Who's Who of Ballooning


APPENDIX4-CE
Summary of CANADIAN BALLOON Activity
Pre-1903


flight date aeronaut (notes) nat. launched from-to
24 Aug.1835 DONEGANI, Joseph (Z) USA Montreal QUE
10 Aug.1840 LAURIAT, Louis (Z) FRA St. Johns NB
 4 Sep. 1856 GODARD, Eugene (Z) FRA Montreal QUE
 8 Sep. 1856 GODARD, Eugene (Z) FRA Montreal QUE
15 Sep.1856 GODARD, Eugene (Z) FRA Montreal QUE
22 Sep.1856 GODARD, Eugene (Z) FRA Montreal QUE
17 Jun. 1858 LOWE, Thad. S. (Z) USA Ottawa ONT
 1 Sep. 1858 LOWE, Thad. S. (Z) USA Ottawa ONT
24 Aug.1859 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Toronto ONT - New York
 8 Sep. 1859 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Toronto ONT
22 Sep.1859 LaMOUNTAIN, John (Z) USA New York - Ottawa ONT
25 Jun. 1860 STEINER/Simmons (Z) USA Toronto ONT
25 Jul. 1860 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Kingston ONT - New York
 4 Aug. 1860 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Montreal QUE
 5 Sep. 1860 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Kingston ONT
29 May1861 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Hamilton ONT
30 May1861 STEINER, John H. (Z) USA Monck ONT - St.Catherines
22 Jul. 1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN Hamilton - Oakland ONT
 8 Aug. 1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN Toronto - Scarborough
21 Aug.1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN London - Thorndale ONT
11 Sep.1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN Montreal - St.Leonard
25 Sep.1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN Toronto - New York
16 Oct.1862 AYERS, M.&M. (Z) CAN London ONT
14 Oct.1863 KING, Samuel A. (Z) USA New York - N.Brunswick
4 Jul. 1871 COE, Charles C. (Z) USA Rome, NY - Irish Cr. ONT
8 Jun. 1871 RENO, Professor HB (Z) CAN Woodstock N.B.
12 Jun. 1871 RENO, Professor HB (Z) CAN St. Johns N.B.
31 Jul. 1871 RENO, Professor HB (Z) CAN Halifax N.S.
8 Aug 1871 RENO, Professor HB (Z) CAN North Glasgow N.S.
17 Aug.1871 RENO, Professor HB (Z) CAN Charlottetown P.E.I.
26 Sep.1872 KING, Samuel A. (Z) USA New York - Sayabec QUE
1 Jul. 1874 SQUIRES, Herman (Z) USA Brockville ONT (crashed)
23 Sep.1874 KING, Samuel A. (Z) USA Toronto ONT
24 May1875 BUISLAY, Justin HB (Z) USA  Toronto ONT
23 Jun. 1875 ELIEDON, Prof. ( ) ? St. Thomas ONT HB
17 Jun. 1875 DONALDSON, W.H. (Z) USA New York - Pt.Colborne ONT
21 Jun. 1875 DONALDSON, W.H. (Z) USA Hamilton - Nelson ONT
22 Jun. 1875 DONALDSON, W.H. (Z) USA Toronto ONT
23 Jun. 1875 DONALDSON, W.H. (Z) USA Toronto ONT
26 Jun. 1875 DONALDSON, W.H. (Z) USA London ONT
 3 Jul. 1877 GRIMLEY, Charles H. (Z) USA Ottawa - Chelsea QUE
12 Sep.1877 GRIMLEY, C.H. (Z) USA Cumberland ONT
 1 Jul. 1878 GRIMLEY, C.H. (Z) USA Ottawa - Portland QUE
27 Aug.1878 GRIMLEY, C.H. (Z) USA Ottawa - Melbourne QUE
28 Sep.1878 GRIMLEY, C.H. (Z) USA Montreal - Lachire Canal
21 Jun. 1879 GRIMLEY, Charles H.(Z) USA Montreal - St. Jude QUE
29 Aug.1879 THURSTON, Nel. (F) (Z) USA Almonte - Merrickville ONT
 9 Jun. 1880 LeCLAIR, Leroy ( ) ? Nanaimo, BC
11 Jun. 1880 LeCLAIR, Prof. ( ) ? Vancouver, BC
18 Sep.1880 LeCLAIR, Prof. ( ) ? Montreal QUE
11 Jun. 1880 LeCLAIR, Prof. ( ) ? Montreal - Marieville QUE
 2 Jul. 1883 MYERS, Mary (F) (Z) USA Ottawa - Eastmans Sp. ONT
15 Sep.1883 WILLIAMS, C.W. (Z) USA Toronto - Todmordon ONT
