Biography of the Day

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

 

RENAUD D’AVÈNE DES MÉLOIZES, ANGÉLIQUE (baptized Angélique-Geneviève) (Péan)  
RENAUD D’AVÈNE DES MÉLOIZES, ANGÉLIQUE (baptized Angélique-Geneviève) (Péan)  
11 Dec. 2017  

b. 11 Dec. 1722 at Quebec

 
VIAU, CHARLES-THÉODORE  
VIAU, CHARLES-THÉODORE  
10 Dec. 2017  

d. 10 Dec. 1898 in Longue-Pointe (Montreal)

 
BRECKEN, FREDERICK DE ST CROIX  
BRECKEN, FREDERICK DE ST CROIX  
9 Dec. 2017  

b. 9 Dec. 1828 in Charlottetown

 
MAVOR, JAMES  
MAVOR, JAMES  
8 Dec. 2017  

b. 8 Dec. 1854 in Stranraer, Scotland

 
BRONSON, HENRY FRANKLIN  
BRONSON, HENRY FRANKLIN  
7 Dec. 2017  

d. 7 Dec. 1889 at Ottawa, Ont.

 
BREEN, WILLIAM WRIGHT  
BREEN, WILLIAM WRIGHT  
6 Dec. 2017  

b. 6 Dec. 1882 in Winnipeg

 
PERCHALUK, WILLIAM (Wasyl Perchaliuk)  
PERCHALUK, WILLIAM (Wasyl Perchaliuk)  
5 Dec. 2017  

d. 5 Dec. 1916 in Calgary

 
WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM FENWICK  
WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM FENWICK  
4 Dec. 2017  

b. 4 Dec. 1800 in Annapolis Royal, N. S.

 
TÊTU, CLÉOPHÉE (baptized Françoise-Cléophée), named Thérèse de Jésus  
TÊTU, CLÉOPHÉE (baptized Françoise-Cléophée), named Thérèse de Jésus  
3 Dec. 2017  

b. 3 Dec. 1824 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

 
LEE MONG KOW (Li Mengjiu)  
LEE MONG KOW (Li Mengjiu)  
2 Dec. 2017  

b. 2 Dec. 1861 in Panyu county, Guangdong province (People’s Republic of China)

 
MASSICOTTE, EDMOND-JOSEPH (baptized Joseph-Edmond)  
MASSICOTTE, EDMOND-JOSEPH (baptized Joseph-Edmond)  
1 Dec. 2017  

b. 1 Dec. 1875 in Sainte-Cunégonde (Montreal)

 
McCRAE, JOHN  
McCRAE, JOHN  
30 Nov. 2017  

b. 30 Nov. 1872 in Guelph, Ont.