Biography of the Day

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

 

JOSEPH, ABRAHAM  
JOSEPH, ABRAHAM  
20 Mar. 2023  

d. 20 March 1886 in Quebec City

 
GOUIN, Sir LOMER (baptized Joseph-Alfred-Lomer)  
GOUIN, Sir LOMER (baptized Joseph-Alfred-Lomer)  
19 Mar. 2023  

b. 19 March 1861 in Saint-Charles-des-Grondines (Grondines), Lower Canada

 
WINKLER, VALENTINE  
WINKLER, VALENTINE  
18 Mar. 2023  

b. 18 March 1864 in Neustadt, Upper Canada

 
DES RIVIÈRES, RODOLPHE (baptized Michel-Rodolphe Trottier Des Rivières Beaubien) (Rodolphe Des Rivières Beaubien, R. Des Rivières, R. DesRivières)  
DES RIVIÈRES, RODOLPHE (baptized Michel-Rodolphe Trottier Des Rivières Beaubien) (Rodolphe Des Rivières Beaubien, R. Des Rivières, R. DesRivières)  
17 Mar. 2023  

d. 17 March 1847 in Montreal

 
BEEMER, SARA GALBRAITH (Calder)  
BEEMER, SARA GALBRAITH (Calder)  
16 Mar. 2023  

d. 16 March 1914 in Hamilton

 
SMITH, GEORGE WASHINGTON  
SMITH, GEORGE WASHINGTON  
15 Mar. 2023  

b. 15 March 1845 in Charles Town (W. Va)

 
LEBASTARD, PROSPER (baptized Prosper-Jean-Marie)  
LEBASTARD, PROSPER (baptized Prosper-Jean-Marie)  
14 Mar. 2023  

b. 14 March 1865 in Saint-Aubin-d’Aubigné, France

 
DUMARESQ, PERRY  
DUMARESQ, PERRY  
13 Mar. 2023  

d. 13 March 1839 in Dalhousie, N.B.

 
LEBLANC, <em>dit</em> Le Maigre, JOSEPH  
LEBLANC, dit Le Maigre, JOSEPH  
12 Mar. 2023  

b. 12 March 1697 at Les Mines (near Wolfville, N.S.)

 
JOBIN, LOUIS (baptized Louis-Jean-Baptiste)  
JOBIN, LOUIS (baptized Louis-Jean-Baptiste)  
11 Mar. 2023  

d. 11 March 1928 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Que.

 
ROSS, HARRIET (Araminta) (Tubman; Davis) (Moses)  
ROSS, HARRIET (Araminta) (Tubman; Davis) (Moses)  
10 Mar. 2023  

d. 10 March 1913 in Auburn, N.Y.

 
BAXTER, AGNES SIME (Hill)  
BAXTER, AGNES SIME (Hill)  
9 Mar. 2023  

d. 9 March 1917 in Columbia, Mo.