Lineage Society – Page 19

I’m going home for the holidays. Is there anything I should do on my application?

The holidays can provide a great opportunity make some progress on your lineage society application. (Even better, the project can give your family something to talk about and work on together!) Here are a few steps you can take: If you’re just getting started, ask questions! There are often family stories about an ancestor’s claimContinueContinue reading “I’m going home for the holidays. Is there anything I should do on my application?”

Can the same person be a qualifying ancestor for multiple societies?

Don’t worry, you’re not the first one to wonder! Your grandmother or sibling has joined one society, and you’d like to join another – using their paperwork. Is it possible? Maybe. First of all, review the qualifying ancestor guidelines for the society you’d like to join and the society your family member joined. Is thereContinueContinue reading “Can the same person be a qualifying ancestor for multiple societies?”

…”nothing is certain but death and taxes.”

Benjamin Franklin’s quote may date to after the Revolutionary War, but the payment of taxes is considered to be a source of qualifying service for both the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. But which taxes? The Sons of the American Revolution requires that the taxes “support the War.” The Daughters of the AmericanContinueContinue reading “…”nothing is certain but death and taxes.””

Not the only colony – Plymouth and the New England colonies in the early 1600s…

With the focus on Plymouth Colony this time of year, it’s easy to treat it as the center of European settlement in New England. The reality is far more complicated. While Plymouth may have the earliest date for European arrival, it was one of multiple colonies being established in the 1630s. These colonies were inContinueContinue reading “Not the only colony – Plymouth and the New England colonies in the early 1600s…”

I have Canadian roots. Might I have Mayflower ancestors?

The simple answer: yes. If your family was from an area that was popular with the New England “planters” , Revolutionary War era Loyalists, or economic “Late Loyalists,” they may have roots in colonial Massachusetts. If you want to identify Mayflower line ancestors, focus on using established techniques for researching planters, loyalists, or late loyalists.ContinueContinue reading “I have Canadian roots. Might I have Mayflower ancestors?”