Biography of the Day

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

 

SKAKEL, ALEXANDER  
SKAKEL, ALEXANDER  
22 Jan. 2017  

b. 22 Jan. 1776 in Fochabers, Scotland

 
LABELLE, IDA  
LABELLE, IDA  
21 Jan. 2017  

d. in Montreal 21 Jan. 1910 in the Hôtel-Dieu

 
SIMPSON, ISOBEL GRAHAM (Finlayson)  
SIMPSON, ISOBEL GRAHAM (Finlayson)  
20 Jan. 2017  

b. 20 Jan. 1811 in London, England

 
NELSON, EDWIN G.  
NELSON, EDWIN G.  
19 Jan. 2017  

d. 19 Jan. 1904 in Montreal

 
NORDHEIMER, ABRAHAM  
NORDHEIMER, ABRAHAM  
18 Jan. 2017  

d. 18 Jan. 1862 in Bamberg (Federal Republic of Germany)

 
SMITH, Sir FRANK  
SMITH, Sir FRANK  
17 Jan. 2017  

d. 17 Jan. 1901 in Toronto

 
ANDRÉ DE LEIGNE, LOUISE-CATHERINE (Hertel de Rouville)  
ANDRÉ DE LEIGNE, LOUISE-CATHERINE (Hertel de Rouville)  
16 Jan. 2017  

d. 16 Jan. 1766 at Trois-Rivières

 
WOOD, ZACHARY TAYLOR  
WOOD, ZACHARY TAYLOR  
15 Jan. 2017  

d. 15 Jan. 1915 in Asheville, N.C.

 
FOX, JOHN C.  
FOX, JOHN C.  
14 Jan. 2017  

d. 14 Jan. 1868 at Kingston, Ont.

 
NOËL, MARIE-GENEVIÈVE (Drapeau)  
NOËL, MARIE-GENEVIÈVE (Drapeau)  
13 Jan. 2017  

b. 13 Jan. 1766 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que.

 
WALKER, HIRAM  
WALKER, HIRAM  
12 Jan. 2017  

d. 12 Jan. 1899 in Detroit

 
WIKASKOKISEYIN (Wee-kas-kookee-sey-yin), ABRAHAM (Sweet Grass)  
WIKASKOKISEYIN (Wee-kas-kookee-sey-yin), ABRAHAM (Sweet Grass)  
11 Jan. 2017  

d. c. 11 Jan. 1877, presumably at Saint-Paul-des-Cris (Alberta)