Biography of the Day

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

 

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

 
CARTIER, TOUSSAINT, called “the hermit of Saint-Barnabé”  
30 Jan. 2025  

d. 30 Jan. 1767

 
TORRANCE, DAVID  
29 Jan. 2025  

d. 29 Jan. 1876 at Montreal, Que.