Philip Michael
VAN KOUGHNET
(b.
2 April 1790
,
New Johnstown, Cornwall, Stormont, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
d.
7 May 1873
,
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
)
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Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET was born 2 April 1790 in New Johnstown, Cornwall, Stormont, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET was the child of Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Anna Eva EMPIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Philip Michael married Harriet Sophia SCOTT 1 April 1819 in Cornwall, Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriet Sophia SCOTT was born 15 April 1795 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. Harriet Sophia died 22 July 1854 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Harriet Sophia was the child of Matthew SCOTT and Elizabeth FISHER.
Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET died 7 May 1873 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
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Harriet Sophia SCOTT-- Date: 1 April 1819 Place: Cornwall, Upper Canada
Harriet Sophia SCOTT was the child of Matthew SCOTT and Elizabeth FISHER
Children of Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Harriet Sophia SCOTT:
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET (b.20 April 1833, Cornwall, Upper Canada d. 21 June 1888, Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
m. Agnes SEYMOUR October 1857
Harriet Sophia SCOTT-- Date: 1 April 1819 Place: Cornwall, Upper CanadaHarriet Sophia SCOTT was the child of Matthew SCOTT and Elizabeth FISHER
Children of Philip Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Harriet Sophia SCOTT:
Salter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET (b.20 April 1833, Cornwall, Upper Canada d. 21 June 1888, Toronto, Ontario, Canada )m. Agnes SEYMOUR October 1857
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1790 Birth 2 April 1790
New Johnstown, Cornwall, Stormont, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Marriage / PartnerPhilip Michael VAN KOUGHNET and Harriet Sophia SCOTT 1 April 1819, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
He was 29 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Birth of ChildSalter Jehosaphat VANKOUGHNET was born 20 April 1833, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Philip Michael was 43 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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.
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerHarriet Sophia SCOTT died 22 July 1854, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.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 Death 7 May 1873
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
Added: 11/7/2025 2:07:24 PM
- Updated: 2/14/2026 1:07:50 PM
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