Biography of the Day

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

 

BURTIS, WILLIAM RICHARD MULHAREN  
BURTIS, WILLIAM RICHARD MULHAREN  
12 Dec. 2014  

d. 12 Dec. 1882 in York County, N.B .

 
RENAUD D’AVÈNE DES MÉLOIZES, ANGÉLIQUE (baptized Angélique-Geneviève) (Péan)  
RENAUD D’AVÈNE DES MÉLOIZES, ANGÉLIQUE (baptized Angélique-Geneviève) (Péan)  
11 Dec. 2014  

b. 11 Dec. 1722 at Quebec

 
WHELAN, EDWARD  
WHELAN, EDWARD  
10 Dec. 2014  

d. 10 Dec. 1867 in Charlottetown, P. E. I.

 
MARTÍNEZ FERNÁNDEZ Y MARTÍNEZ DE LA SIERRA, ESTEBAN JOSÉ  
MARTÍNEZ FERNÁNDEZ Y MARTÍNEZ DE LA SIERRA, ESTEBAN JOSÉ  
9 Dec. 2014  

b. 9 Dec. 1742 in Seville, Spain

 
McKAY, SMITH  
McKAY, SMITH  
8 Dec. 2014  

d. 8 Dec. 1889 at St John’s, Nfld.

 
TRESTLER (Tröstler), JEAN-JOSEPH  
TRESTLER (Tröstler), JEAN-JOSEPH  
7 Dec. 2014  

d. 7 Dec. 1813 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

 
STRICKLAND, SUSANNA (Moodie)  
STRICKLAND, SUSANNA (Moodie)  
6 Dec. 2014  

b. 6 Dec. 1803 in Bungay, Suffolk, England

 
CURRIE, Sir ARTHUR WILLIAM  
CURRIE, Sir ARTHUR WILLIAM  
5 Dec. 2014  

b. 5 Dec. 1875 in Adelaide Township, Ont.

 
ESPLIN, CHARLES  
ESPLIN, CHARLES  
4 Dec. 2014  

d. 4 Dec. 1905 in Winnipeg

 
MACAULAY, Sir JAMES BUCHANAN  
MACAULAY, Sir JAMES BUCHANAN  
3 Dec. 2014  

b. 3 Dec. 1793 in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada

 
MILNES, Sir ROBERT SHORE  
MILNES, Sir ROBERT SHORE  
2 Dec. 2014  

d. 2 Dec. 1837 in Tunbridge Wells (Royal Tunbridge Wells), England

 
MOUNTAIN, JACOB  
MOUNTAIN, JACOB  
1 Dec. 2014  

b. 1 Dec. 1749 in the parish of Thwaite All Saints, England