Biography of the Day

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

 

NAHNEBAHWEQUAY (Nahneebahweequa) (Catherine Sutton, Catherine Bunch Sonego)  
NAHNEBAHWEQUAY (Nahneebahweequa) (Catherine Sutton, Catherine Bunch Sonego)  
26 Sept. 2018  

d. 26 Sept. 1865 in Sarawak Township, Canada West

 
CRESSWELL, SAMUEL GURNEY  
CRESSWELL, SAMUEL GURNEY  
25 Sept. 2018  

b. 25 Sept. 1827 at King’s Lynn, England

 
MELANSON, NATHALIE (Bourgeois)  
MELANSON, NATHALIE (Bourgeois)  
24 Sept. 2018  

d. 24 Sept. 1923 in Scoudouc, N.B.

 
LEW, DAVID HUNG CHANG (Lew Hung Chang (Liao Hungxiang), David C. Lew)  
LEW, DAVID HUNG CHANG (Lew Hung Chang (Liao Hungxiang), David C. Lew)  
23 Sept. 2018  

d. 23 Sept. 1924 in Vancouver

 
DEBARTZCH, PIERRE-DOMINIQUE  
DEBARTZCH, PIERRE-DOMINIQUE  
22 Sept. 2018  

b. 22 Sept. 1782 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Que.

 
HORNBY, JOHN  
HORNBY, JOHN  
21 Sept. 2018  

b. 21 Sept. 1880 in Church Minshull, England

 
PETERS, HANNAH (Jarvis)  
PETERS, HANNAH (Jarvis)  
20 Sept. 2018  

d. 20 Sept. 1845 in Queenston, Upper Canada

 
THOMSON, CHARLES EDWARD POULETT, 1st Baron SYDENHAM  
THOMSON, CHARLES EDWARD POULETT, 1st Baron SYDENHAM  
19 Sept. 2018  

d. unmarried 19 Sept. 1841 in Kingston, Upper Canada

 
JOHNSTON, JAMES FINLAY WEIR  
JOHNSTON, JAMES FINLAY WEIR  
18 Sept. 2018  

b. 13 Sept. 1796 in Paisley, Scotland

 
SULTE, BENJAMIN (baptized Olivier-Benjamin Vadeboncœur)  
SULTE, BENJAMIN (baptized Olivier-Benjamin Vadeboncœur)  
17 Sept. 2018  

b. 17 Sept. 1841 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

 
PARKMAN, FRANCIS  
PARKMAN, FRANCIS  
16 Sept. 2018  

b. 16 Sept. 1823 in Boston

 
FERGUSON, THOMAS ROBERTS  
FERGUSON, THOMAS ROBERTS  
15 Sept. 2018  

d. 15 Sept. 1879, in Innisfil Township, Ont.