Notable Births & Deaths for Mount Vernon ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Mount Vernon. 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Orison Blunt<1>
• Chet Bulger     (Professional football)
  • Born: Chester Noyes Bulger
  • He was born in Rumford (ME) on September 18, 1917 (a Tueday) and died in Fairfax (VA) on February 19, 2009 (a Thursday) at the age of 91.
  • Rumford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chet Bulger<1>
• Frank Churchill     (Composer)
  • Full name: Frank Edwin Churchill
  • He was born in Rumford (ME) on October 20, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Castaic (CA) on May 14, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Rumford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Churchill<1>
• Lew Cody     (Actor)
  • Born: Louis Joseph Cote
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lew Cody<1>
• 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Conville<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Mount Vernon.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lillian Bayard Norton Nordica<1>
• Abigail Kane Ottmann     (Actress)
  • She was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 10, 1883 (a Tueday) and died in Augusta (ME) on February 17, 1966 (a Thursday) at the age of 82. She is buried at St. Marys Cemetery (Kennebec County, Maine).
  • Augusta is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Abigail Kane Ottmann<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Mount Vernon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence J. White<1>

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