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Just speculating that the Thomas "Ganvreau" who married Sarah wigle is the same Thomas "Gouro/Govereau" who married Mary Ann Scratch.

History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by Rev'd Charles Stewart, Regular Baptist Church, Gosfield (p. 79):
Thomas L. Ganvreau, to Sarah Wigle, both of Gosfield, Western District. 8 Oct. 1833, by banns. Rev. Stewart. Wit. John Malott and Michael Fox.

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by John Scratch, J.P.W.D., Gosfield (p. 25 & 26):
Thomas Gouro, to Mary Ann Scratch, both of Gosfield. 5 Sept. 1837, by banns. John Scratch, J.P. Wit. John Malott, Peter Malott and Peter Wigle.

1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 1-3,4:
Govereau Thos., M, Married, 46, born U.C., E[nglish Church], Farmer;
Maryann, F, Married, 41, born U.C., E;
Peter, M, Single, 19, born U.C., E, Labourer;
Clarisa, F, Single, 14, born U.C., E;
Lewis, M, Single, 9,born U.C., E;
Alexander, M, Single, 9, born U.C., E;
Mary, F, Single, 5, born U.C., E;
Henry, M, Single, 2, born U.C., E.

1881 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Govereau Thos., M., Married, 65, born Ont, origin: French, C.M., Farmer;
Mary Ann, F, 60, born Ont, origin: Dutch, C.M.;
Arthur, M, Married, 21, born Ont, origin: French, C.M., Farmer;
Eleanor, F, Married, 19, born Ont, origin: Dutch, C.M.;
Lewis, M, Married, 30, born Ont, origin: French, C.M., Farmer;
Alvira, F, Married, 26, born Ont, origin: English, C.M.

1901 personal census, Gosfield South Twp, Essex Co., ON, G1-3:
Geavrow Lewis T., M, Married, 8 Oct 1849, 50, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Harriet A., F, wife, Married, 19 Aug 1853, 47, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Mary E., F, daughter, Single, 5 July 1881, 19, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Esther A., F, daughter, Single, 23 Feb 1888, 13, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 8 months in school;
Thomas H., M, son, Single, 13 Dec 1890, 10, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 8 months in school;
Frederic L., M, son, Single, 10 Nov 1893, 7, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 8 months in school;
Thomas, M, father, Single, 19 April 1815, 85, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 85-87:
Rev. Alexander Scratch (Kratz), a retired minister of the Methodist Church, a direct descendant of one of the pioneer families of Essex County, and one of the most highly revered citizens of Leamington, was born in Gosfield township, Essex, July 18, 1826, son of Henry and Isabella (Wilkinson) Scratch.
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     To Leonhard and Mary (Munger) Kratz were born the following children, eleven in all: ... Henry, born in Gosfield, April 5, 1797, is mentioned below...
     Henry Scratch (Kratz) was born in Gosfield township, April 5, 1797, and his entire life was passed in his native township... He was greatly beloved in the community, and he died universally regretted, Jan. 23, 1861. In Colchester, in 1817, he married Isabella Wilkinson, who was born May 25, 1798, daughter of John Wilkinson, a native of County Derry, Ireland, who came to Malden township in 1801, and died that fall. To Henry and Mrs. Scratch were born children as follows: ... (2) Mary Ann, born April 3, 1820, in Gosfield, married there, Sept. 5, 1838, Thomas Govereau, born in Amherstburg April 19, 1815. Their nine children were Melissa, Peter, Hester (who died at the age of eight years), Clarissa, Lewis, Alexander, Sylvester (who died at the age of four years), Mary and Arthur...