotte in Notre Dame des Bois (Frontenac), Quebec, Canada

1908 - Laureat Romulus Turcotte and Marie Adeline Vezina in Quebec, Canada

1914 - Robert Vanderburg and Julia Ann McPherson in Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA

1940 - Earl C Chapman and Elizabeth Valint in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Past Deaths

1703 - Marie Agnes Catherine Labreque in St Laurent, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1765 - Marie Therese Trudelle in St Pierre, I'lle d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada

1807 - Henry Zimmerman

1832 - Marcelline Goulet in Riviere-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

1905 - Adolphe Goulet in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

1917 - James Patrick Lennon in Colville, Stevens, Washington

1936 - Susan Carrol in Hastings, Ontario, Canada

1943 - Helen Jax in Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, USA

1952 - Robert Smith Gossum in Graves, Kentucky, USA

1989 - Lillian Agnes Christe in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

1989 - Burton H Lee in Clayton, Georgia, USA

2001 - William David Goulette in Long Beach, California, USA

2002 - Germaine Louise Mayo in Maple Plain, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

2016 - Michael K Laprease in Bothell, King, Washington, USA

Last Names

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Leona Viola Murray

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Full Name
Date of Birth 4 May 1908
Place of BirthAlgoma, Ontario, Canada
FatherGeorge Robert Murray
MotherEnie Wilhelmina Fawcett
Spouse #1 Howard Barlow Wheeler
Date of Marriage 1 Dec 1926
Place of MarriageLucas, Ohio, USA
ChildrenHoward Robert Wheeler, William Edward Wheeler
Spouse #2 Melvin Eugene Robinson
Date of Marriage 26 Jan 1955
Place of MarriageMacomb, Michigan, USA
Date of Death 4 Jul 2003
Place of DeathBonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America
Birth

Date: 4 May 1908

Leona Viola Murray Birth Certificate

Birth
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

Fact: Birth

Date: 4 May 1908

Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada

U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

Fact: Birth

Date: 4 May 1908

Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917

Fact: Birth

Date: 4 May 1908

Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917
Leona Viola Murray - Oct 1908

Date: 1 Oct 1908

Leona Viola Murray - Oct 1908
Postcard to George Robert Murray - June 1909 - Back

Date: 1 Jun 1909

Post card that was sent to George Robert Murray. On the front of the card is his daughter Leona Viola Murray. The front has been uploaded as well.

Postcard to George Robert Murray - June 1909 - Back
Postcard to George Robert Murray with his daughter Leona Murray - June 1909 - Front

Date: 1 Jun 1909

This is the front of a postcard that was sent to George Robert Murray with a photo of his daughter on the front.

Postcard to George Robert Murray with his daughter Leona Murray - June 1909 - Front
1911 Census of Canada

Fact: Residence

Date: 1911

Place: Algoma West, Ontario, Canada

Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandchild

1911 Census of Canada
Enie Fawcett and Leona Murray - 27 Apr 1911

Date: 27 Apr 1911

Enie Fawcett and Leona Murray - 27 Apr 1911
Leona Viola Murray School Class Photo in Steelton, Ontario - 1915

Date: 1915

Central Public School, Steelton, Ontario Canada Leona Viola Murray approximately 7 years old in photo

Leona Viola Murray School Class Photo in Steelton, Ontario - 1915
Michigan, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965

Fact: Arrival

Date: 17 Aug 1925

Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Age: 17

Michigan, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965
Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963

Fact: Arrival

Date: 17 Aug 1925

Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Age: 17

Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963
Marriage

Date: 1 Dec 1926

Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray Marriage License

Marriage
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Event: Marriage

Date: 1 Dec 1926

Spouse:

Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA

Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1927

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1928

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

1930 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1932

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1932

Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Howard B Wheeler with Leona Murray and Children Howard and William Wheeler - 1 Jan 1938

Date: 1 Jan 1938

Howard B Wheeler with Leona Murray and Children Howard and William Wheeler - 1 Jan 1938
Citizenship

Date: 13 Feb 1940

Leona Viola Murray Certificate of Citizenship

Citizenship
1940 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1 Apr 1940

Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1942

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1946

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
1950 United States Federal Census

Fact: Residence

Date: 1950

Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married

1950 United States Federal Census
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Fact: Residence

Date: 1951

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1954

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

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

Event: Marriage

Date: 26 Jan 1955

Spouse:

Place: Macomb, Michigan, USA

Marriage

Date: 26 Jan 1955

Melvin Robinson and Leona Murray Marriage License

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

Fact: Residence

Date: 1957

Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Leona V Robinson

Date: 1 Jun 1978

Leona V Robinson
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

Fact: Residence

Date: 1988

Place: Mims, FL

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

Fact: Death

Date: 4 Jul 2003

Place: Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America

Age at Death: 95

Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

Fact: Death

Date: 4 Jul 2003

Place: Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America

Age at Death: 95

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

Fact: Death

Date: 4 Jul 2003

Place: Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America

Age at Death: 95

George Murray and Enie Fawcett with Leona Murray
George Murray and Enie Fawcett with Leona Murray
Leona Viola Murray as Young Child
Leona Viola Murray as Young Child
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray

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