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Minis (surname)
Minis is a Jewish surname. It may refer to: * Abraham Minis (born 1694) (1694–1757), European settler in the colony of Savannah, Georgia * Abigail Minis (1701–1794), European settler in the colony of Savannah, Georgia * Philip Minis (1734–1789), American merchant, son of the above * Isaac Minis (1780–1856), soldier in the War of 1812 * Philip Minis (physician) (1805–1855), American physician * Abraham Minis (born 1820) Abraham Minis (commonly known as Abram Minis; November 4, 1820 – November 6, 1889) was an American merchant, prominent in Savannah, Georgia, in the 19th century. Early life and career Minis was born on November 4, 1820, in Savannah, Georgia ... (1820–1889), American merchant, son of the above Surnames of Jewish origin {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Minis (born 1694)
Abraham Minis (1694 – January 13, 1757) was a European immigrant to the newly settled colony of Savannah, Province of Georgia, in 1733. Despite their not knowing if they would be received, General James Oglethorpe, founder of the Savannah colony, allowed him and his family entry and granted them land. Their descendants have lived in Savannah ever since. Minis became a farmer and merchant shipper who supplied Oglethorpe at Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island. Early life and career Minis, an Ashkenazi Jew of German origin, was born in 1694. He married Abigail, with whom he had two daughters, Leah (born 1726) and Esther (1731), prior to their emigration to colonial America aboard the ''William and Sarah''. Neither Leah nor Esther had any descendants. A third child, Philip, was born in Savannah, the year following their 1733 arrival, becoming the first white male child born in the colony. They went on to have six more children (one of whom died in infancy): daughters Judith, Hann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Minis
Abigail Minis (August 11, 1701 – October 11, 1794) was a businesswoman and landowner, prominent in Savannah, Province of Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. She was a European immigrant, along with her husband, Abraham Minis, to the newly settled colony of Savannah, in 1733. Despite their not knowing if they would be received, General James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony, allowed Minis and her family entry and granted them land. Her financial support and hospitality to the rebel troops during the war meant she was considered a Revolutionary hero. Descendants of the Minises have lived in Savannah ever since. Life and career Minis, an Ashkenazi Jew of German origin, was born on August 11, 1701. She married Abraham Minis, with whom she had two daughters, Leah (born 1726) and Esther (1731), prior to their emigration to colonial America aboard the ''William and Sarah''. Neither Leah nor Esther had any descendants. A third child, Philip, was born in Savannah, the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Minis
Philip Minis (July 11, 1734 – March 6, 1789) was an American merchant, and the first white male born in the colony of Savannah, Province of Georgia. He went on to become paymaster to the Continental Army in Georgia during the American Revolutionary War, in addition to being an advisor to French and continental forces. His name appears in the Journals of the Continental Congress. Early life and career Minis was born on July 11, 1734, the year following his parents' arrival in the Savannah colony after emigrating from England. The third child of nine of Abraham and Abigail Minis (after sisters Leah and Esther), he was the first white male born in the colony. He married Judith Polock, of Newport, Rhode Island, on July 20, 1774. They had five children. One of them, Isaac (1780–1856), had a son named Abram, who built several properties in Savannah in the 19th century. He was "one of Savannah's leading merchants and a citizen of the highest integrity and social influence." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Minis
Isaac Minis (July 30, 1780 – November 15, 1856) was a private in the War of 1812 and a member of several administrations of Savannah's city council. He later became an associate of future Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Early life and career Minis was born on July 30, 1780, to Philip Minis and Judith Polock. It is believed he was born in cave near Charleston, South Carolina, while the city was under attack by the British during the American Revolutionary War. On December 4, 1803, he married Dinah Cohen (1787–1874), sister of Solomon Cohen Jr., a noted Savannah lawyer, with whom he had eight known children: Philip (born 1805), Sarah (1811), Philippa (1818), Abram (1820), Frances (1823), Maria (1825), Rebecca Gratz (1830) and Cecelia (1832). Philip became a noted Savannah physician, while Abram was "one of Savannah's leading merchants and a citizen of the highest integrity and social influence." In September 1810, Minis was elected as an alderman to the 21st Administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Minis (physician)
Philip Minis (January 28, 1805 – November 27, 1855) was a 19th-century American physician. He was an assistant surgeon in the United States Army, later promoted to major. Either side of this, he was involved in a notable duel in Savannah, Georgia, where he worked. He was found not guilty in the ensuing murder trial. Life and career Minis was born on January 28, 1805, in Savannah, to Isaac Minis and Dinah Cohen. One of his siblings, Abram Minis, became a prominent merchant in Savannah. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1824. Minis was commissioned as an assistant surgeon in the United States Army on April 12, 1826. He was promoted to major in 1836. On May 16, 1836, Minis married Sarah Augusta Livingston (1807–1892) of New York, daughter of John Swift and Anna M. M. Thompson. They had the following children together: Alice Henrietta (born 1837), Leila (1847), Charles Spalding, Annie, Mary Lela, Philip Henry, John Livingston and Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Minis (born 1820)
Abraham Minis (commonly known as Abram Minis; November 4, 1820 – November 6, 1889) was an American merchant, prominent in Savannah, Georgia, in the 19th century. Early life and career Minis was born on November 4, 1820, in Savannah, Georgia, to Isaac Minis and Dinah Cohen. His paternal great-grandparents were Abraham and Abigail Minis, two of the city's early Jewish settlers. His brother, Philip, was a Savannah physician. On October 22, 1851, he married New Orleans native Lavinia "Venie" Florence (1825–1923), who had been living in Philadelphia, and with whom he had five children, two of whom (sons Jacob Florance and Isaac) he went into partnership with. A third son, Abram Jr. (1859–1939), became a prominent lawyer in Savannah. The other children were daughters Maria (1853–1941) and Rosina Florance (1855–1856). The family lived at today's 204 East Jones Street. Its architect was Stephen Decatur Button. In 1846, Minis had built a property (now known as the Abram M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
