Alexander Ross

male, deceased (1856)
Alexander Ross, (May 9 1783 - October 23 1856), was a fur trader and author who emigrated to Upper Canada, (Ontario), from Scotland in about 1805....
Susanna Moodie

Susanna Moodie

female, deceased (1885)
Susanna Moodie, née Strickland (6 December 1803 - 8 April 1885) was a British-Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in C...
John Ware

John Ware

male, deceased (1905)
John Ware (c. 1845 - 12 September 1905) was an African-American born into slavery in South Carolina, or, according to another source, in northern...
Judge Fulton

Judge Fulton

male, deceased (1826)
James 'Judge' Fulton (born in Belfast 1739 - died in Bass River, Nova Scotia 25 September 1826) was justice of the peace, judge, surveyor,...
Marie-Anne Gaboury

Marie-Anne Gaboury

female, deceased (1875)
Marie-Anne Lagimodière, née Gaboury was a French-Canadian woman noted as both the grandmother of Louis Riel, and as the first woman of European de...
Charles Ora Card

Charles Ora Card

male, deceased (1906)
Charles Ora Card, founded the town of Cardston, Alberta in 1887, as the first Mormon settlement in Canada, under the direction of John Taylor. This...
John Moore Robinson

John Moore Robinson

male, 154 years old
John Moore Robinson, born in Ontario, Canada in 1855, was a pioneer, rancher, prospector, politician and orchardist who helped shape British...

Thomas Burgess

male
Thomas Burgess was the founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada, who first settled the region in the mid-1800s. It is now a popular part of the cottage...
Jeanne Mance

Jeanne Mance

female, deceased (1673)
Jeanne Mance was a French settler in Montreal. She was born in Langres, in eastern France. From the very beginning, Jeanne believed that God...
Clark Finch

Clark Finch

male, deceased (1945)
Clark Mackenzie Finch was a businessperson and settler credited with being the founder of Fort St. John, British Columbia. He owned a store, the...