20 Of The Cutest Maine Coon Kittens – The Gentle Giants, Waiting To Grow Up

Before she was executed in 1793, she tried to escape France with the help of Captain Samuel Clough. The story goes that she loaded up his ship with her most prized possessions, including her six long-haired cats, probably Turkish Angoras or Siberians. She didn't make it out, but her cats did – to Wiscasset, Maine where they mixed with all the local long- and short-haired kitties to produce the Maine Coon.