Mordecai sheftall biography of williams
Mordecai sheftall biography of williams
Mordecai sheftall biography of williams county.
Mordecai Sheftall
Colonel Mordecai Sheftall | |
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| Born | December 2, Savannah, Province of Georgia |
| Died | July 6, () (aged&#;61) Savannah, Georgia |
| Resting place | Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant, Inspector of Tanned Leather for the Port of Savannah |
| Known&#;for | Founding member of Congregation Mickve Israel, Highest ranking Jewish Revolutionary War officer |
| Spouse | Frances Fannie (Freidel) Hart |
| Children | Sheftall, Benjamin, Elias, Moses, Perla and Esther |
| Parent(s) | Perla and Benjamin Sheftall |
Mordecai Sheftall (December 2, – July 6, )[1] was a merchant who served as a colonel in the Continental Army.
He was from the Province of Georgia (what is now the US state of the same name).[2] during the American Revolutionary War and was the highest ranking Jewish officer of the Colonial forces.[1] He was born in Savannah, Province of Georgia,[3] to Benjamin and Perla Sheftall, who h