Biography of the Day

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

 

MORIN, GERMAIN  
MORIN, GERMAIN  
20 Aug. 2021  

d. 20 Aug. 1702 at the Hôtel-Dieu, Quebec

 
BOUCHER, GENEVIÈVE, <em>dite</em> de Saint-Pierre  
BOUCHER, GENEVIÈVE, dite de Saint-Pierre  
19 Aug. 2021  

b. 19 Aug. 1676 at Boucherville, Quebec

 
NORWEST, HENRY  
NORWEST, HENRY  
18 Aug. 2021  

d. 18 Aug. 1918 near Amiens, France

 
FIELD, ELIZABETH (Eliza) (Jones; Carey) (Kecheahgahmequa)  
FIELD, ELIZABETH (Eliza) (Jones; Carey) (Kecheahgahmequa)  
17 Aug. 2021  

d. 17 Aug. 1890 at Brantford, Ont.

 
GIBAULT (Gibaut), PIERRE  
GIBAULT (Gibaut), PIERRE  
16 Aug. 2021  

d. 16 Aug. 1802 in New Madrid (Mo.)

 
MacPHERSON, ISABEL ECCLESTONE (Mackay)  
MacPHERSON, ISABEL ECCLESTONE (Mackay)  
15 Aug. 2021  

d. 15 Aug. 1928 in Vancouver

 
McSPIRITT, FRANCIS  
McSPIRITT, FRANCIS  
14 Aug. 2021  

d. 14 Aug. 1895 in Wildfield, Ont.

 
SKAKEL, ALEXANDER  
SKAKEL, ALEXANDER  
13 Aug. 2021  

d. 13 Aug. 1846 in Montreal

 
FAULKNER, MATILDA MOORE (Churchill)  
FAULKNER, MATILDA MOORE (Churchill)  
12 Aug. 2021  

d. 12 Aug. 1924 in Toronto

 
BEAUBIEN, MARGUERITE  
BEAUBIEN, MARGUERITE  
11 Aug. 2021  

d. 11 Aug. 1848 in Montreal

 
STEPHANSSON, STEPHAN GUDMUNDUR (Stefán Guðmundsson)  
STEPHANSSON, STEPHAN GUDMUNDUR (Stefán Guðmundsson)  
10 Aug. 2021  

d. 10 Aug. 1927 near Markerville, Alta.

 
FIELD, ROBERT  
FIELD, ROBERT  
9 Aug. 2021  

d. 9 Aug. 1819 in Kingston, Jamaica