Notable Births & Deaths for Whitefield ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Whitefield. 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 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest of Whitefield.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Whitefield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Effie Carlton<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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Whitefield.
  • 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Whitefield.
  • 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 west of Whitefield.
  • 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 west of Whitefield.
  • 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south of Whitefield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Weldon Johnson<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 north of Whitefield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elijah Parish Lovejoy<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Whitefield.
  • 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Whitefield.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of Whitefield.
  • 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Whitefield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Clarence J. White<1>

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