Charles-François Gouin

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Charles-François Gouin

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Detroit, MI, United States
Death: circa 1830 (70-79)
Monroe County, MI, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Claude-Jean-Thomas Gouin and Marie-Josèphe Cuillerièr
Husband of Susanne Boyer
Partner of Little Snipe Gouin
Father of Marie "White Feather" LaVoy; Eulalie Gouin; Charles Francis Gouin, II; Medard Gouin; Medard Gouin and 3 others
Brother of Joseph Nicholas Gouin

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About Charles-François Gouin

Charles Gouin was a prominent land owner in the early settlement of Detroit. His name can also be found in a list of "Officers, Inspectors, Smiths, etc. in the Indian Department at Detroit, Oct 24, 1779."

Charles Gouin's name also appears on a petition to Congress for Michigan statehood dated October 24, 1804.

Though married to a white woman, Charles had a liaison with a Pottawatomie woman named Little Snipe, which produced a daughter named White Feather.

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Charles-François Gouin's Timeline

1755
February 2, 1755
Detroit, MI, United States
1781
August 18, 1781
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1783
September 14, 1783
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1785
May 10, 1785
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1787
1787
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1790
February 8, 1790
Detroit, Wayne, MI, United States
May 30, 1790
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1791
October 22, 1791
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1793
June 5, 1793
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1830
1830
Age 74
Monroe County, MI, United States