Major Joseph Habersham, a Savannahian, was born on July 28, 1751 to James Habersham and Mary Bolton. His father, James, filled in for Royal Governor Sir James Wright when he was in England. Habersham was sent to Princeton, N.J., to be educated at the College of New Jersey, where he studied for six and one-half years.
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