His wife, Matilda (Taylor) Beasley, became a nun in the religious order of the St. Clares and then the Franciscans after his death, giving his land away, running an orphanage for children of color, and caring for the poor. They are buried in the same cemetery.
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"Abe" enumerated in Savannah in 1870 census--age 47, born Virginia.
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Abraham Beasley
Died 9/3/1877, aged 56 years.
Free Ground
Native of Richmond, VA.
Residence: Harris and Habersham Streets
Source:
Savannah's Catholic Cemetery
Savannah, Chatham Co., GA.
Volume II, No designative Lot, Page 231
Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Savannah Catholic Cemetery - Burials With No Designated Lot.
"The following burials listed in the Keeper's records have no specific lot designated. They are listed alphabetically, as they appear in our records, from 1853 - 1939."
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"Abe" enumerated in Savannah in 1870 census--age 47, born Virginia.
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Abraham Beasley
Died 9/3/1877, aged 56 years.
Free Ground
Native of Richmond, VA.
Residence: Harris and Habersham Streets
Source:
Savannah's Catholic Cemetery
Savannah, Chatham Co., GA.
Volume II, No designative Lot, Page 231
Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Savannah Catholic Cemetery - Burials With No Designated Lot.
"The following burials listed in the Keeper's records have no specific lot designated. They are listed alphabetically, as they appear in our records, from 1853 - 1939."
His wife, Matilda (Taylor) Beasley, became a nun in the religious order of the St. Clares and then the Franciscans after his death, giving his land away, running an orphanage for children of color, and caring for the poor. They are buried in the same cemetery.
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"Abe" enumerated in Savannah in 1870 census--age 47, born Virginia.
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Abraham Beasley
Died 9/3/1877, aged 56 years.
Free Ground
Native of Richmond, VA.
Residence: Harris and Habersham Streets
Source:
Savannah's Catholic Cemetery
Savannah, Chatham Co., GA.
Volume II, No designative Lot, Page 231
Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Savannah Catholic Cemetery - Burials With No Designated Lot.
"The following burials listed in the Keeper's records have no specific lot designated. They are listed alphabetically, as they appear in our records, from 1853 - 1939."
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"Abe" enumerated in Savannah in 1870 census--age 47, born Virginia.
------------------------------------------
Abraham Beasley
Died 9/3/1877, aged 56 years.
Free Ground
Native of Richmond, VA.
Residence: Harris and Habersham Streets
Source:
Savannah's Catholic Cemetery
Savannah, Chatham Co., GA.
Volume II, No designative Lot, Page 231
Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Savannah Catholic Cemetery - Burials With No Designated Lot.
"The following burials listed in the Keeper's records have no specific lot designated. They are listed alphabetically, as they appear in our records, from 1853 - 1939."
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