William Leidesdorff place of burial Mission San Francisco de Asís
Personal life
Leidesdorff never married. According to the explorer John C. Fremont, he lived with a Russian woman while maintaining diplomatic relationships with the Russian community in Sitka, Alaska.William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. died of typhoid fever on May 18, 1848.  On the day of his burial, the town was in mourning, flags were at half-mast, business was suspended, and the schools were closed. His remains were interred near the front entrance of Mission Dolores on the same day, May 18, 1848.
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