Lion Gardiner | |
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 Lion Gardiner (center, facing) in the Pequot War, by Charles Stanley Reinhart (painted circa 1890) | |
| Born | 1599 England[1] |
| Died | 1663 (aged 63–64) |
| Resting place | South End Cemetery by Town Pond |
| Occupation(s) | military engineer, settler, soldier |
| Spouse | Mary Willemsen Deurcant |
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| Relatives | Julia Gardiner Tyler (fifth great-granddaughter) |
Lion Gardiner (1599–1663) was an English engineer and colonist who founded the first English settlement in New York, acquiring land on eastern Long Island. He had been working in the Netherlands and was hired to construct fortifications on the Connecticut River, for the Connecticut Colony. His legacy includes Gardiners Island, which is held by his descendants.