Notable Births & Deaths for Westport ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Westport. 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Westport.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lenny Breau<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Edward 'Tom' Downey<1>
• Edward Sylvester Ellis     (Author)
  • He was born in Geneva (OH) on April 11, 1840 (a Saturday) and died in Cliff Island (ME) on June 20, 1916 (a Tueday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Cliff Island is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Sylvester Ellis<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas F. 'Tom' Healey<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 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Weldon Johnson<1>
• Elmer McCurdy     (Crime figure)
  • He was born in Washington (ME) on January 2, 1880 (a Friday) and died somewhere in Oklahoma (we don't know the specific location) on October 7, 1911 (a Saturday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Summit View Cemetery (Logan County, Oklahoma).
  • Washington is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer McCurdy<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Abigail Kane Ottmann<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 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Silas Stillman Soule, Captain<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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Westport.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence J. White<1>