17 Sep.1883 WILLIAMS, C.W. (Z) USA Toronto, ONT (crashed)
 4 Sep. 1888 HOGAN, Edward D. (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 6 Sep. 1888 HOGAN, Edward D. (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
24 Sep.1888 BREADY, SM - USA London, ONT
28 Sep.1888 VANDEGRIFT, SM (Z) USA London, ONT
26 Sep.1888 WILLIAMS, C.W. (Z) USA Ottawa, QUE (fatality)
19 Jul. 1889 HOGAN, William SM (Z) USA St. Thomas, ONT
27 Jul. 1891 WOODALL, Woddie SM (Z) USA Esquimault, BRC
 2 Sep. 1891 McEWEN, W.W. SM (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 3 Sep. 1891 LAMOUNT, Nellie SM - USA Sherbrooke, QUE
22 Sep.1891 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Montreal, QUE
24 Sep.1891 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Montreal, QUE
 2 Oct. 1891 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Halifax, NS
 7 Oct. 1891 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Charlottetown, PEI
16 Aug.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Trois Rivieres,QUE
23 Aug.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Parc Dery, QUE
24 Aug.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Parc Dery, QUE
26 Aug.1892 McEWEN, W.W. SM (Z) USA Montreal, QUE
 9 Sep. 1892 LAMOUNT, Nellie SM - USA Montreal, QUE
19 Sep.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Montreal, QUE
20 Aug.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Montreal, QUE
22 Sep.1892 SPENCER, Stanley (Z) ENG Montreal, QUE
21 Jul. 1893 BATES, Louise V. (Z) USA Winnipeg, MAN
22 Jul. 1893 BATES, Louise V. (Z) USA Winnipeg, MAN
20 Feb.1895 MARBLE, Charles ( ) ? Westminster, BC
27 May1896 MENIER, H. SM ( ) ? Winnipeg, MAN
28 May1896 MENIER, H. SM ( ) ? Winnipeg, MAN
29 May1896 MENIER, H. SM ( ) ? Winnipeg, MAN
30 May1896 MENIER, H. SM ( ) ? Winnipeg, MAN
26 Aug.1896 MILLER, Frank SM ( ) ? Victoria, BC
 2 Sep.1896 STEVENS, Frank SM ( ) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 3 Sep.1896 STEVENS, Frank SM ( ) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 4 Sep.1896 MADISON, Nina (F) SM ( ) ? Sherbrooke, QUE
 5 Sep.1896 MADISON, Nina (F) SM ( ) ? Sherbrooke, QUE
 8 Sep.1896 STEVENS, Frank SM (z) USA Huntington, QUE
 1 Sep.1897 STEVENS, A.Leo SM (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 2 Sep.1897 STEVENS, A.Leo SM (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 2 Sep.1897 CARLTON, Cleo (F) SM ( ) ? Sherbrooke, QUE
 3 Sep.1897 CARLTON, Cleo (F) SM ( ) ? Sherbrooke, QUE
 3 Sep.1897 STEVENS, A. Leo SM (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 9 Sep.1897 STEVENS, A. Leo SM (Z) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
29 Aug.1899 LEONARD, John SM (Z) USA Dawson, UTR
 6 Sep. 1899 JUWEL, May (F) SM ( ) USA Sherbrooke, QUE
 2 Jun. 1900 THOMPSON, R.L. SM (Z) USA Winnipeg, MAN
16 Jun. 1900 THOMPSON,Adela (F) SM ( ) ? Winnipeg, MAN
23 May 1901 EARLSTON, SM (?) ? Victoria, BC
 7 Aug. 1902 MILLER, Frank (UNCONF) SM ( )   Victoria, BC
14 Sep.1902 MILLER, Frank SM ( ) " Vancouver, BC
 1 Jul. 1903 CROSS, R. SM ( ) " Edmonton, ALB
11 Jul. 1903 WILLIAMS, SM ( ) " Calgary, ALB

r: 125 Years of Canadian Aeronautics; Canadian Aeronautical Society, Fuller/ Griffin/ Molson, Ken M.(Curator of the Aero Museum) Ottawa.
(SM)=Smoke Balloon; (HB)=Hot-Air (rest were gas balloons);   (Z)=Have Bio-data.


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