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Samuel
Elbert
Born in Savannah, Georgia
Son of William Elbert
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Rea) Elbert
— married
29 Nov 1769 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 48
in Savannah, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2015
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| Preceded by 10th Governor John Houstoun |
Samuel Elbert 18th Governor of Georgia  |
Succeeded by 19th Governor Edward Telfair |
Contents |
Biography
Samuel Elbert is Notable.
Brigadier General Samuel Elbert served with Georgia during the American Revolution.
Samuel Elbert is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A037083.
- Born to a Baptist Minister William Elbert and his wife, Sarah Greenfield.
Samuel's parents died in South Carolina when he was fourteen. He traveled back to Savannah.
Engaged to and then married, Elizabeth Rae, who was the daughter of a planter named John Rae, Samuel was employed by and John Rae influenced him in future.
Children
- Sarah Elbert 1767–1854
- Catherine,
- Elizabeth,
- Samuel de Lafayette,
- Matthew and
- Hugh Lee.
Legacy/Positions
- Brigadier General, Continental Army
- Major General, Georgia Militia
- Governor of Georgia
- Past Grand Master of Masons
- A Founder of the Society of the Cincinnati of the state of Georgia
- Sheriff Chatham County
- Elbert County, Georgia is named in his honor.
Death
- Burial: Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Show Map
- Plot section A-65. Source:WPA Project 1937
- Inscription:
- Brigadier General, Continental Army
- Major General, Georgia Militia
- Governor of Georgia
- Past Grand Master of Masons
- A Founder of the Society of the Cincinnati of the state of Georgia
- Sheriff Chatham County
- Born 1740 Prince William Parish, S.C.
- Died Nov 1 1788, Savannah, Ga.
- Removed from Rae's Hall and
- Herein Interred March 10, 1924
- Also interred herein the
- Remains of his wife
- Elizabeth Rae Elbert
Links
- FamilySearch PID: LHCD-MCM Obituary: On November 6, 1788, the following obituary appeared in the Georgia Gazette, published in Savannah
- SAR Minute Man Award
- (ACCESS denied, figures, another secret...
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #3600
- Samuel Elbert on Wikipedia
- Men of Mark in Georgia, Volume I (Northen, Georgia, 1907), pages 58-62.
Acknowledgements
- Elbert-68 was created by Mike Sullivan through the import of Myged.ged.GED on May 30, 2015.
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