The Duck River Cemetery, also known as the Old Lyme Cemetery is the communal burying ground of the town of

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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

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bisect the burying ground.

Notable Burials

Notable people buried at the Duck River Cemetery include: * Thomas R. Ball,

Congressman *

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, stage and film actress * Ezra Lee, Colonial soldier, best known for commanding the ''

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'' submarine *

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* Roger Tory Peterson, naturalist, ornithologist, artist, educator, and a founder of the

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, sculptor *

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, American Impressionist painter * Charles Chadwick, Author * Matthew Griswold American Patriot, governor of CT

References

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