Biography of the Day

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

 

DUSSAUS (Dussaust, Dussaut), MARIE-ANGÉLIQUE  
20 June 2016  

b. 20 June 1737 in the parish of Saint-Joseph (Lauzon, Que.)

 
AILLEBOUST D’ARGENTEUIL, PIERRE D’  
19 June 2016  

b. at Quebec, 19 June 1659

 
GRASETT, HENRY JAMES (1847-1930)  
18 June 2016  

b. 18 June 1847 in Toronto

 
OGER, PIERRE, named Dom Marie-Antoine  
17 June 2016  

b. 17 June 1852 in La Jumellière, France

 
POURROY DE LAUBERIVIÈRE, FRANÇOIS-LOUIS DE  
16 June 2016  

b. 16 June 1711 at Grenoble

 
HENSON, JOSIAH  
15 June 2016  

b. 15 June 1789 in Charles County, Md

 
KALLIHIRUA (Qalasirssuaq), baptized Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua (Caloosà, Erasmus York)  
14 June 2016  

d. 14 June 1856 in St John’s

 
MICKLE, SARA (Sarah)  
13 June 2016  

b. 13 June 1853 in Guelph Township, Upper Canada

 
HIND, WILLIAM GEORGE RICHARDSON  
12 June 2016  

b. 12 June 1833 at Nottingham, England

 
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN  
11 June 2016  

d. 11 June 1847 off King William Island (N.W.T.)

 
FENERTY, CHARLES  
10 June 2016  

d. 10 June 1892 in Sackville, N.S.

 
FISHER, PETER  
9 June 2016  

b. 9 June 1782 on Staten Island, N.Y.