When John Gardiner was born before 25 December 1808, in Bourton on the Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ralph Gardner, was 28 and his mother, Judith Poole, was 23. He married Patience White on 11 March 1837, in Alveston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alveston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1837 and Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 18 November 1878, in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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History: Lion Gardiner came from England in 1635 to Saybrook, CT, the settlement of Earl of Warwick patentees at the mouth of the Connecticut River, and built a fort there. Born in 1636, his son, David, was the first white child born in the settlement. Lion later bought the Isle of Wight, now Gardiners Island, from the Indians, and moved his family there until 1653, when he bought land in what is now Easthampton, Long Island, NY.
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