Biography of the Day

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

 

McLACHLAN, JAMES BRYSON  
McLACHLAN, JAMES BRYSON  
3 Nov. 2022  

d. 3 Nov. 1937 in Glace Bay, N.S.

 
PÉREZ HERNÁNDEZ, JUAN JOSEF  
PÉREZ HERNÁNDEZ, JUAN JOSEF  
2 Nov. 2022  

d. 2 Nov. 1775 at sea off the Californian coast

 
SHORTT, EMILY ANN McCAUSLAND (Cummings)  
SHORTT, EMILY ANN McCAUSLAND (Cummings)  
1 Nov. 2022  

d. 1 Nov. 1930 in Toronto

 
TROYER, JOHN  
TROYER, JOHN  
31 Oct. 2022  

Happy Halloween!

 
DeCOTEAU (Decouteau), ALEXANDER  
DeCOTEAU (Decouteau), ALEXANDER  
30 Oct. 2022  

d. unmarried 30 Oct. 1917 in Belgium

 
DESMARTEAU, ÉTIENNE (baptized Joseph-Étienne Birtz)  
DESMARTEAU, ÉTIENNE (baptized Joseph-Étienne Birtz)  
29 Oct. 2022  

d. unmarried 29 Oct. 1905 in Montreal

 
McARTHUR, PETER GILCHRIST  
McARTHUR, PETER GILCHRIST  
28 Oct. 2022  

d. 28 Oct. 1924 in London, Ont., and was buried in Ekfrid

 
INGLIS, JOHN  
INGLIS, JOHN  
27 Oct. 2022  

d. 27 Oct. 1850 in London

 
CAWTHRA, WILLIAM  
CAWTHRA, WILLIAM  
26 Oct. 2022  

d. Toronto, Ont., 26 Oct. 1880

 
LÉGARÉ, JEAN-LOUIS  
LÉGARÉ, JEAN-LOUIS  
25 Oct. 2022  

b. 25 Oct. 1841 in Saint-Jacques-de-l’Achigan (Saint-Jacques), Lower Canada

 
JENNINGS, WILLIAM TYNDALE  
JENNINGS, WILLIAM TYNDALE  
24 Oct. 2022  

d. 24 Oct. 1906 in Lansing, Mich., and was buried in Toronto

 
FULTON, STEPHEN  
FULTON, STEPHEN  
23 Oct. 2022  

d. 23 Oct. 1870 at Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia