Near Providence Forge in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Letitia Christian Tyler
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009
1. Letitia Christian Tyler Marker
Letitia Christian Tyler, wife of President John Tyler, is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery a mile northeast. Born on 12 November 1790, a daughter of Robert and Mary Browne Christian, she married John Tyler at her home, Cedar Grove, on 29 March 1813. Her husband served as a congressman (1817-1821), governor of Virginia (1825-1827), senator (1827-1836), vice president (1841), and tenth president of the United States (1841-1845). Letitia Christian Tyler was the first First Lady to die in the White House when she succumbed on 10 September 1842 after a series of paralyzing strokes. Her body lay in state in the East Room of the White House, then was transported to her family home at Cedar Grove for interment.
Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-39.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #10 John Tyler, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 29, 1813.
Location. 37° 28.865′ N, 77° 7.827′ W. Marker is near Providence Forge, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S.
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Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Long Bridge (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Long Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arnold Stansley (approx. 3.1 miles away); Action of Nance's Shop (approx. 3.6 miles away); George W. Watkins School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Green v. County School Board of New Kent County (approx. 3.8 miles away); Roxbury (approx. 4 miles away); Stuart's Ride Around McClellan (approx. 4.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Letitia Christian Tyler. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via Wikipedia, 1842
2. Letitia Christian Tyler
Official Portrait
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009
3. Letitia Christian Tyler Marker
Photographed by Forest McDermott, July 22, 2008
4. Letitia Christian Tyler Marker behind the Long Bridge Marker.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 7, 2009
5. Cedar Grove Cemetery where Letitia Christian Tyler is Buried
The family home can be seen in the background.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 7, 2009
6. Cover stone over Letitia Christian Tyler's grave.
In the Cedar Grove Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,984 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on February 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 13, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania.
