On This Day ... 17 April

1799     Mary Yarrow was born in Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of John Yarrow and Jane Horsley.

1886     Evangeline Bagshaw nee Pugh died in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. She was 30 years old and died in childbirth.

1897     Myrtle Annis Irene Pugh was born in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of John Wesley Pugh and Athlinda Louisa Blackburn.