The first mention of a Maine Coon was in 1861, but it would take a long time for the breed to be recognized. Formal Recognition of the Tortie Maine Coon
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This, along with their unique and striking appearance, quickly made the Maine Coon a favorite of the American people.ĭespite the breed’s popularity waning in the early 20 th century, due to the popularity of the Persian, they made a full recovery in the 1950s and haven’t stopped since. The first cat show in the United States of America was won by a Maine Coon named “Cosey” in 1895. The Maine Coon gained popularity very quickly by being a standout in many cats shows across the nation, including the very first. Image Credit: travelarium.ph, Shutterstock How the Tortie Maine Coon Gained Popularity The royal family never made it to the ship as they were executed first, but some suggest that a few of Marie Antoinette’s Turkish Angoras may have been on the boat and sailed to Maine. A ship called “The Sally” was docked and preparing to head back to Maine, and Captain Clough was willing to take the royal family with it. Royalists concocted a scheme to smuggle the royal family out of the country to America, which most likely would’ve granted them asylum since King Louis funded the American Revolution.
So, the story goes that after the French royal family attempted to flee from the royal palace in Paris to escape the French Revolution, they were arrested and imprisoned.
The second and far more interesting theory is that they descend from Marie Antoinette’s cats brought to America as part of a plan to break her out of prison. The first theory is that they descended from Norwegian forest cats that were brought over by the first American settlers to New England. Although they are basically guesswork, there are two theories. We know the breed originated in Maine and is the US’s oldest native cat breed, but the ancestors of the Maine Coon remain a mystery. We don’t actually know where the Maine Coon comes from. The Earliest Records of the Tortie Maine Coon in History
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