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
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
Leona Viola Murray
Full Name | Leona Viola Murray |
Date of Birth | 4 May 1908 |
Place of Birth | Algoma, Ontario, Canada |
Father | George Robert Murray |
Mother | Enie Wilhelmina Fawcett |
Spouse #1 | Howard Barlow Wheeler |
Date of Marriage | 1 Dec 1926 |
Place of Marriage | Lucas, Ohio, USA |
Children | Howard Robert Wheeler, William Edward Wheeler |
Spouse #2 | Melvin Eugene Robinson |
Date of Marriage | 26 Jan 1955 |
Place of Marriage | Macomb, Michigan, USA |
Date of Death | 4 Jul 2003 |
Place of Death | Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America |
Date: 4 May 1908
Leona Viola Murray Birth Certificate
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Fact: Birth
Date: 4 May 1908
Place: Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Date: 1 Oct 1908
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.
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.
Fact: Residence
Date: 1911
Place: Algoma West, Ontario, Canada
Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandchild
Date: 27 Apr 1911
Date: 1915
Central Public School, Steelton, Ontario Canada Leona Viola Murray approximately 7 years old in photo
Fact: Arrival
Date: 17 Aug 1925
Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Age: 17
Fact: Arrival
Date: 17 Aug 1925
Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Age: 17
Date: 1 Dec 1926
Howard B Wheeler and Leona Murray Marriage License
Event: Marriage
Date: 1 Dec 1926
Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1927
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1928
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1930
Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Fact: Residence
Date: 1932
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1932
Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date: 1 Jan 1938
Date: 13 Feb 1940
Leona Viola Murray Certificate of Citizenship
Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Apr 1940
Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, United States
Fact: Residence
Date: 1942
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1946
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1950
Place: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
Fact: Residence
Date: 1951
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Fact: Residence
Date: 1954
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Event: Marriage
Date: 26 Jan 1955
Place: Macomb, Michigan, USA
Date: 26 Jan 1955
Melvin Robinson and Leona Murray Marriage License
Fact: Residence
Date: 1957
Place: East Detroit; Roseville; Fraser, Michigan, USA
Date: 1 Jun 1978
Fact: Residence
Date: 1988
Place: Mims, FL
Fact: Death
Date: 4 Jul 2003
Place: Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, United States of America
Age at Death: 95