John, the son of Baptist Goulette married Jennie, the daughter of Jean & Emily (Boudreau) Gibouleau on June 6, 1892 in Canada. Jennie was born in St. Henri De Mascouche, Quebec, Canada. Jennie's family migrated to Escanaba, Delta, Michigan when she was 10 years. They returned to Canada was 15. She had learned English in her short time in Michigan.
John was born in St. Jacques, Canada & came to Michigan's Upper Peninsula's Copper Country as a young man to work in the Calumet-Houghton areas. He also returned to Canada where he met his young bride of 16. The newlyweds arrived in Upper Michigan's Dickinson County in 1894 & were considered a pioneer family. Making Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan their home they 1st lived in a log cabin behind Trader's Mine. On October 20, 1904 John bought the family home which was situated near Lake Antoine. They lived in this small house until a large one was built in the 1900s. They family of 12 children, 7 boys & 5 girls, all born in Iron Mountain, attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. John was an iron ore miner at Traders Mine & Ardis Furnace. John & his sons started the Goulette Brother's Ice Company which was a family endeavor. Son George is the only child not buried in Iron Mountain. More information about this family can be found in the following books. (Born from Iron: Iron Mountain, Michigan 1879-1979" and Dickinson County, Michigan Centennial Book: From Earliest Times Through the Twenties)

CHILDREN of Baptist Goulette:
Jean Marie "John" Goulette 99078637
Joseph Goulette 175799290
Rachel Goulette Gauthier 182212784

OLD RESIDENT OF CITY TAKEN BY DEATH AT HOME
Funeral Of John Goulette, Sr. Will Be Held On Wednesday

John M. Goulette, Sr., 70, resident of Iron Mountain for the last 50 years & one of the few remaining pioneer citizens who was intimately associated with its earliest development, died at 11:30 last evening at home on Grand Boulevard following an illness of the last 2 years with heart trouble.
Mr. Goulette’s residence dates back to the year 1878 when, as a boy of 17, he arrived here to accept a position as a teamster, delivering powder or the Quinnesec, Florence & other iron mines in the district.
He was born at St. Henry de Mascouche, Canada.
He left for short periods of time to work & while a resident of here Rivers, Wis., he married Miss Jennie Gibauleau & then returned to Iron Mountain.
In 1935, he organized what is now the Goulette Brothers Ice Cream Company. He retired 3 years ago.
Beside his widow, 12 children survive: Mrs. John Elmer, Aurora, Wis.; Mrs. Frank A. Valenti & Misses Albina, Bella & Margaret; John Jr., Hector, Delor, Henry, James, Arthur & George, all of Iron Mountain. One brother, Joseph, also of this city.
Interment of will be in Cemetery Park.
(March 2, 1931, Iron Mountain Press newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan.)
The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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