Biography of the Day

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

 

COMEAU, ANSELM-FRANÇOIS  
COMEAU, ANSELM-FRANÇOIS  
2 Dec. 2015  

b. 2 Dec. 1793 at Comeauville, N.S.

 
LANDRY, ISRAËL-J.-D. (baptized Jean-Misaël Maynard)  
LANDRY, ISRAËL-J.-D. (baptized Jean-Misaël Maynard)  
1 Dec. 2015  

b. 1 Dec. 1843 in Dorchester (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Lower Canada

 
BALL, RICHARD AMOS  
BALL, RICHARD AMOS  
30 Nov. 2015  

b. 30 Nov. 1845 in St Catharines, Upper Canada

 
MEIN, SUSAN (Sibbald)  
MEIN, SUSAN (Sibbald)  
29 Nov. 2015  

b. 29 Nov. 1783 at Fowey, Cornwall, England

 
WHEELWRIGHT, ESTHER (rebaptized Marie-Joseph), <em>dite</em> de l’Enfant-Jésus  
WHEELWRIGHT, ESTHER (rebaptized Marie-Joseph), dite de l’Enfant-Jésus  
28 Nov. 2015  

d. 28 Nov. 1780 at Quebec

 
BONAMI (Bonamis), <em>dit</em> Lespérance (L’Espérance), ALEXIS  
BONAMI (Bonamis), dit Lespérance (L’Espérance), ALEXIS  
27 Nov. 2015  

b. 27 Nov. 1796 at Saint-Michel d’Yamaska (Yamaska, Que.)

 
LAPOINTE, ERNEST  
LAPOINTE, ERNEST  
26 Nov. 2015  

d. 26 Nov. 1941 in Montreal

 
HUBBARD, MABEL GARDINER (Bell)  
HUBBARD, MABEL GARDINER (Bell)  
25 Nov. 2015  

b. 25 Nov. 1857 in Cambridge, Mass.

 
THAYENDANEGEA (Thayendanegen, Thayeadanegea) (Joseph Thayendanegea, Joseph Brant)  
THAYENDANEGEA (Thayendanegen, Thayeadanegea) (Joseph Thayendanegea, Joseph Brant)  
24 Nov. 2015  

d. 24 Nov. 1807 in what is now Burlington, Ont.

 
COUTLÉE, THÉRÈSE-GENEVIÈVE  
COUTLÉE, THÉRÈSE-GENEVIÈVE  
23 Nov. 2015  

b. 23 Nov. 1742 in Montreal

 
LESSLIE, JAMES  
LESSLIE, JAMES  
22 Nov. 2015  

b. 22 Nov. 1802 in Dundee, Scotland

 
WELLS, EMMA LUCY (Dickson)  
WELLS, EMMA LUCY (Dickson)  
21 Nov. 2015  

b. 21 Nov. 1854 in Nova Scotia