Cyril Gonyea
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Cyril Gonyea (1849 - 1920)

Cyril Gonyea
Born in Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 6 Sep 1870 in Newport, Monroe, Michiganmap
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Died at age 70 in Michiganmap
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Biography

Cyril Gonyea was born 23 Oct 1849 in Erie to David Gonyea Euphrosine Brancheau. He was baptized the following day at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Erie.[1]

On 6 Sep 1870 he married Marie Josephine Parent at St Charles Catholic Church, Newport.[2][3][4][5]

After their marriage Cyril worked at John W. Strong's stave mill and they lived in Strong's employee quarters in Berlin Township, (So. Rockwood postal address where their first six children were born. He lived and worked there for 10 years.

In 1880, shortly after the census, they moved to a home on Compeau Road and the U.S. Turnpike in East Rockwood, (Brownstown township) in Wayne county, Rockwood postal address where he took up farming. Their last nine children were born at the East Rockwood home.

In August of 1920 their house on Compau Road in East Rockwood was struck by lightning. Cyril was severely burned in the resulting fire and on Aug 16 he died as a result of the burns.[6]

Name

Name: Cerille (Cyril) /Gonyea/
Given Name: Cerille (Cyril)
Surname: Gonyea

Birth

Birth:
Date: 23 Oct 1849
Place: Erie, Monroe, Michigan, United States[7][8]

Christening

Christening: Samuel Gonyea
Date: 24 Oct 1849
Place: Erie - St Joseph Catholic Church, Monroe, Michigan, United States[9]

Death

Death:
Date: 14 Aug 1920
Cause: burns suffered when his home was struck by lightning.[10]

Burial

Burial: headstone Cyril Gonyea
Place: Rockwood - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wayne, Michigan, United States[11]

Census

Census: US
Date: 27 Nov 1850
Place: La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Note: Cerille Gagnier 4/12 M[12][13]
Census: US
Date: 1 Aug 1860
Place: Newport, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Note: Lorall Gonney 10 M.[14]
Census: US
Date: 8 Jun 1870
Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Note: Cyrille Goniu 20 M, living with newlywed brother Joseph.[15][16]
Census:
Date: 1880
Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Note: Syril GONIA 38 M Works In Stave Mill[17][18]
Census: US
Date: 1900
Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Note: Cyril GONIA 50 M farmer.[19][20]
Census: US
Date: 3 May 1910
Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Note: Compau Road[21][22]


Census: US
Date: 22 Jan 1920
Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, United States[23]

Marriage

Husband: Cerille (Cyril) Gonyea
Wife: Marie Josephine Parent
Marriage:
Date: 6 Sep 1870
Place: Newport - St Charles Catholic Church, Monroe, Michigan, United States[24][25][26]
Child: Agnes Mary Gonyea
Child: David T. Gonyea
Child: Henry Joseph Gonyea
Child: Elizabeth J. Gonyea
Child: George Napoleon Gonyea
Child: Edward S. Gonyea
Child: John Gonyea
Child: Emma Alice Gonyea
Child: Alfred Cyril Gonyea
Child: Albert Gonyea
Child: Annie Bertha Gonyea
Child: Mabel Gonyea
Child: Clement L Gonyea
Child: Frank B Gonyea
Child: Jeanette Emily Gonyea

Sources

  1. ↑ St Joseph Catholic church record book. Baptisms of 1849 record # 53 Samuel Gonyea.
  2. ↑ St Charles Borromeo (Newport, Michigan, USA), "baptsms, marriages, deaths," 1870 m #13 Cyril Gagne & Josephine Parent
  3. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Registers 1868-1975
  4. ↑ Marriage Records of Monroe County, Michigan multi volume (Monroe, Michigan: Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan, Inc, n.d.), Vol 2: page 153.
  5. ↑ Marriage record by Family Search
  6. ↑ Book: It Happened At Rockwood, By Oscar A. Carlson, 1951, p49. : Text: Cyril died of burns suffered when his home was struck by lightning.
  7. ↑ St Joseph Catholic church record book. Baptisms of 1849 record # 53 Samuel Gonyea.
  8. ↑ findagrave
  9. ↑ St Joseph Catholic church record book. Baptisms of 1849 record # 53 Samuel Gonyea.
  10. ↑ Book: It Happened At Rockwood, By Oscar A. Carlson, 1951, p49. : Text: Cyril died of burns suffered when his home was struck by lightning.
  11. ↑ findagrave
  12. ↑ 1850 U.S. census, Monroe, Michigan, population schedule, LaSalle, p. 324b Image10, dwelling 69, family 69; digital images, Heritage Quest\; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 358.
  13. ↑ 1850 Census La Salle
  14. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Monroe, Michigan, population schedule, Newport, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, USA, p. 506 Image40, dwelling 1532, family 1531; digital images, Heritage Quest\  (accessed 24 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 554.
  15. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Monroe, Michigan, population schedule, Berlin, p. 216b Image34, 216R, dwelling 248, family 248; digital images, Heritage Quest\ ; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 691.
  16. ↑ Family Search 1870 census image and transcription
  17. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Monroe, Michigan, population schedule, Berlin, enumeration district (ED) 174, p. 320a; (Written) 39, (stamped) 320c, dwelling 341, family 343; digital images, Heritage Quest ; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 595.
  18. ↑ Family Search 1880 census image and transcription
  19. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Wayne, Michigan, population schedule, Brownstown, enumeration district (ED) 0178, sheet 18, p. 18b Image36, dwelling 422, family 422; digital images, Heritage Quest  (accessed 20 Jul 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 754.
  20. ↑ Family Search 1900 census Brownstown image and transcription
  21. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Wayne, Michigan, population schedule, Brownstown, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 13b, p. 129b Image26, dwelling 280, family 285, head = Charles Pangea; digital images, Heritage Quest (accessed 18 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 678.
  22. ↑ Family Search 1910 census Brownstown image and transcription.
  23. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Wayne, Michigan, population schedule, Brownstown, enumeration district (ED) 799, p. 23b, Image46, dwelling 184, family 190, head = Ceril Gonyea; digital images, Heritage Quest (accessed 16 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 800.
  24. ↑ St Charles Borromeo (Newport, Michigan, USA), "baptsms, marriages, deaths," 1870 m #13 Cyril Gagne & Josephine Parent
  25. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Registers 1868-1975
  26. ↑ Marriage Records of Monroe County, Michigan multi volume (Monroe, Michigan: Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan, Inc, n.d.), Vol 2: page 153.




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