Biography of the Day

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

 

KĀPEYAKWĀSKONAM (Kah-pah-yak-as-to-cum) (One Arrow, Une Flèche)  
KĀPEYAKWĀSKONAM (Kah-pah-yak-as-to-cum) (One Arrow, Une Flèche)  
25 Apr. 2021  

d. 25 April 1886 at St Boniface, Manitoba

 
SCALLION, JAMES WILLIAM  
SCALLION, JAMES WILLIAM  
24 Apr. 2021  

d. unmarried 24 April 1926 in Virden, Manitoba

 
DUFFY, JAMES  
DUFFY, JAMES  
23 Apr. 2021  

d. unmarried 23 April 1915 near Ypres (Ieper), Belgium

 
LE SUEUR, AMELIA (Yeomans)  
LE SUEUR, AMELIA (Yeomans)  
22 Apr. 2021  

d. 22 April 1913 in Calgary

 
GOWANLOCK, JENNY KIDD (Trout)  
GOWANLOCK, JENNY KIDD (Trout)  
21 Apr. 2021  

b. 21 April 1841 in Kelso, Scotland

 
NAULT, ANDRÉ  
NAULT, ANDRÉ  
20 Apr. 2021  

b. 20 April 1830 in Point Douglas (Winnipeg)

 
SOUTHCOTT, JAMES THOMAS  
SOUTHCOTT, JAMES THOMAS  
19 Apr. 2021  

d. in St John’s 19 April 1898

 
WOOD, JOSIAH  
WOOD, JOSIAH  
18 Apr. 2021  

b. 18 April 1843 in Sackville, N.B.

 
BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, dite du Saint-Sacrement  
BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, dite du Saint-Sacrement  
17 Apr. 2021  

b. 17 April 1620 at Troyes in Champagne (France)

 
PARISEAU (Parizeau), ESTHER, named Joseph du Sacré-Cœur  
PARISEAU (Parizeau), ESTHER, named Joseph du Sacré-Cœur  
16 Apr. 2021  

b. 16 April 1823 in Saint-Martin (Laval), Lower Canada

 
ROSS, Sir JAMES CLARK  
ROSS, Sir JAMES CLARK  
15 Apr. 2021  

b. 15 April 1800, possibly in Scotland

 
MAKOYI-OPISTOKI (Crop Eared Wolf)  
MAKOYI-OPISTOKI (Crop Eared Wolf)  
14 Apr. 2021  

d. 14 April 1913 on the Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta