Biography of the Day

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

 

ROUSSEAUX ST JOHN, JOHN BAPTIST (baptized Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, <em>dit</em> Saint-Jean)  
ROUSSEAUX ST JOHN, JOHN BAPTIST (baptized Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, dit Saint-Jean)  
16 Nov. 2020  

d. 16 Nov. 1812 in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada

 
THOMAS, SOPHIA (Mason)  
THOMAS, SOPHIA (Mason)  
15 Nov. 2020  

b. 15 Nov. 1822 at Red River

 
BIRCHALL, REGINALD (Lord Frederick A. Somerset)  
BIRCHALL, REGINALD (Lord Frederick A. Somerset)  
14 Nov. 2020  

d. 14 Nov. 1890 in Woodstock, Ont.

 
CUILLERIER, MARIE-ANNE-VÉRONIQUE  
CUILLERIER, MARIE-ANNE-VÉRONIQUE  
13 Nov. 2020  

b. 13 Nov. 1680 in Montreal

 
RYE, MARIA SUSAN  
RYE, MARIA SUSAN  
12 Nov. 2020  

d. 12 Nov. 1903 in Hemel Hempstead, England

 
McCRAE, JOHN  
McCRAE, JOHN  
11 Nov. 2020  

Remembrance Day

 
TURRIFF, JOHN GILLANDERS  
TURRIFF, JOHN GILLANDERS  
10 Nov. 2020  

d. 10 Nov. 1930 in Ottawa

 
PAYEN DE NOYAN, MARIE-CATHERINE, named de Saint-Alexis  
PAYEN DE NOYAN, MARIE-CATHERINE, named de Saint-Alexis  
9 Nov. 2020  

d. 9 Nov. 1818 at Quebec

 
HUOT, MARIE-FRANÇOISE, named Sainte-Gertrude  
HUOT, MARIE-FRANÇOISE, named Sainte-Gertrude  
8 Nov. 2020  

d. 8 Nov. 1850 in Montreal

 
CAMERON, JOHN (1820-88) (Cariboo Cameron, John A. Cameron)  
CAMERON, JOHN (1820-88) (Cariboo Cameron, John A. Cameron)  
7 Nov. 2020  

d. 7 Nov. 1888 at Barkerville, B.C.

 
GALLANT, XAVIER (Francis-Xavier), known as Pinquin (Pinquaing)  
GALLANT, XAVIER (Francis-Xavier), known as Pinquin (Pinquaing)  
6 Nov. 2020  

d. 6 Nov. 1813 in jail in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

 
ANGER, MARIE-ELMINA (baptized Marie-Mélina), named Marie de Jésus  
ANGER, MARIE-ELMINA (baptized Marie-Mélina), named Marie de Jésus  
5 Nov. 2020  

d. 5 Nov. 1901 at Quebec.