Monthly Archives: June 2011
John Shellman & Son, Georgia Pioneers
Colonial Park Cemetery John Shellman (January 1757 – 12 May 1838) John Shellman, Jr. (1799 – 9 November 1821)
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Grounds of Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah
One of the most beautiful and serene public spaces in Savannah, Colonial Park is a veritable museum of the history of early Georgia. While just over 600 graves are marked, the cemetery is reputed to have been the site of … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Joseph Vallence Bevan, Georgia’s First Official Historian
Colonial Park Cemetery (1798 – 1830) Appointed as Georgia’s first official Historian by the Legislature in 1824, Bevan, after a stint as Editor of the Augusta Chronicle, returned to Savannah where he served as co-editor and co-publisher of the Georgian.
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
James Habersham & Sons, Georgia Pioneers
Colonial Park Cemetery James Habersham (1712? – 28 August 1775) was one of the most prominent merchants and public servants of the Colonial Era in Georgia. Soon after his arrival in the colony in 1738, he helped establish, with Reverend … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Lachlan & James S. McIntosh, Georgia Pioneers
Colonial Park Cemetery General Lachlan McIntosh (17 March 1725 – 20 February 1826) Colonel John S. McIntosh (1784 – 1847) General Lachlan McIntosh, whose father John Mor Mackintosh founded the seaport town of Darien, was Georgia’s most illustrious officer in … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Hugh McCall, Author of the First History of Georgia
Colonial Park Cemetery 17 February 1767 – 10 June 1824 McCall published the first installment in his History of Georgia at Savannah in 1811.
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
James Johnston, Georgia’s First Newspaper Publisher
Colonial Park Cemetery 1738 – 1808 Johnston, a native of Scotland, came to Savannah in 1761, and was appointed Public Printer of the Province the following year. The first issue of Georgia’s first newspaper, The Georgia Gazette, was brought out … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
The Graham Vault
Colonial Park Cemetery For 114 years, the remains of the prominent Revolutionary War Major General Nathanael Greene (7 August 1742 – 19 June 1786) and his eldest son, George Washington Greene, were interred here. They were exhumed and reinterred at … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Edward Greene Malbone, Miniaturist
Colonial Park Cemetery August 1777 – 7 May 1807 Malbone is considered by most art historians to be the greatest of all American miniaturists, and among the best of all time. He died in Savannah while visiting his cousin, Robert … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Rosannah & John Millen, Georgia Pioneers
Colonial Park Cemetery Rosannah (1751? – 24 February 1810) = John (1757? – 28 October 1811)
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
