#1Famous people · Ledyard
Ledyard, birthplace of the American farmer Lemuel Milk
The American farmer Lemuel Milk was born in 1820. Their birth falls in the early republic. 2 languages have an article about them. John Bascom leads the 4 names listed next door in Genoa.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Lemuel Milk
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Lemuel Milk
The best known
Born in Ledyard
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ledyard and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Lemuel Milk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bascom: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Elliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeptha Wade: Engraving by J. C. Buttre, after photo by Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Wisner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suessa Baldridge Blaine: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons