flag female ancestor  Agnes  SEYMOUR

  (b. 29 December 1837 Ontario, Upper Canada   d. 10 August 1911 Toronto, Ontario, Canada )  

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Agnes SEYMOUR was born 29 December 1837 in Ontario, Upper Canada

Agnes SEYMOUR was the child of Benjamin SEYMOUR   and   Sarah WILLIAMS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Benjamin SEYMOUR and Elizabeth CLARK

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Agnes  married  Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET October 1857 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET  was born 20 April 1833 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.  Salter Jehosaphat died 21 June 1888 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York).  Salter Jehosaphat was the child of Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Harriet Sophia SCOTT.

Agnes SEYMOUR died 10 August 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
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Agnes SEYMOUR married flag male ancestor Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET-- Date: October 1857 Place: 
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET was the child of Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Harriet Sophia SCOTT




Children of Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET and Agnes SEYMOUR:

flag female ancestor Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET (b.5 June 1862, Kingston, Canada West  d. 18 July 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
m. Hugh John MACDONALD 23 April 1883 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)



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birth1837 Birth
29 December 1837
Ontario, Upper Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1857 Marriage / Partner
Agnes SEYMOUR and Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET October 1857,

She was 19 years old.
1862 Birth of Child
Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET was born 5 June 1862, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Agnes was 24 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1883 Marriage of Child
Agnes Gertrude VANKOUGHNET married 23 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York) to Hugh John MACDONALD
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET died 21 June 1888, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
death1911 Death
10 August 1911
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

She died at the age of 73.
Added: 10/9/2025 12:52:42 PM - Updated: 11/7/2025 2:06:25 PM

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