| Oak Lawn Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | 1865 |
| Location | 1530 Bronson Road, Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°09′50″N 73°16′26″W / 41.16389°N 73.27389°W / 41.16389; -73.27389 |
| Size | <100 acres |
| No. of interments | <10,000 |
| Website | https://www.oaklawnct.com/ |
| Find a Grave | Oak Lawn Cemetery |
Oak Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery in Fairfield, Connecticut.
History
In 1864, the Connecticut General Assembly authorized Captain Jonathan Godfrey to purchase twelve acres near Bronson Road for "no more than $12,000". On December 29, 1865, the Oak Lawn Cemetery Association was incorporated. The oak was regarded as a symbol of immortality in the 19th century and there was a white oak tree across the street from the parcel at Bronson Street. Captain Edwn Sherwood served as the first president of the Oak Lawn Cemetery Association from 1865 to September 1886.
Sturges Ogden was charged with the care of the white oak in 1818. The David Ogden House was renovated in 1935 and opened to visitors to the cemetery.
In 1866, sixteen people were buried at Oak Lawn. In 1867, 46 people were buried. More than half of the first 170 burials were transferred from the West Burying Ground. As of 1881, there were 435 burials at Oak Lawn.
As of May 2006, Oak Lawn Cemetery includes the remains of "nearly 10,000 people" and was "almost one hundred acres". As of 2015, the cemetery had over 1,200 veterans remains.
In 2021, a memorial of two granite towers on top of a pentagon granite structure was built in honor of 9/11 victims.
Notable burials
- Hugh D. Auchincloss (1858–1913), merchant and businessman
- Frederic Bronson (1851–1900), lawyer
- Mario Dal Fabbro (1913–1990), sculptor, furniture designer, and author
- Michael J. Daly (1924–2008), U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles I. DeBevoise (1872–1958), U.S. Army officer and Distinguished Service Medal recipient
- John H. Esquirol (1900–1970), bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
- Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017), American actress
- Jason Robards (1922–2000), American actor
- James C. Shannon (1896–1980), judge and governor of Connecticut
- Franco Ventriglia (1922–2012), opera singer
- Mabel Osgood Wright (1859–1934), American author
See also
External links
References
- ^ "History – Oak Lawn Cemetery". oaklawnct.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Town Receives Donation for Historic Cemeteries". Fairfield, Connecticut. December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- MacRury, Elizabeth Banks (1960). This is Fairfield, 1639-1940. pp. 90, 132. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- Deming, Wilbur Stone (1963). The First Church of Fairfield. p. 76. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- History of Fairfield County, Connecticut. 1881. p. 341. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- "New memorial dedicated to 9/11 victims seen in Fairfield". news12.om. September 10, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- "Find a Loved One". Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- "State Mourns Death of Bishop Esquirol". Hartford Courant. January 5, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mary Tyler Moore laid to rest in Connecticut". Chicago Tribune. January 30, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- "James Shannon Dies at 83; Former Governor, Judge". Hartford Courant. March 8, 1980. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Francis "Franco" Ventriglia". legacy.com. December 5, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2022.