Lydia Hunter - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 41.375 W 117° 14.666
11S E 477087 N 3616901
The grave of Lydia Hunter, a member of the Mormon Battalion. She died from complications resulting from her only child who was the first American born in California. Her and her husband's grave were moved from La Playa to Fort Rosecrans in 1887.
Waymark Code: WM16N2M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2022
Views: 7
Photos taken on 27 August 2022. The grave says, "Lydia Hunter died from complications resulting from the birth of her only child. A son named Diego Hunter, the first American born in California. Diego was born on 20 April 1847. Lydia died 6 days later.
May we honor her and each of those women who served with the Mormon Battalion. We also pay tribute to the many others that sent their sons, husbands, and brothers into the service of their country during the War with Mexico in 1846-1847."
The monument at the base says, "In Memory of the Mormon Battalion whose members made the longest military march in U.S. History of over 2,000 miles from Iowa to San Diego in 1846-1857 during the War with Mexico.
Albert Warren Dunham
Private-Company B
23 May 1828 - 11 May 1847
Lydia Ann Edmunds Hunter
Wife of Captain Jesse Hunter
Company B
22 January 1823 - 26 April 1847
Lydia Hunter and Private Albert Dunham were buried in a cemetery in the La Playa area of Point Loma and were moved to Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with other military personnel in 1887".
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