Skillings Corner (Androscoggin County, ME)

Notable Births & Deaths for Skillings Corner ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Skillings 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Orison Blunt<1>
Lenny Breau (Jazz musician)
- Full name: Leonard Harold Breau
- He was born in Auburn (ME) on August 5, 1941 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on August 12, 1984 (a Sunday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
- Auburn is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lenny Breau<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Skillings Corner.
- 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Churchill<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Skillings Corner.
- 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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey<1>
Edwin Herbert Hall (Nobel Prize winning scientist, inventor)
- He was born in North Gorham (ME) on November 7, 1855 (a Wednesday) and died in Cambridge (MA) on November 20, 1938 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
- North Gorham is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin Herbert Hall<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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Abigail Kane Ottmann<1>
Reta Shaw (Actress)
- She was born in South Paris (ME) on September 13, 1912 (a Friday) and died in Encino (CA) on January 8, 1982 (a Friday) at the age of 69. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles County, California).
- South Paris is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Reta Shaw<1>
Marshall Stedman (Actor, director)
- Full name: Edward Marshall Stedman, Jr.
- He was born in Bethel (ME) on August 16, 1874 (a Sunday) and died in Laguna Beach (CA) on December 16, 1943 (a Thursday) at the age of 69.
- Bethel is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marshall Stedman<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 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast of Skillings Corner.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence J. White<1>

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.