Notable Births & Deaths for Augusta ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Augusta. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Orison Blunt
  • Inventor, businessman. He was born in Gardiner (ME) on July 27, 1815 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on April 21, 1879 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Gardiner is located 5 miles [8 km] to the south of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Orison Blunt<1>
• Lew Cody
  • Born: Louis Joseph Cote
  • Actor. He was born in Waterville (ME) on February 22, 1884 (a Friday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on May 31, 1934 (a Thursday) at the age of 50. He is buried at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery (Androscoggin County, Maine).
  • Waterville is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lew Cody<1>
• Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lewiston (ME) on January 1, 1884 (a Tueday) and died in Passaic (NJ) on August 3, 1961 (a Thursday) at the age of 77. He is buried at St. Michaels Cemetery (Fairfield County, Connecticut).
  • Lewiston is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey<1>
• Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Cranston (RI) in 1853 and died in Lewiston (ME) on February 6, 1891 (a Friday). He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Androscoggin County, Maine).
  • Lewiston is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey<1>
• James Weldon Johnson
  • Composer, social reformer, diplomat. He was born in Jacksonville (FL) on June 17, 1871 (a Saturday) and died in Wiscasset (ME) on June 26, 1938 (a Sunday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Wiscasset is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Weldon Johnson<1>
• Elijah Parish Lovejoy
  • Social activist. He was born in Albion (ME) on November 9, 1802 (a Tueday) and died in Alton (IL) on November 7, 1837 (a Tueday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Alton Cemetery (Madison County, Illinois).
  • Albion is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<1>
• Abigail Kane Ottmann
  • Actress. She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 10, 1883 (a Tueday) and died in Augusta on February 17, 1966 (a Thursday) at the age of 82. She is buried at St. Marys Cemetery (Kennebec County, Maine).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Abigail Kane Ottmann<1>
• Silas Stillman Soule, Captain
  • Abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jawhawker. He was born in Bath (ME) on July 26, 1838 (a Thursday) and died in Denver (CO) on April 23, 1865 (a Sunday) at the age of 26. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery (Denver County, Colorado).
  • Bath is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Silas Stillman Soule, Captain<1>
• Clarence J. White
  • Musician. He was born in Lewiston (ME) on June 7, 1944 (a Wednesday) and died in Palmdale (CA) on July 15, 1973 (a Sunday) at the age of 29. He is buried at Joshua Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Lewiston is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of Augusta.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence J. White<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Augusta: www.ci.augusta.me.us/

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/