Biography of the Day

Read the story of a subject who died or was born on this day.

 

McLELAN (McLellan, McClelland), GLOUD WILSON  
18 Apr. 2020  

b. 18 April 1796 in Great Village, N.S.

 
MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER  
17 Apr. 2020  

d. 17 April 1892 in Toronto and was buried in Sarnia

 
KOÑWATSIˀTSIAIÉÑNI (Gonwatsijayenni) (Mary Brant, Molly Brant)  
16 Apr. 2020  

d. 16 April 1796 at Kingston (Ont.)

 
HAYS, CHARLES MELVILLE  
15 Apr. 2020  

d. 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic, and was buried in Montreal

 
FROBISHER, BENJAMIN  
14 Apr. 2020  

d. 14 April 1787 in Montreal (Que.)

 
DANDURAND, DAMASE  
13 Apr. 2020  

d. 13 April 1921 in St Boniface (Winnipeg)

 
REGIER, PETER  
11 Apr. 2020  

d. 11 April 1925 in Tiefengrund, Sask.

 
VINING, PAMELIA SARAH (Yule)  
10 Apr. 2020  

b. 10 April 1826 in Clarendon, N.Y.

 
SIFTON, ELLIS WELLWOOD  
9 Apr. 2020  

d. unmarried 9 April 1917 near Les Tilleuls (Vert-Tilleul), France

 
HILBORN, WILLIAM WILSON  
8 Apr. 2020  

b. 8 April 1849 in Yarmouth Township, Upper Canada

 
ABBOTT, ANDERSON RUFFIN  
7 Apr. 2020  

b. 7 April 1837 in Toronto