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Notable Births & Deaths for South Gardiner ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding South Gardiner. 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 3 miles [4.8 km] to the north of South Gardiner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Orison Blunt<1>
  • Lew Cody
  • Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey
  • Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of South Gardiner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<1>
  • Abigail Kane Ottmann
  • 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 18 miles [29 km] to the south of South Gardiner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Silas Stillman Soule, Captain<1>
  • Clarence J. White

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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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