Biography of the Day

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

 

WEBSTER, ELLA HOBDAY (Bronson)  
11 Feb. 2025  

d. 11 Feb. 1925 in Ottawa

 
PALMER, HENRY SPENCER  
10 Feb. 2025  

d. 10 Feb. 1893 in Tokyo

 
MAGUIRE, MARY ANN, named Sister Mary Francis  
9 Feb. 2025  

d. in Halifax 9 Feb. 1905

 
PELLETIER, LOUIS-PHILIPPE (baptized Louis-Thomas-Godfroi)  
8 Feb. 2025  

d. at Quebec 8 Feb. 1921

 
HARRIS, ALEXANDER  
7 Feb. 2025  

b. 7 Feb. 1805, London, Eng. 

 
GLOCKLING, ROBERT  
6 Feb. 2025  

d. 6 Feb. 1913 in Indianapolis, Ind.

 
COOK, MICHAEL URIAS  
5 Feb. 2025  

d. 5 Feb. 1912 near Aultsville, Ont.

 
JETTÉ, JULES  
4 Feb. 2025  

d. 4 Feb. 1927 in Akulurak, Alaska

 
GRAY, ROBERT (1862-1929)  
3 Feb. 2025  

b. 3 Feb. 1862 in Chatham, Upper Canada 

 
BEECHEY, FRANCES ANNE (Hopkins)  
2 Feb. 2025  

b. 2 Feb. 1838 in England 

 
AKINS, THOMAS BEAMISH  
1 Feb. 2025  

b. 1 Feb. 1809 in Liverpool, N.S. 

 
ZOUBERBUHLER, SEBASTIAN  
31 Jan. 2025  

d. 31 Jan. 1773 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia