Old Saybrook Center in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Lady Alice Fenwick
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 2, 2021
1. Lady Alice Fenwick Marker
To the Memory of
Lady Alice Fenwick
Who died in 1648
Daughter of
Sir Edward and Lady Elizabeth Apsley
Widow of
Sir John Boltier
Wife of
George Fenwick, Esquire
Governor of Saybrook Colony, 1639-1644
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1648.
Location. 41° 17.023′ N, 72° 21.295′ W. Marker is in Old Saybrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is in Old Saybrook Center. It is on College Street (Connecticut Route 154) east of Ward Place, on the right when traveling east. Located in Cypress Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Saybrook CT 06475, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Mystic and the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cypress Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); First Site of Yale College (within shouting distance of this marker); Yale College Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Collegiate School in Old Saybrook and Yale University (within shouting distance of this marker); Say Brooke Fort (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lion Gardiner (about 600 feet away); Battlefields of the Pequot War (about 600 feet away); The Fenwicks (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Saybrook.
Also see . . . George Fenwick (Parliamentarian) (Wikipedia). Lady Alice Fenwick was the wife of George Fenwick, the first Governor of Saybrook Colony. (Submitted on September 16, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 2, 2021
2. Lady Alice Fenwick Marker
Any inscription on the sandstone grave stone is completely weathered away.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
