Biography of the Day

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

 

TATLOW, ROBERT GARNETT  
TATLOW, ROBERT GARNETT  
11 Apr. 2023  

d. 11 April 1910 in Victoria

 
WHEELWRIGHT, ESTHER (rebaptized Marie-Joseph), <em>dite</em> de l’Enfant-Jésus  
WHEELWRIGHT, ESTHER (rebaptized Marie-Joseph), dite de l’Enfant-Jésus  
10 Apr. 2023  

b. 10 April 1696 (n.s.) at Wells, Massachusetts (now Maine)

 
PELLETIER, WILFRID (baptized Joseph-Louis-Wilfrid) (Wilfred)  
PELLETIER, WILFRID (baptized Joseph-Louis-Wilfrid) (Wilfred)  
9 Apr. 2023  

d. 9 April 1982 in New York and was buried in the cemetery of St David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pa.

 
BOUCHETTE, JOSEPH  
BOUCHETTE, JOSEPH  
8 Apr. 2023  

d. 8 April 1841 in Montreal

 
FINLAYSON, MARGARET (Haberkorn; Pabst), known as Margaret Bloomer and Margaret Mather  
FINLAYSON, MARGARET (Haberkorn; Pabst), known as Margaret Bloomer and Margaret Mather  
7 Apr. 2023  

d. 7 April 1898 in Charleston, W.Va., and was buried in Detroit

 
ENGLEHART, JACOB LEWIS  
ENGLEHART, JACOB LEWIS  
6 Apr. 2023  

d. 6 April 1921 in Toronto

 
HEPBURN, JOHN  
HEPBURN, JOHN  
5 Apr. 2023  

d. on 5 April 1864 at Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

 
MARCOT, MARGUERITE-MAGDELAINE (La Framboise)  
MARCOT, MARGUERITE-MAGDELAINE (La Framboise)  
4 Apr. 2023  

d. 4 April 1846 on Mackinac Island, Michigan

 
LENOIR, <em>dit</em> Rolland, JOSEPH  
LENOIR, dit Rolland, JOSEPH  
3 Apr. 2023  

d. 3 April 1861 at Montreal

 
ROBB, JAMES  
ROBB, JAMES  
2 Apr. 2023  

d. 2 April 1861 in Fredericton, N.B.

 
VALLANCE, MARGARET (Taylor) (Lady Taylor)  
VALLANCE, MARGARET (Taylor) (Lady Taylor)  
1 Apr. 2023  

b. 1 April 1840 in Hamilton, Upper Canada

 
FLOWERDEW, GORDON MURIEL  
FLOWERDEW, GORDON MURIEL  
31 Mar. 2023  

d. 31 March 1918 near Moreuil, France