Updated 2023. Documenting a new ancestor can be one of the more challenging – but also most fascinating – parts of completing a lineage society application. Many societies prefer that you use an ancestor who is already on file for ease of review. However, most will allow you to add someone if you do notContinueContinue reading “How do I find Revolutionary War service for an ancestor from Connecticut?”
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My lineage society says I need a birth, marriage or death certificate. What do I do now?
Whether you hope to join the Daughters of the American Revolution or the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, you’ve probably been asked to provide some birth, marriage or death records or certificates. You don’t have them in the house. How do you proceed? Here are a few hints to get you started: You need toContinueContinue reading “My lineage society says I need a birth, marriage or death certificate. What do I do now?”
What documents do you need to provide for a National Society of the Colonial Dames of America application?
Interested in joining NSCDA (The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, also known as “the Dames”)? Here’s what you’ll need to provide: For any generations that might have them, birth, death and marriage certificates. Alternate documentation for generations prior to vital records. Generally those born or died before 1900. This documentation should includeContinueContinue reading “What documents do you need to provide for a National Society of the Colonial Dames of America application?”
What documents do I need to provide for a Mayflower Society application?
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants – the Mayflower Society – has among the lineage world’s most strict requirements about the documents that need to be provided in an application. Here are the basic guidelines: The Silver Books and previous applications should be used to document any generations already on file.If a vital record couldContinueContinue reading “What documents do I need to provide for a Mayflower Society application?”
What documents do I need to provide for a Sons of the American Revolution application?
Are you busy trying to prepare an SAR application? Here’s what you need to know. You’ll need to provide documents for all generations unless there is a DAR application on this line that meets specific criteria. For the first three generations, you’ll need to provide birth, marriage, and death certificates for the person the lineContinueContinue reading “What documents do I need to provide for a Sons of the American Revolution application?”
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