Biography of the Day

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

 

BALDWIN, AUGUSTUS WARREN  
5 Jan. 2026  

d. 5 Jan. 1866 at Russell Hill, his estate near Toronto, Canada West

 
CASHMAN, ELLEN (Nellie Pioche, Irish Nellie)  
4 Jan. 2026  

d. unmarried 4 Jan. 1925 in Victoria

 
STRICKLAND, SAMUEL  
3 Jan. 2026  

d. 3 Jan. 1867 at Lakefield, Canada West

 
CAREY, DAVID ARTHUR  
2 Jan. 2026  

b. 2 Jan. 1859 in Dublin

 
DEASE, PETER WARREN  
1 Jan. 2026  

b. 1 Jan. 1788 at Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.)

 
HOWE, CLARENCE DECATUR  
31 Dec. 2025  

d. 31 Dec. 1960 in Montreal

 
HERIOT, FREDERICK GEORGE  
30 Dec. 2025  

d. 30 Dec. 1843 in Drummondville, Lower Canada

 
DEBLOIS, SARAH (Deblois)  
29 Dec. 2025  

b. 29 Dec. 1753 in Boston

 
MOLSON, JOHN (1763-1836) (John Molson Sr)  
28 Dec. 2025  

b. 28 Dec. 1763 in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England

 
TOUPIN-FAFARD, MATHILDE (baptized Marie-Célina-Mathilde) (Mathilda)  
27 Dec. 2025  

b. 27 Dec. 1875 in Saint-Cuthbert, Que.

 
RUSSELL, ELIZABETH  
26 Dec. 2025  

b. 26 Dec. 1754 in Gibraltar

 
RITCHOT, NOËL-JOSEPH (baptized Joseph-Noël)  
25 Dec. 2025  

b. 25 Dec. 1825 in L’Assomption, Lower Canada