Biography of the Day

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

 

GAUKEL, FRIEDRICH (Frederick)  
8 Nov. 2015  

d. 8 Nov. 1853 in Berlin (Kitchener), Upper Canada

 
PEEL, PAUL  
7 Nov. 2015  

b. 7 Nov. 1860 in London, Upper Canada

 
McLEOD, ALAN ARNETT  
6 Nov. 2015  

d. 6 Nov. 1918 in Winnipeg

 
ADAMS, MARY ELECTA  
5 Nov. 2015  

d. 5 Nov. 1898 in Toronto.

 
McGEE, FRANCIS CLARENCE  
4 Nov. 2015  

b. 4 Nov. 1882 in Ottawa

 
FORBIN-JANSON, CHARLES-AUGUSTE-MARIE-JOSEPH DE  
3 Nov. 2015  

b. 3 Nov. 1785 in Paris

 
CAIRNS, HUGH  
2 Nov. 2015  

d. 2 Nov. 1918 near Valenciennes, France

 
BORDUAS, PAUL-ÉMILE (baptized Paul-Émile-Charles)  
1 Nov. 2015  

b. 1 Nov. 1905 in Saint-Hilaire (Mont-Saint-Hilaire), Que.

 
MARTIN, CLARA BRETT  
31 Oct. 2015  

d. unmarried 31 Oct. 1923

 
DeCOTEAU (Decouteau), ALEXANDER  
30 Oct. 2015  

d. unmarried 30 Oct. 1917 in Belgium

 
DESMARTEAU, ÉTIENNE (baptized Joseph-Étienne Birtz)  
29 Oct. 2015  

d. unmarried 29 Oct. 1905 in Montreal, and was buried on 31 October in Boucherville

 
GRIER, SARAH HANNAH ROBERTA (Coome)  
28 Oct. 2015  

b. 28 Oct. 1837 in Carrying Place, Upper Canada