Notable Births & Deaths for Brandon ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Brandon. 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.

• Martin F. 'Marty' Barrett
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Port Henry (NY) in November 1860 and died in Holyoke (MA) on January 29, 1910 (a Saturday). He is buried at St. Jerome Cemetery (Hampden County, Massachusetts).
  • Port Henry is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Brandon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martin F. 'Marty' Barrett<1>
• Calvin Coolidge
  • Full name: John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.
  • 30th President of the US (1923 - 1929). He was born in Plymouth (VT) on July 4, 1872 (a Thursday) and died in Northampton (MA) on January 5, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Plymouth Notch Cemetery (Windsor County, Vermont).
  • Plymouth is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Brandon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Calvin Coolidge<1>
• John Deere
  • Inventor, industrialist. He was born in Rutland (VT) on February 7, 1804 (a Tueday) and died in Moline (IL) on May 17, 1886 (a Monday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery (Rock Island County, Illinois).
  • Rutland is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Brandon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Deere<1>
• Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr
  • Poet, author. She was born in Charleston (SC) on February 13, 1825 (a Sunday) and died in Rutland (VT) on January 18, 1913 (a Saturday) at the age of 87.
  • Rutland is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Brandon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr<1>
• Tom Tyler
  • Born: Vincent Markowski
  • Actor. He was born in Port Henry (NY) on August 9, 1903 (a Sunday) and died in Hamtramck (MI) on May 1, 1954 (a Saturday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Wayne County, Michigan).
  • Port Henry is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Brandon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tom Tyler<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brandon: www.town.brandon.vt.us/

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/