The Duck River Cemetery, also known as the Old Lyme Cemetery is the communal burying ground of the town of
Old Lyme
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Connecticut
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[Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Eastern Connecticut
and the Men Who Made Them. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of
Arts & Sciences, vol. 21. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1987.] The earliest surviving grave marker dates from 1676, Renold Marvin's gravestone.
[Old Lyme Historical Society, ww.olhsi.org/documents/duck_river_cemetery1676-1735.pdf Duck River Cemetery 1676 - 1735/ref> A tidal stream known as the Duck River and a ]salt marsh
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bisect the burying ground.
Notable Burials
Notable people buried at the Duck River Cemetery include:
* Thomas R. Ball, Connecticut
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Congressman
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* Elsie Ferguson
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, stage and film actress
* Ezra Lee
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Early life and career
Lee was born in Lyme, Connecticut. On January 1, 1776, he enlisted in ...
, Colonial soldier, best known for commanding the ''Turtle
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'' submarine
* Peter Karter
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, recycling pioneer and nuclear engineer
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* Roger Tory Peterson
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, naturalist, ornithologist
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, artist, educator, and a founder of the environmental movement
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* Bessie Potter Vonnoh
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, sculptor
* Robert Vonnoh
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, American Impressionist
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* Charles Chadwick, Author
* Matthew Griswold American Patriot, governor of CT
References
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Cemeteries in New London County, Connecticut
Old Lyme, Connecticut