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Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery

1765 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)Cemeteries in Savannah, GeorgiaChatham County, GeorgiaJewish cemeteries in Georgia (U.S. state)Jews and Judaism in Georgia (U.S. state)
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The Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, also known as the de Lyon-De La Motta Cemetery or Cohen Street Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. Located in the Kayton/Frazier area of West Savannah, it is the burial ground for members of the Sheftall, de Lyon, and De La Motta families. The cemetery was established by Levi Sheftall in 1765. On November 3, 1761, George III "conveyed a certain half lot of land in Holland Tything, Percival Ward, to David Truan." This land was at the northwest corner of today's Bull Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. Several Jews were interred here before the family cemeteries were established. A memorial, in the Oglethorpe Avenue median, marks the burial ground (known as Bull Street Cemetery) today, with a plaque stating: "Original 1733 burial plot allotted by James Edward Oglethorpe to the Savannah Jewish Community".

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Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery
Cohen Street, Savannah

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Cohen Street

Cohen Street
31402 Savannah
Georgia, United States
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