Sylvester Pattie

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Sylvester Pattie Veteran

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
24 Apr 1828 (aged 45)
San Diego County, California, USA
Burial
Old Town San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Add to Map
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Memorial to Sylvester Pattie
In Presidio Park

SYLVESTER PATTIE
PATHFINDER
LEADER OF THE FIRST PARTY
OF AMERICANS INTO ALTA
CALIFORNIA OVER SOUTH-
ERN TRAILS.

ARRIVED AT SAN DIEGO PRESIDIO
MARCH 27, 1828

AN OFFICER IN THE WAR OF 1812
BORN IN KENTUCKY AUGUST 25, 1782
DIED NEAR THIS SPOT APRIL 24, 1828
FIRST AMERICAN BURIED IN CALIFOR-
NIA SOIL.

COMMEMORATING ALSO HIS SON
JAMES OHIO PATTIE

AND COMPANIONS
JESSE FERGUSON, WILLIAM POPE
NATHANIEL PRYOR AND ISAAC SLOVER