Biography of the Day

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

 

JOHNSTON, JAMES FINLAY WEIR  
13 Sept. 2016  

b. 13 Sept. 1796 in Paisley, Scotland

 
JOHNSON, THERESA MARY (Gowanlock)  
12 Sept. 2016  

d. in Tintern (Lincoln), Upper Canada 12 Sept. 1899

 
HALIBURTON, SUSANNA (Sussanah) LUCY ANNE (Weldon)  
11 Sept. 2016  

d. 11 Sept. 1899 in Halifax

 
HORN, KATE M. (Buckland)  
10 Sept. 2016  

d. 10 Sept. 1896 in Montreal

 
COHEN, JACOB RAPHAEL  
9 Sept. 2016  

d. 9 Sept. 1811 in Philadelphia, Pa.

 
MARTIN, ABRAHAM (l’Écossais, Maître Abraham)  
8 Sept. 2016  

d. 8 Sept. 1664 at Quebec

 
McLELLAN, MARY (Wiley)  
7 Sept. 2016  

d. 7 Sept. 1909 in Richmond Hill, Ont.

 
KAIN, WILLIAM  
6 Sept. 2016  

d. 6 Sept. 1830 in Kingston, Upper Canada

 
BECKET, JOHN C.  
5 Sept. 2016  

d. 5 Sept. 1879 in Montreal

 
BÉLANGER, DINA (baptized Marie-Marguerite-Dina-Adélaïde), named Marie Sainte-Cécile-de-Rome  
4 Sept. 2016  

d. 4 Sept. 1929 at the Couvent Jésus-Marie in Sillery, Que.

 
McLOUGHLIN, JOHN (baptized Jean-Baptiste)  
3 Sept. 2016  

d. 3 Sept. 1857 in Oregon City (Oreg.)

 
WARREN, Sir JOHN BORLASE  
2 Sept. 2016  

b. 2 Sept. 1753 in Stapleford (Nottinghamshire), England