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Notable Births & Deaths for Granite Hill ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Granite Hill. 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)
- Lenny Breau (Jazz musician)
- Lew Cody (Actor)
- Robert Conville (Actor)
- Full name: Robert Waltrus Conville
- He was born in Belgrade (ME) on December 9, 1878 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 28, 1950 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Pacific Crest Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Belgrade is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north of Granite Hill.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Conville<1>
- Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey (Major League Baseball)
- Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey (Major League Baseball)
- James Weldon Johnson (Composer, social reformer, diplomat)
- 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Granite Hill.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<1>
- Elmer McCurdy (Crime figure)
- He was born in Washington (ME) on January 2, 1880 (a Friday) and died somewhere in Oklahoma (we don't know the specific location) on October 7, 1911 (a Saturday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Summit View Cemetery (Logan County, Oklahoma).
- Washington is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Granite Hill.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer McCurdy<1>
- Lillian Bayard Norton Nordica (Opera singer)
- She was born in Farmington (ME) on December 12, 1857 (a Saturday) and died in Cirebon (Indonesia) on May 10, 1914 (a Sunday) at the age of 56. The body was cremated.
- Farmington is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Granite Hill.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lillian Bayard Norton Nordica<1>
- Abigail Kane Ottmann (Actress)
- Silas Stillman Soule, Captain (Abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jawhawker)
- Clarence J. White (Musician)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/ The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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