Find A Grave - Canada

Abbott, Anderson Ruffin b. April 6, 1837 d. December 29, 1913
Medical Pioneer. When he graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto at the age of 23, he became the first Canadian-born African-American surgeon. During the Civil War, he was one of the only eight Black Doctors involved with the Union Army, serving from 1863 to 1866 as a civilian contract surgeon. His work in the soldier's hospitals in Washington, DC endeared him to President Abraham Lincoln, and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln made a gift to him of the Shepard Plaid shawl that President...[Read More]
Cause of death: Stroke
Toronto Necropolis and Crematorium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Plot: VNG-75
Abbott, John b. March 21, 1821 d. October 30, 1893
3rd Canadian Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, taking over upon the death of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's pioneering first prime minister. The first Canadian-born prime minister and first to be called to serve as PM from the Canadian Senate, he had previously served as a Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1887, as a Senator from 1887 to 1893, and as mayor of Montreal, Quebec...[Read More]
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section C, lot #395
Aberhart, William b. December 30, 1878 d. May 23, 1943
Alberta Premier. He served as the Premier of the province of Alberta, Canada from 1935 until his death in office on May 23, 1943. He was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received his B.A. degree in 1906 and later became a school teacher. In 1915 he became school principal at the Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, Alberta, where he stayed until 1935. In 1918 he also founded the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, and became an advocate for the principle of...[Read More]
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Adams, Stewart Alexander 'Stew' b. September 16, 1904 d. May 18, 1978
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Calgary, Alberta, he played in the National Hockey League as a Left Wing for the Chicago Blackhawks from 1929 to 1932, and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1932 to 1933. He retired from playing hockey in 1936, and passed away in Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 73.
Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ahrens, Carl Henry b. February 15, 1862 d. February 27, 1936
Artist. Prominent in early 20th century North American art, he was most noted for his landscape paintings. Studying with artists William Merritt Chase, George Inness and William Keith, his work ranged from tonalism (painting that utilized the overall tone of colored atmosphere or mist) in the early part of his career to post-impressionistic in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kim Bullock)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Aikins, James Cox b. March 30, 1823 d. August 6, 1904
Canadian Politician. He served as the Secretary of State for Canada from 1867 to 1873, and 1878 to 1880, and as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888. (Bio by: K)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alderdice, Frederick Charles b. November 10, 1872 d. February 28, 1936
Newfoundland Prime Minister. He served as the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from August 1928 to November 17, 1928, as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party and from June 1932 to January 30, 1934, as a Member of the United Newfoundland Party. He was also a prominent businessman, and a Member of the 1924 Newfoundland Legislature Council.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Allan, Sir. Hugh Andrew Montague b. October 13, 1860 d. September 26, 1951
Businessman. A shipbuilder and avid sportsman, he established the Allan Cup, the championship prize of amateur hockey. He was made a Charter Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category in 1945.
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Allen, George Trenholm b. July 27, 1914 d. March 27, 2000
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Bayfield, New Brunswick, Allen played the position of Left Wing for the New York Rangers from 1938 to 1939, the Chicago Blackhawks from 1939 to 1944 and from 1945 to 1946, and the Montreal Canadiens from 1946 to 1947. The brother of Vivian 'Squee' Allen, who was also a professional hockey player, after his retirement from hockey he went into farming and opened up a farm business with his brother Vivian, who died in 1995. H died in Red Deer, Alberta, in...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Allen, John Roberts b. 1872 d. June 7, 1935
Ottawa Mayor. Allen served as the Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1931 until 1933. (Bio by: K)
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Section 50, Lot 32 NW
Allen, William Randall b. June 30, 1919 d. October 1, 1985
Toronto Mayor. He served as the second �Super Mayor� or Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto (Toronto, North York, Scarborough, East York, Etobicoke, and York) from 1962 to 1969. The Metro Chairman was the leader of Metropolitan Toronto and the most senior municipal political figure in Canada. Allen is the namesake of the Allen Expressway. His father was Robert Allen, a Toronto City Councillor and the first Riverdale Member of Provincial Parliament elected in Ontario history as a Liberal in 1934...[Read More] (Bio by: barry)
Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Allum, William James Douglas 'Bill' b. October 9, 1916 d. March 14, 1992
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Allum played for teams in the NHL, EAHL, IAHL, WJRHL, WSRHL, Al-Cup, EHL, NSDHL, WNDHL, OHA-SR, and the USHL hockey leagues. At 5'11, and 194lbs, Allum played the position of Defense for the Winnipeg Rangers from 1934 to 1936, Winnipeg Packers from 1936 to 1937, New York Rovers from 1937 to 1939, Philadelphia Ramblers from 1938 to 1941, Buffalo Bisons from 1941 to 1943, 1945 to 1946, New Haven Eagles from 1941 to 1942, Winnipeg Navy...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Almas, Ralph Clayton 'Red' b. April 26, 1924 d. May 13, 2001
Professional Hockey Player. Almas who was 5'10" 155lbs played for the teams, Saskatoon Elks from 1945 to 1946, Indianapolis Capitals from 1946 to 1947, and 1947 to 1948, St. Louis Flyers from 1948 to 1949, 1949 to 1950, 1950 to 1951, 1951 to 1952, 1952 to 1953, Victoria Cougars from 1953 to 1954, Buffalo Bisons from 1953 to 1954, and the Calgary Stampeders from 1954 to 1955. (Bio by: K)
Saint Anthony's Mausoleum, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ambrozic, Aloysius Cardinal b. January 27, 1930 d. August 26, 2011
Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was the longtime Archbishop of Toronto. Born at Gaberje, Slovenia, into a large family he was educated at Dabrova and at Ljubljana before being forced to take refuge in an Austrian displaced person's camp in 1945. Immigrating to Canada in 1948 he settled in Markham, Ontario, trained at Toronto's St. Augustine Seminary, and was ordained a Priest in 1955. Originally assigned to a Port Colborne parish he was to spend a number of years alternating professorial duties at...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Bishops' Mausoleum
Amyot, Georges-�lie b. January 28, 1856 d. March 28, 1930
Canadian politician and businessman. Born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Qu�bec), on January 28th, 1856. He studied at the commercial academy in thecity of Qu�bec City. He worked on clerical jobs, first with a prominentsaddler, then in his future father-in-law�s factory, Louis Tanguay, until1874. After that he went to Montr�al and got involved in the shoe andhardware businesses, this from 1877 till 1879, then went at the service ofJos. Amyot and Brothers in Qu�bec from 1879 till 1885.In 1885...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Anderson, Lorne 'Lefty' b. July 26, 1931 d. March 20, 1984
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Renfrew, Ontario, Anderson played the position of Goalie for teams in the EHL, NHL, and the EOHL Hockey Leagues. He played for the Atlantic City Sea Gulls from 1947 to 1948, and 1950 to 1951, New York Rangers in 1952, New York Rovers from 1951 to 1952, and the Pembroke Lumber Kings from 1956 to 1957. (Bio by: K)
Thompson Hill Cemetery, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Anderson, Paul b. October 31, 1932 d. July 17, 2005
Professional Football Player. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, he played football for the Hilltop Football Club, and the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1953 to 1958. He also coached the Regina Rams. He passed away at the age of 72. (Bio by: K)
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Anderson, Robert Alexander b. 1858 d. December 5, 1916
Vancouver Mayor. Anderson served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1894. He also served as a Vancouver city alderman from 1892 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Plot: MASONIC/*/*/133/0015
Angers, Fran�ois-Albert b. May 21, 1909 d. July 14, 2003
Economist. Canadian economist and defender of the cause of Qu�bec and French language. A native of the city of Qu�bec, he studied first at the College of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Montmagny, then at �l��cole des Hautes �tudes Commerciales� in Montr�al where he obtained a degree in Commerce in 1934. He went to Paris to study at the Faculty of Law of Paris. In that same city, he graduated also from �l'�cole Libre des Sciences politiques� where, in 1937, he supported a thesis under the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint-�tienne Cemetery, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Anglin-Hull, Margaret b. 1876 d. January 7, 1958
Stage Actress. At the peak of her career, she was one of the leading stage actresses in the world. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, her father was T.W. Anglin, speaker of the House of Commons for Canada. His career and her upper-class upbringing had her moving frequently as a child, attending schools in Montreal, Moncton, and ultimately Toronto. In her teens she travelled to New York to study at a dramatic arts school - not to become an actress, but to become a reader of Shakespeare. Charles...[Read More] (Bio by: Patrick R)
Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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