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
1671 - Thomas Chapin in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1675 - Pierre Lussier in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
1747 - Joachim Buercklin in Weil Im Schoenbach, Neckar Valley, Wuerttemburg, Germany
1749 - Joachim Morin in Sud, Haiti
1760 - Louis Goulet in Neuville, Quebec, Canada
1810 - Lucinda Klock in Chautauqua County, New York, USA
1810 - David Klock in St Johnsville, Montgomery, New York, USA
1825 - Marcelle Goulet in Les Cedres, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
1839 - Sohie Goulet in St Gervais, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1848 - John Hunter in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1848 - Francois Octave Goulet in Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
1854 - Kelsey Gearhart in Beavercreek, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1858 - Delvina Lavallee in Maple Grove, Hennepin, Minnesota
1891 - Mary Anna Cecelia Goulet in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
1896 - Joseph Denis Urbain 'Herbert' Reaume in Essex, Ontario, Canada
1907 - Cecelia M. Damboise in Ashland, Maine
1912 - Alphonsine Morin in Canada
1918 - Thomas Freeman Reeves in Detroit, Michigan
1922 - Dorthy May Stangle in Mahnomen, Minnesota, USA
1924 - Alfred Goulet in Fabre, Temiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
1925 - Renald Y Goulet in Maine
1930 - Pauline A Lemay in Somersworth, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
1938 - Muriel F Harrington in Cortland, New York, USA
Past Marriages
1682 - Louis Roy and Marie Ledran in Cap St Ignace, Quebec, Canada
1833 - Felise Felix Goulet and Angele Gosselin in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1873 - Michael Collins and Rose Ann Hunter in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1882 - Louis Goulet and Marie Louise Aubuchon in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
1889 - Etienne Gilbert Dupuis Dit Jilbert and Emelie Cote in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1912 - Jacob Henry Gerhard and Mary Philomene Marso in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Past Deaths
1719 - Mary Southworth in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1733 - Jacques Vaudry Beaudry in Lachenaie, Île de Montréal, Québec, Canada
1746 - Jean Baptiste Aubertin in Chambly, Quebec, Canada
1756 - Marie Gezeron in Pointe de Levy, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada
1772 - Agathe Huboult dit Longchamp in Lachenaie, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada
1799 - Simeon Chapin in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1890 - Mary Ann McMaster in Quebec, Canada
1926 - Sophie Sequin in Montebello, 1654530, Quebec, Canada
1946 - Capp W Hyde
1960 - Florence Sophianie Fournier
1989 - Adrienne St Hilaire in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1999 - Frank Frederick Goulette in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, USA
2003 - Ernest Louis Goulette in Hemet, California, USA
- Melanie
Fortier (1863 - 1928)- Joseph Noel
Gagnon(1884 - 1884) - Joseph Gabriel
Gagnon(1885 - 1885) - Isaac (Joseph Alphonse)
Gagnon(1886 - ?) - Marie Anna (Ismada)
Gagnon(1887 - ?) - Paul de la Croix
Gagnon(1889 - 1889) - Marie Appolline Angelina
Gagnon(1890 - ?) - Marie Leda Alphonsine
Gagnon(1892 - ?) - Marie Zevilla Theora
Gagnon(1894 - 1894) - Marie Flora Leonie
Gagnon(1894 - 1894) - Joseph Jean-Baptiste Avila
Gagnon(1895 - 1897) - Marie Rebecca Isala
Gagnon(1897 - ?) - Avila (Joseph Jean-Baptiste)
Gagnon(1898 - 1977) - Marie Georgina Bernadette
Gagnon(1900 - ?)
Joseph Gagnon
Full Name | Joseph Gagnon |
Date of Birth | 22 Jan 1863 |
Place of Birth | Quebec, Canada |
Father | Joseph Gagnon |
Mother | Caroline Goulet |
Siblings | Marie Gagnon, Marie Emma Gagnon, Octave Alexandre Gagnon, Alphonse Gagnon, Joseph Eugene Gagnon, Napoleon Elzear Gagnon, Joseph Clovis Gagnon, Marie Clothilde Gagnon, Joseph Octave Gagnon, Joseph Jean Baptiste Gagnon, Marie Anne Gagnon, Placide Gagnon, Joseph Alex Adelar Gagnon, Marie Alphonsine Clotilde Gagnon |
Spouse | Melanie Fortier |
Date of Marriage | 10 Jul 1883 |
Place of Marriage | Ste Marguerite de Jolliet, Quebec, Canada |
Children | Joseph Noel Gagnon, Joseph Gabriel Gagnon, Isaac (Joseph Alphonse) Gagnon, Marie Anna (Ismada) Gagnon, Paul de la Croix Gagnon, Marie Appolline Angelina Gagnon, Marie Leda Alphonsine Gagnon, Marie Zevilla Theora Gagnon, Marie Flora Leonie Gagnon, Joseph Jean-Baptiste Avila Gagnon, Marie Rebecca Isala Gagnon, Avila (Joseph Jean-Baptiste) Gagnon, Marie Georgina Bernadette Gagnon |
Date of Death | 1928 |
Place of Death | Unknown |
Fact: Residence
Date: 1881
Place: Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Event: Marriage
Date: 10 Jul 1883
Place: Ste Marguerite de Jolliet, Quebec, Canada
Fact: Residence
Date: 1891
Place: Ste Marguerite, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Fact: Residence
Date: 1901
Place: Sainte-Marguerite, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Chef
Fact: Residence
Date: 1911
Place: Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Chef
Fact: Residence
Date: 1 Jun 1921
Place: Ste Hèlene Breakeyville, Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Chef
Fact: Death
Date: 1928
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