John Lyon Gardiner (1770-1816)
7th Proprietor of Gardiner's Island, New York
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He graduated from Princeton (then Nassau Hall) and was a scholar and naturalist. He could speak the native Indian language and left a Montauk Indian dictionary. In 1803, he married Sarah Griswold, granddaughter of Matthew Griswold, Governor of Connecticut. They were the parents of five children (listed).
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 04/02/2024 and last updated on 05/02/2024.