Angus Bethune

male, deceased (1858)
Canadianhistoricalfigure, columbia river, norman, Fur trader, North West Company, David Thompson
Angus Bethune, (9 September 1783 - 13 November 1858) was the oldest of a family that included his brother, Donald Bethune. (Donald became an...

John Troyer

male, deceased (1842)
Settler of Canada, Black Magic, Canadianhistoricalfigure, ramsay, Niagara Falls Evening Review
John Troyer (3 February 1753 - 28 February 1842) was a generally feared religious figure in the Long Point region. Troyer is widely regarded to...

Nathaniel Pettit

male, deceased (1803)
Canadian, judge, ancaster, durham, lincoln county, Canadianhistoricalfigure
Nathaniel Pettit (June 12 1724 - March 9 1803) was a political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Sussex County, New Jersey in 1724. In 1766,...

Jacques Talbot

male, deceased (1756)
Settler of Canada, bap, baptized, New France, Canadianhistoricalfigure
Jacques Talbot, (bap 12 November 1678 - d January 2, 1756), came to New France in 1716. He had a career as a schoolmaster at Montreal that spanned...
Josiah Henson

Josiah Henson

male, deceased (1883)
Province of Upper Canada, kent county, Black Canadian, province of canada, American, Canadianhistoricalfigure
Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 - May 5, 1883) was born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland. He escaped to Ontario, Canada in 1830, and founded a...
Ranald MacDonald

Ranald MacDonald

male, deceased (1894)
metis, Canadian of Scottish descent, Matthew Calbraith Perry, explorer, tokugawa shogunate, American…Canadianhistoricalfigure, Scottish Canadian
Ranald MacDonald (3 February, 1824 - August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke...
Jennie Kidd Trout

Jennie Kidd Trout

female, deceased (1921)
Scottish migrant to Ontario, Kelso, Scotland, Brantford, Pre-Confederation Ontario, from Perth County, Ontario, Women's Medical College…Canadian, Canadianhistoricalfigure
Jennie Kidd Trout (April 21, 1841 - November 10, 1921) was the first woman in Canada legally to become a medical doctor, and was the only woman in...
William Grant Stairs

William Grant Stairs

male, deceased (1892)
Canadian of American descent, Canadian of British descent, City of Halifax, congo river, halifax, tanzania…Canadian, Canadianhistoricalfigure, Scottish Canadian
William Grant Stairs (July 1, 1863 - June 9, 1892) was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two of the...
Edward Cornwallis

Edward Cornwallis

male, deceased (1776)
suffolk, Old Etonian, Culford, Acadia, Frederick, halifax…Canadianhistoricalfigure
Edward Cornwallis, was a British military officer, known as “the Founder of Halifax”. He was born in London, the sixth son of Charles, fourth Baro...
Collingwood Schreiber

Collingwood Schreiber

male, deceased (1918)
knight, From Essex, General Manager, Canadianhistoricalfigure, engineer, canadian pacific railway…Canadian, Canadian Society of Civil Engineer, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Sir Collingwood Schreiber (December 14, 1831 - March 23, 1918) was a surveyor, engineer, and civil servant. He is best known for his efforts in...