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Notable Births & Deaths for Island Park ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Island Park. 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.
- Delphia Louis 'Del' Bissonette (Major League Baseball)
- Orison Blunt (Inventor, businessman)
- Lenny Breau (Jazz musician)
- Lew Cody (Actor)
- Robert Peter Tristram Coffin (Author, poet)
- Robert Conville (Actor)
- 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)
- Elmer McCurdy (Crime figure)
- Lillian Bayard Norton Nordica (Opera singer)
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Lillian Bayard Norton Nordica<1>
- She was born in Farmington (ME) on December 12, 1857 (a Saturday) and died in Cirebon (Indonesia) on May 10, 1914 (a Sunday).
- Farmington is located in Franklin County and is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Island Park (which is located in Kennebec County).
- At the time of her death, she was 56.
- The body was cremated.
- Abigail Kane Ottmann (Actress)
- Silas Stillman Soule, Captain (Abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jawhawker)
- Clarence J. White (Musician)
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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