United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Ebel, Carol2008-01-11Encyclopedia article about Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes (or Nunez), a physician, was one of the first Jewish immigrants to the Georgia colony in 1733. He provided vital medical aid, which helped the settlement survive its first year of existence.GSE identifier: SS8H2text/htmlNew Georgia Encyclopeidahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Nunes, Samuel, ca. 1667-ca. 1741Physicians--GeorgiaJews--GeorgiaColonists--GeorgiaAntisemitism--GeorgiaGeorgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Samuel Nunes (ca. 1667-ca. 1741)Text