William Angus
HOWATT
(b.
abt. 1800
,
Augustine Cove, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
d.
10 December 1880
,
Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
)
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William Angus HOWATT was born abt. 1800 in Augustine Cove, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
William Angus HOWATT was the child of James HOWATT and Ellen Kathleen MILLER and the grandchild of: (maternal) John MILLAR and Catherine MCIVERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Angus married Margaret "Peggy" LEARD abt. 1818 in Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret "Peggy" LEARD was born 8 March 1802 in Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Margaret "Peggy" died December 1871 in Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Margaret "Peggy" was the child of Samuel LEARD and Elizabeth BROWN.
William Angus HOWATT died 10 December 1880 in Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Margaret "Peggy" LEARD-- Date: abt. 1818 Place: Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Margaret "Peggy" LEARD was the child of Samuel LEARD and Elizabeth BROWN
Children of William Angus HOWATT and Margaret "Peggy" LEARD:
Ellen Margaret HOWATT (b.abt. 1827, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 20 September 1907, Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
m. Thomas Richard DAWSON 1847
Margaret "Peggy" LEARD-- Date: abt. 1818 Place: Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, CanadaMargaret "Peggy" LEARD was the child of Samuel LEARD and Elizabeth BROWN
Children of William Angus HOWATT and Margaret "Peggy" LEARD:
Ellen Margaret HOWATT (b.abt. 1827, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 20 September 1907, Tryon, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada)m. Thomas Richard DAWSON 1847
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1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.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.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret "Peggy" LEARD died December 1871, Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1880 Death 10 December 1880
Cape Traverse, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Added: 11/16/2025 1:12:44 PM
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