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Mountain Cemetery
Mountain Cemetery is a cemetery located in Sonoma, California in the United States. Founded in 1841, it is located in the Sonoma Plaza Historic District, which is located on the National Register of Historic Places. History The Nichols, Jeremy Dwight. ''Cemeteries of Sonoma County, California: A history and guide.'' Bowie, MD: Heritage Books. pp. 94-95. ISBN 0788422693. that comprise Mountain Cemetery were owned by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Vallejo eventually sold the acreage to numerous individuals. While the earliest burials at the site started in the 1840s, the origins of the cemetery's founding, and how the land was donated to the City, remains unknown. The cemetery is located on the southeastern side of Schocken Hill and a few blocks off the Sonoma Plaza to the northwest. Of the , most are very rocky and only about are useable. Mountain Cemetery's burials include William Smith (ship captain), William Smith, the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in the state of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisca Benicia Carrillo De Vallejo
Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo (1815-1891) was a Californio pioneer. A member of the Carrillo family of California, Carrillo was the wife of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Carrillo was an early settler of Sonoma, California, the town founded by her husband. She survived the Bear Flag Rebellion and went on to oversee the Vallejo estate, Lachryma Montis, until her death in 1891. The city of Benicia, California is named after her. Early life Francisca Benicia Carrillo was born on August 23, 1815, in San Diego in Alta California to María Ygnacia López de Carrillo and Joaquin Victor Carrillo. On January 24, 1830, Francisca Carrillo met a young soldier named Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo who arrived in San Diego in the wake of the Solis revolt. She was 15 and he was 23 years old. Vallejo courted Carrillo over the course of two weeks before leaving for Monterey. It would be over two years Carrillo would see Vallejo in person. The two kept in touch with letters. On October 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
