Biography of the Day

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

 

LONGLEY, LYDIA (baptized Lydia-Madeleine), <em>dite</em> Sainte-Madeleine  
12 Apr. 2019  

b. 12 April 1674 at Groton, Massachusetts

 
MILLER, LINUS WILSON  
11 Apr. 2019  

d. 11 April 1880, at Jamestown, N.Y.

 
HOLLINGER, BENJAMIN  
10 Apr. 2019  

b. 10 April 1885 in Point Alexander, Ont.

 
PURVIS, NANCY  
9 Apr. 2019  

d. 9 April 1839 in Bridgetown, N.S.

 
STRICKLAND, SUSANNA (Moodie)  
8 Apr. 2019  

d. 8 April 1885 at Toronto, Ont.

 
FORBES, SARAH  
7 Apr. 2019  

b. 7 April 1860 in Liverpool, N.S.

 
CAMERON, JOHN (1827-1910)  
6 Apr. 2019  

d. 6 April 1910 in Antigonish, N.S.

 
MUIR, ALEXANDER  
5 Apr. 2019  

b. 5 April 1830 in Lesmahagow, Scotland

 
MASSEY, WALTER EDWARD HART  
4 Apr. 2019  

b. 4 April 1864 in Newcastle, Upper Canada

 
ROSS, Sir JAMES CLARK  
3 Apr. 2019  

d. 3 April 1862 in Aylesbury, England

 
CHARTRAND, JOSEPH-DAMASE (baptized Joseph) (Captain Chartrand, Chartrand des Écorres)  
2 Apr. 2019  

d. 2 April 1905 in Kingston, Ontario

 
POPE, JOHN HENRY  
1 Apr. 2019  

d. 1 April 1889 in Ottawa, Ontario