Saturday, July 09, 2005

The Goulet Coat of Arms


Well, just a short post here about the Goulet Coat of Arms and some history. With just a little web surfing I've come across several sites of interest:

The Goulet Family Home Page

I have found three different coats of arms for the name Goulet. They come from ref #11, ref #12, ref #13, and from a mail order family history place. The one shown above is the only one that might have been conferred before Jacques sailed to Canada, so it has the best chance of being the correct one for the Goulets in North America, if one exists. To see the other coats of arms click here.


A Goulet Genealogy: The House that Jacques Built

The Goulet family history is a story rich with adventure and spirit; a story which weaves its way through centuries of honored tradition. The story begins in the year 1615, during the rule of King Louis the 13th. In the lower Normandy region of France, in a small village known as Normandel, Thomas Goulet a miller, and his wife Antoinette Feillard, a fine seamstress, welcomed into the world a new baby boy: Jacques Goulet. more...

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