Biography of the Day

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

 

LEFROY, AUGUSTUS HENRY FRAZER  
LEFROY, AUGUSTUS HENRY FRAZER  
21 June 2023  

b. 21 June 1852 in Toronto

 
DUSSAUS (Dussaust, Dussaut), MARIE-ANGÉLIQUE  
DUSSAUS (Dussaust, Dussaut), MARIE-ANGÉLIQUE  
20 June 2023  

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

 
SNIDER, ELIAS WEBER BINGEMAN  
SNIDER, ELIAS WEBER BINGEMAN  
19 June 2023  

b. 19 June 1842 in Waterloo, Upper Canada

 
AMHERST, ELIZABETH FRANCES (Hale)  
AMHERST, ELIZABETH FRANCES (Hale)  
18 June 2023  

d. 18 June 1826 at Quebec

 
OGER, PIERRE, named Dom Marie-Antoine  
OGER, PIERRE, named Dom Marie-Antoine  
17 June 2023  

b. 17 June 1852 in La Jumellière, France

 
MEIGHEN, ARTHUR  
MEIGHEN, ARTHUR  
16 June 2023  

b. 16 June 1874 near Anderson, Ont.

 
THEAKSTON, MAJOR  
THEAKSTON, MAJOR  
15 June 2023  

b. 15 June 1833 in London, England

 
KALLIHIRUA (Qalasirssuaq), baptized Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua (Caloosà, Erasmus York)  
KALLIHIRUA (Qalasirssuaq), baptized Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua (Caloosà, Erasmus York)  
14 June 2023  

d. unmarried 14 June 1856 in St John’s

 
WILLIAMS, ARTHUR TREFUSIS HENEAGE  
WILLIAMS, ARTHUR TREFUSIS HENEAGE  
13 June 2023  

b. 13 June 1837 at Port Hope, Upper Canada

 
BRUNET, <em>dit</em> L’Estang (L’Étang), VÉRONIQUE, named Sainte-Rose (Verronique Létant)  
BRUNET, dit L’Estang (L’Étang), VÉRONIQUE, named Sainte-Rose (Verronique Létant)  
12 June 2023  

d. 12 June 1810 in Montreal, Lower Canada

 
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN  
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN  
11 June 2023  

d. 11 June 1847, probably on board hms Erebus near King William Island (Nt)

 
PARKHURST, EDWIN RODIE  
PARKHURST, EDWIN RODIE  
10 June 2023  

d. unmarried 10 June 1924 in Toronto