Biography of the Day

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

 

COCHRANE, MATTHEW HENRY  
11 Nov. 2021  

b. 11 Nov. 1823 in Compton, Lower Canada

 
BAUDRY, MARIE-VICTOIRE, named de la Croix  
10 Nov. 2021  

d. 10 Nov. 1846 in Montreal

 
AUBIN, NAPOLÉON (baptized Aimé-Nicolas)  
9 Nov. 2021  

b. 9 Nov. 1812 at Chêne-Bougeries, a commune in the suburbs of Geneva (Switzerland)

 
COX, ESTHER (Porter; Shanahan)  
8 Nov. 2021  

d. 8 Nov. 1912 in Brockton, Mass.

 
McLEAN (MacLean), JOHN (1828-86)  
7 Nov. 2021  

d. 7 Nov. 1886 at Prince Albert (Sask.)

 
EDWARDS, ANNA HARRIETTE (baptized Ann Harriet Emma) (Leonowens)  
6 Nov. 2021  

b. 6 Nov. 1831 in Ahmadnagar, India

 
ADAMS, MARY ELECTA  
5 Nov. 2021  

d. 5 Nov. 1898 in Toronto

 
MURRAY, Sir HERBERT HARLEY  
4 Nov. 2021  

b. 4 Nov. 1829 in Bromley (London), England

 
ROBITAILLE, OLIVIER  
3 Nov. 2021  

d. 3 Nov. 1896 at Quebec

 
ROBERTSON, JAMES WILSON  
2 Nov. 2021  

b. 2 Nov. 1857 in Dunlop, Scotland

 
GIBSON, JOHN ARTHUR  
1 Nov. 2021  

d. 1 Nov. 1912 in Tuscarora Township on the Six Nations Reserve, Upper Canada

 
CORRIVEAU (Corrivaux), MARIE-JOSEPHTE, known as La Corriveau  
31 Oct. 2021  

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