{"data":{"description":"..were famous, not all of them were rich. John Paul Jones, as an example, is often referred to as the father of the American Navy. Yet he died in poverty ..","title":"Famous Obits","post_type":"page","content":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhile most of early America's luminaries were famous, not all of them were rich. John Paul Jones, as an example, is often referred to as the father of the American Navy. Yet he died in poverty, requiring a friend to raise enough money to provide for his burial. Unlike today's media, newspapers two-hundred years ago covered the deaths of early America's personalities in a Spartan-like style, offering just the facts and, oftentimes, not much more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWe have culled our archives of obituaries to show you how early America reported the deaths of its most famous citizens. This list will continue to expand, so check in from time to time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/world-early-america/famous-obits/list-obituaries-famous-early-americans/\"\u003eRead the Obituaries of early America's Famous\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","menu":[{"path":"lives-early-america","title":"Famous Lives","submenu":[{"path":"lives-early-america/autobiography-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiography of Ben Franklin"},{"path":"lives-early-america/ramsays-life-washington","title":"Ramsay's The Life of Washington"},{"path":"lives-early-america/adventures-col-daniel-boone","title":"The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone"},{"path":"lives-early-america/true-story-paul-revere","title":"The True Story of Paul Revere"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"portrait","title":"Portraits"},{"path":"rare-images/last-men-revolution","title":"The Last Men of the Revolution"}]},{"path":"freedom-documents","title":"Freedom Documents","submenu":[{"path":"freedom-documents/bill-rights","title":"Bill of Rights"},{"path":"freedom-documents/declaration-independence","title":"Declaration of Independence"},{"path":"freedom-documents/u-s-constitution","title":"The U.S. Constitution"}]},{"path":"world-early-america","title":"World of Early America","submenu":[{"path":"bookmarks","title":"Early American Bookmarks"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"firsts","title":"Firsts!"},{"path":"rare-images/maps","title":"Maps"},{"path":"rare-images","title":"Rare Images"},{"path":"music1","title":"Music"},{"path":"writings","title":"The Writings of Early America"}]},{"path":"boston-massacre","title":"Boston Massacre"},{"path":"milestone-events","title":"Milestones"},{"path":"early-america-review","title":"The Review"},{"path":"home/teachers-students","title":"Teachers"},{"path":"sitemap","title":"Sitemap"}]},"success":true}