The Little Girl in the Rum Keg. This child died on the return trip from England, sometime in the mid 1700s. At that time, if you died at sea, you were either buried at sea or stored in a container of alcohol spirits to get the body home
Graves 10-2
This photo was taken at the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery (located in Santa Clara, California) in an area dedicated to deceased infants. The gravestones in this section were all in good condition with the exception of this one that was located right next to the inner cemetery road. The infant on the cameo was named Lydia Gonzales. Lydia was born on May 8, 1953, and died on December 7, 1954