Salter Jehosaphat
VANKOUGHNET
Born
20 April 1833
,
Cornwall, Upper Canada
Died
21 June 1888
,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 20 April 1833 in Cornwall, Upper Canada
Father:
Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET
Mother:
Harriet Sophia SCOTT
Paternal grandparents:
Michael VAN KOUGHNET
, Anna Eva EMPIE
Maternal grandparents:
Matthew SCOTT
, Elizabeth FISHER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Salter Jehosaphat married Agnes SEYMOUR October 1857 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes SEYMOUR was born 29 December 1837 in Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Agnes died 10 August 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York). Agnes was the child of Benjamin SEYMOUR and Sarah WILLIAMS.
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET died 21 June 1888 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET married 
Agnes SEYMOUR
Marriage date: October 1857
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Agnes SEYMOUR was the child of Benjamin SEYMOUR and Sarah WILLIAMS
Agnes SEYMOURMarriage date: October 1857
Marriage place:
Agnes SEYMOUR was the child of Benjamin SEYMOUR and Sarah WILLIAMS
Children of Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET and Agnes SEYMOUR
Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNETBorn: 5 June 1862, Kingston, Canada West
Died: 18 July 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 18 July 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Married: Hugh John MACDONALD 23 April 1883 Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)
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Birth — 183320 April 1833
Cornwall, Upper Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Marriage / PartnerSalter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET and Agnes SEYMOUR October 1857,
He was 24 years old.
1862 Birth of ChildAgnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET was born 5 June 1862, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Salter Jehosaphat was 29 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1883 Marriage of ChildAgnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET married 23 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York) to Hugh John MACDONALD
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Death — 188821 June 1888
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 55.
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