Biography of the Day

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

 

COOK, JAMES  
27 Oct. 2013  

b. 27 Oct. 1728 in Marton-in-Cleveland (Marton, North Yorkshire), England

 
HERTEL DE ROUVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE  
26 Oct. 2013  

b. 26 Oct. 1668 at Trois-Rivières

 
SPROULE, THOMAS SIMPSON  
25 Oct. 2013  

b. 25 Oct. 1843 in King Township, Upper Canada

 
LEGARDEUR DE SAINT-PIERRE, JACQUES  
24 Oct. 2013  

b. 24 Oct. 1701 at Montreal

 
SKINNER, EMMA SOPHIA (Fiske)  
23 Oct. 2013  

b. 23 Oct. 1852 in Saint John

 
RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)  
22 Oct. 2013  

b. 22 Oct. 1844 in the Red River Settlement (Man.)

 
CARON, RENÉ-ÉDOUARD  
21 Oct. 2013  

b. 21 Oct. 1800 at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, L.C.

 
MOONEY, HELEN LETITIA (McCLUNG)  
20 Oct. 2013  

b. 20 Oct. 1873 near Chatsworth, Ont.

 
LACOSTE, MARIE (baptized Marie-Thaïs-Élodie-Coralie) (Gérin-Lajoie)  
19 Oct. 2013  

b. 19 Oct. 1867 in the parish of Notre-Dame, Montreal

 
TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT  
18 Oct. 2013  

b. 18 Oct. 1919 in Outremont (Montreal)

 
VALLÉE, CHARLES-AMÉDÉE  
17 Oct. 2013  

b. 17 Oct. 1850 in Saint-Roch parish at Quebec

 
FRASER, CHRISTOPHER FINLAY  
16 Oct. 2013  

b. 16 Oct. 1839 in Brockville, Upper Canada