| Oak Lawn Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1865 |
| Location | 1530 Bronson Road, Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°09′50″N73°16′26″W / 41.16389°N 73.27389°W |
| 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.
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. [1] 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. [1] [2] Captain Edwn Sherwood served as the first president of the Oak Lawn Cemetery Association from 1865 to September 1886. [1]
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. [3] [4]
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. [1] As of 1881, there were 435 burials at Oak Lawn. [5]
As of May 2006, Oak Lawn Cemetery includes the remains of "nearly 10,000 people" and was "almost one hundred acres". [1] As of 2015, the cemetery had over 1,200 veterans remains. [2]
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