Notable Births & Deaths for Monhegan Plantation ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Monhegan Plantation. 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.

• Effie Carlton     (Composer, composed the song 'Rock a Bye Baby')
  • She was born in Rockland (ME) on March 4, 1856 (a Tueday) and died in Boston (MA) on January 7, 1940 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. She is buried at Mt. Feake Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Rockland is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Monhegan Plantation.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Effie Carlton<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 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Monhegan Plantation.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Weldon Johnson<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Monhegan Plantation.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Silas Stillman Soule, Captain<1>