Biography of the Day

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

 

JARVIS, WILLIAM BOTSFORD  
JARVIS, WILLIAM BOTSFORD  
26 July 2014  

d. 26 July 1864 at Toronto, Canada West

 
CRAMP, JOHN MOCKETT  
CRAMP, JOHN MOCKETT  
25 July 2014  

b. 25 July 1796 at St Peter’s (St Peter Extra), Isle of Thanet, England

 
DUBOIS DAVAUGOUR, PIERRE  
DUBOIS DAVAUGOUR, PIERRE  
24 July 2014  

d. fighting against the Turks at Serinvans-Zrin, on the borders of Croatia, 24 July 1664

 
PEMBERTON, JOSEPH DESPARD  
PEMBERTON, JOSEPH DESPARD  
23 July 2014  

 b. 23 July 1821 near Dublin (Republic of Ireland)

 
BULYEA, GEORGE HEDLEY VICARS  
BULYEA, GEORGE HEDLEY VICARS  
22 July 2014  

d. 22 July 1928 near Peachland, B.C.

 
BEASLEY, RICHARD  
BEASLEY, RICHARD  
21 July 2014  

b. 21 July 1761 in the colony of New York

 
DENAUT, PIERRE  
DENAUT, PIERRE  
20 July 2014  

b. 20 July 1743 in Montreal (Que.)

 
WOOD, JOHN TAYLOR  
WOOD, JOHN TAYLOR  
19 July 2014  

d. 19 July 1904 in Halifax

 
GRIFFIN, JANE (Franklin, Lady Franklin)  
GRIFFIN, JANE (Franklin, Lady Franklin)  
18 July 2014  

d. 18 July 1875 at London

 
McLEAN, DONALD  
McLEAN, DONALD  
17 July 2014  

d. 17 July 1864 in Chilcotin, B.C.

 
CREIGHTON, LETITIA (Youmans)  
CREIGHTON, LETITIA (Youmans)  
16 July 2014  

d. 16 July 1896 in Toronto

 
GRANT, CUTHBERT (d. 1854)  
GRANT, CUTHBERT (d. 1854)  
15 July 2014  

d. 15 July 1854 in White Horse Plain (St François Xavier, Man.)