Biography of the Day

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

 

BÉLANGER, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER  
BÉLANGER, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER  
19 Jan. 2026  

d. 19 Jan. 1882 at Quebec City

 
MARLATT, WENONAH  
MARLATT, WENONAH  
18 Jan. 2026  

b. 18 Jan. 1883 in Portage la Prairie, Man.

 
TASSÉ, JOSEPH  
TASSÉ, JOSEPH  
17 Jan. 2026  

d. 17 Jan. 1895 in Montreal

 
MAUMOUSSEAU, FRANÇOISE  
MAUMOUSSEAU, FRANÇOISE  
16 Jan. 2026  

d. 16 Jan. 1704 at Ville-Marie

 
BRYCE, PETER HENDERSON  
BRYCE, PETER HENDERSON  
15 Jan. 2026  

d. 15 Jan. 1932 at sea and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa

 
JUCHEREAU DE LA FERTÉ, JEANNE-FRANÇOISE, <em>dite</em> de Saint-Ignace  
JUCHEREAU DE LA FERTÉ, JEANNE-FRANÇOISE, dite de Saint-Ignace  
14 Jan. 2026  

d. 14 Jan. 1723

 
BOUDREAU (Boudreault, Boudreaux, Boudrot), CÉCILE (Pitre; Pellerin)  
BOUDREAU (Boudreault, Boudreaux, Boudrot), CÉCILE (Pitre; Pellerin)  
13 Jan. 2026  

d. 13 Jan. 1811 in Nicolet

 
MULLINS, ROSANNA ELEANORA (Leprohon)  
MULLINS, ROSANNA ELEANORA (Leprohon)  
12 Jan. 2026  

b. in Montreal, L.C., 12 Jan. 1829

 
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER  
11 Jan. 2026  
b. 10 Jan. 1815 (the registered date) or 11 Jan. (the date he and his family celebrated) in Glasgow, Scotland
 
McINTOSH, JOHN (b. 1777, d.1845 or 1846)  
McINTOSH, JOHN (b. 1777, d.1845 or 1846)  
10 Jan. 2026  

d. between 19 Sept. 1845 and 10 Jan. 1846 near McIntosh’s Corners (Dundela), Upper Canada

 
FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR  
FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR  
9 Jan. 2026  

b. 9 Jan. 1838 in London, England

 
MOYEN, JEAN  
MOYEN, JEAN  
8 Jan. 2026  

d. 8 Jan. 1899 at the Séminaire d’Alix, in Lyons, France