Notable Births & Deaths for Mendon ...

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

• James Freeman Clarke
  • Abolitionist, social reformer, author. He was born in Hanover (NH) on April 4, 1810 (a Wednesday) and died on June 8, 1888 (a Friday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Hanover is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Mendon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Freeman Clarke<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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast of Mendon.
  • 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 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest of Mendon.
  • 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 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest of Mendon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr<1>
• Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan
  • Full name: Robert James Keeshan
  • Actor, producer, author. He was born in Lynbrook (NY) on June 27, 1927 (a Monday) and died in Hartford (VT) on January 23, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at St. Josephs Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Hartford is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Mendon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan<1>
• John French Sloan
  • Artist. He was born in Lock Haven (PA) on August 2, 1871 (a Wednesday) and died in Hanover (NH) on September 7, 1951 (a Friday) at the age of 80. The body was cremated.
  • Hanover is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Mendon.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John French Sloan<1>

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