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Notable Births & Deaths for Pitmans Corner ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Pitmans Corner. 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Pitmans Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Orison Blunt<1>
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast of Pitmans Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Effie Carlton<1>
  • Lew Cody
  • Mary Williams 'Molly' Dewson
  • James Weldon Johnson
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Pitmans Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<1>
  • Abigail Kane Ottmann
  • Live Oak Taylor
    • Born: George Edward Taylor
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Belfast (ME) on February 3, 1851 (a Monday) and died in San Francisco (CA) on February 19, 1888 (a Sunday) at the age of 37. He is buried at Cypress Lawn Cemetery (San Mateo County, California).
    • Belfast is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Pitmans Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Live Oak Taylor<1>

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The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

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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