Find A Grave - Kennebec County

Atwood, George Marston b. September 11, 1817 d. May 22, 1889
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served in the Union Army as Colonel and commander of the 24th Maine Volunteer Infantry, a 10-month enlistment regiment. He was mustered into service on October 16, 1862, and honorably mustered out on August 25, 1863.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Bangs, Isaac Sparrow b. March 17, 1831 d. May 30, 1903
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Union Army first as Captain of Company A, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 81st United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on Marcg 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Port Hudson, La." After the war he served as the Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1882. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Plot: Lot 233, Pine Grove Avenue, Milliken Vault
Benson, Samuel Page b. November 28, 1804 d. August 12, 1876
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1857.
Maple Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Bissonnette, Delphia Louis 'Del' b. September 6, 1899 d. June 9, 1972
Major League Baseball Player. He showed early talent on the diamond, playing at Kents Hill School and then at Westbrook Seminary. In the Portland Telegram semi-pro League he batted .600 and was selected to an all star team which played the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game in Portland, Maine. Bissonnette's pitching kept the Maine team ahead for eight innings until a Babe Ruth homer gave the Sox a one-run victory. The game was a total humiliation for the professional ball players. Bissonnette...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert G. Fuller, Jr.)
Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Blaine, James Gillespie b. January 31, 1830 d. January 27, 1893
US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he was raised in the western part of the state and was schooled at Washington College. After graduation, he taught school and attended law school; entering the newspaper business in Maine, he edited the Kennebec Journal in 1854 and established himself as a political power. Through his newspaper he successfully urged Maine voters to abandon the Whigs and adopt the infant Republican party, for...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Blaine Memorial Park, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Bodwell, Joseph Robinson b. June 18, 1818 d. December 15, 1887
Maine Governor. Served as the Governor of Maine in 1887. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Maine in 1880, and 1884. (Bio by: K)
Hallowell Village Cemetery, Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Bradbury, James Ware b. June 10, 1802 d. January 6, 1901
Founder of the first normal school in New England, at Effingham, New Hampshire, 1829; United States Senator from Maine, 1847-1853; president of the Maine Historical Society, 1867-1887.
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Brennan, James Donald b. December 2, 1903 d. April 26, 1953
Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Major Leagues for 6 seasons as a right-handed pitcher with the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Giants. A graduate of Georgetown University, he signed on to play with the New York Yankees and made his Major League debut on April 16, 1933 when he was 29 years old and was known as "Don." He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds the following year and spent most of his career playing for the Reds as a relief pitcher. He did make 26...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Manchester, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Buker, Brian Leroy b. November 3, 1949 d. April 5, 1970
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Official CMOH citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Buker, Detachment B-55, distinguished himself while serving as a platoon adviser of a Vietnamese mobile strike force company during an offensive mission. Sgt. Buker personally led the platoon, cleared a strategically located well-guarded pass, and established the first foothold at the top of what had been an...[Read More]
Brown Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Burleigh, Edwin Chick b. November 27, 1843 d. June 16, 1916
Governor of Maine, 1889-1892; United States Representative from Maine, 1897-1911; United States Senator from Maine, 1913-1916.
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Champagne, David Bernard b. November 13, 1932 d. May 28, 1952
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 28, 1952 in Korea. He was killed in action. His citation reads in part "Suffering a painful leg wound while assisting in repelling the ensuing hostile counterattack, which was launched under cover of a murderous hail of mortar and artillery fire, he steadfastly...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Chandler, John b. February 1, 1762 d. September 25, 1841
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Maine's 17th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1805 to 1809. Also served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1820 to 1829, and Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1803.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Clauson, Clinton A. b. March 28, 1895 d. December 30, 1959
Maine Governor. A practicing chiropractor, he was elected Governor in 1958 and and died in office after serving less than one year. Officially served as Governor of Maine from January 1 to December 30, 1959.
Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Connor, Selden b. January 25, 1839 d. July 9, 1917
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Maine Governor. When the Civil War began he enlisted in the 1st regiment of Vermont Volunteers and was commissioned a Major. In August 1861, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Maine Regiment and took part in the peninsular campaign. By 1863, he was in temporary command of the 77th New York Regiment after the Battle of Antietam, participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg and at Gettysburg. In January 1864, he was appointed Colonel in command of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Cross, Burton Melvin b. November 15, 1902 d. October 22, 1998
Maine Governor. Served as the Governor of Maine from 1952 to 1955, as well as in the Maine State Legislature.
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Cushman, Joshua b. April 11, 1761 d. January 27, 1834
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821, and Maine as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 to 1825. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature, and Member of the Maine State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
State of Maine Burial Ground, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Evans, George b. January 12, 1797 d. April 6, 1867
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Maine's 2nd, 4th, and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1841. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives, United States Senator from Maine from 1841 to 1847, and Maine State Attorney General from 1853 to 1854, and 1856. (Bio by: K)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Gardiner, William Tudor b. June 12, 1892 d. August 3, 1953
Maine Governor. Served as the Governor of Maine from 1929 to 1933. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives from 1921 to 1926, Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives from 1925 to 1926, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Maine in 1932. (Bio by: K)
Christ Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Goodwin, John Noble b. October 18, 1824 d. April 29, 1887
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1863. Also served as a Member of the Maine State Senate in 1854, Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court in 1863, Governor of Arizona Territory from 1863 to 1866, and Delegate to the United States Congress from Arizona Territory from 1865 to 1867. (Bio by: K)
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Haskell, Frank W. b. 1843 d. October 9, 1903
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army in the 3d Maine Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on June 1, 1862 at Fair Oaks, Virginia. His citation reads "Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

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