Biography of the Day

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

 

PAYEN DE NOYAN, MARIE-CATHERINE, named de Saint-Alexis  
9 Nov. 2015  

d. 9 Nov. 1818 at Quebec

 
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