Good evening everyone,
I was wondering if you could help me find information on my great-great-grandfather and my great-grandfather. They only lived and worked for short period(s) of time in Michigan (and Minnesota for my great-grandfather). Sadly it is difficult to find information on things that happened there. This is why I was hoping that there would be notarial acts where you can often find many information in them. Here is a timeline for Adélard Goyet:
- Adélard Goyette (great-great-grandfather) married Sophie Bruneau on February 1st, 1887 at the parish of Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust (Province of Québec)
- Adélard and Sophie have their first child (possibly their first, I wasn't able to find other children, since it is more difficult to look for birth, death and still-birth documents in the USA) named Joseph A. Goyette (my great-grandfather) born the 27th in Hurontown and baptised July 28th, 1889 in Houghton at St. Ignatius Loyola Church.
- Procuration which grants Joseph Bruneau (Sophie’s father) the right to buy land for Adélard Goyette in Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust. It was written and legalized on January 19th, 1891 in Houghton County by Ernest J. Dubé notary public in Houghton County and was authenticated by Peter Primeau Clerk of Houghton County and Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Houghton. The deed was attached to another one, so I don’t need to look for it, but I am wondering if there are other deeds made by my ancestors during the time they were in Houghton. The deed can be found on this website (view 103 to 106):
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4240329?docref=Bj3pAWsVKV2TmIf8ahyCpQ It is written in French except for the little documents that legalize and authenticate the document (view 105 and 106). In this document, we only learn that Adélard lives in Houghton County and works as a day laborer.
- Adélard lives in Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust according to the Canadian census made on April 20th, 1891 (not sure if it is April, it is hard to read).
- I found two deeds, a deed of sale made on September 5th 1892, and an acquittance made on October 1st, 1892 where it says that he is still a day laborer from Houghton County, Michigan and he was represented by his proxy Joseph Bruneau.
- Adélard and Sophie have their second child, Joseph WILLIAM Goyette, born and baptized on August 27th, 1894 in Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust (like I said there could have been other children that died at a young age, since 2 kids from 1887 to 1894 is not much for the time).
- After that, I have only seen events in the Province of Québec (other children were born, other events and he died).
I don’t know exactly when he left for Houghton and when he came back definitely, but he was there between 1887 and 1894. I don’t think he ever went back to Michigan after 1894.
Here is the timeline for Joseph A. Goyette (my great-grandfather):
- Joseph A. Goyette (my great-grandfather) born the 27th in Hurontown and baptised on July 28th, 1889 in Houghton at St. Ignatius Loyola Church.
- Joseph (2 years old) lives with his parents in Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust according to the Canadian census made on April 20th, 1891.
- Joseph (11 years old) lives with his parents in Sainte-Mélanie-d’Ailleboust according to the Canadian census made on from April 23rd to April 25th, 1901.
- Joseph married Mary Chartrand in Hancock, Houghton County at the St. Joseph St. Patrick Church on November 27th, 1909 (Marriage license on November 26th).
- Joseph and Mary have their first child, Ida Gayette, born on January 2nd, 1911 in Chassell, Michigan and baptised on the 29th.
- Joseph and Mary have their second child, JOSEPH James Gayette, born on February 27th, 1914 in Duluth Minnesota (as I previously mentioned, there could be other children that I wasn’t able to find).
- Joseph and Mary have their third child, Joseph Raymond Wilfrid Goyette, born May 2nd, 1916 and baptised on the 7th in Saint-Henri-de-Montréal (Montréal, Province of Québec). I only found this granduncle recently.
- After that, I have only seen events in the Province of Québec (one other child with Mary in Montréal, then his wife died. He then married my great-grandmother Yvonne Noël).
I don’t know exactly when he left for Michigan, but I doubt it is before 1905 where he would have been 16. The period would be between 1905 and 1916 where a part of it would be in Minnesota (I don’t know how much time he stayed there).
