Born July 18, 1926 Died January 5, 1987 Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest of God (1966) and The Diviners (1974). Her novel Stone Angel (1964) is also widely read in schools across Canada.She … Continued
Born July 4, 1816 Died January 12, 1899 Hiram Walker built the Windsor Distillery and Flouring Mill in 1859 later to become Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. He introduced Canadian Club whisky in 1884.
Ernest Armstrong McCulloch was a cellular biologist, co-discoverer of the existence of stem cells. Born in Toronto, Ontario April 27, 1926; died there January 20, 2011. McCulloch was educated at the University of Toronto. He is interred at Mount Pleasant … Continued
Also known as Gertrude Mary Elise Ettershank (née), Klaw-law-we-leth Born 26 March 1917 on the Mission Reserve on the north of the Fraser River, now part of North Vancouver. Died 25 January 1998 Cemetery: Musqueam reserve, Vancouver, BC https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gertrude-guerin
Date of Birth1887-06-04, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Date of Death 1949-01-09, Lady Willingdon Hospital, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Cause of death: Pneumonia Also known … Continued
Date of Birth1620-04-16 Date of Death1700-01-20 Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec. She lived in Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal) as of 1653, … Continued
George Richardson VC Born 1 August 1831 Derrylane, near Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland Died 28 January 1923 Westminster Hospital, London, Ontario Interred Prospect Cemetery, Toronto Veterans Section 7, Plot 2751 Sergeant George Richardson, VC, was the son of John and Anne … Continued
Born: March 24th, 1928, Toronto, Ontario. Died: January 22nd, 1982, Toronto Ontario. Buried: St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto Ontario January 26th 1982