The white marble military headstone is a powerful symbol of service and sacrifice. However, it doesn’t date to the period of the American Revolution. The marble headstone came into being in 1873, as a way to mark the graves of the dead of the Civil War. As noted by the National Cemetery Administration, it wasContinueContinue reading “Can I use my Revolutionary War ancestor’s military headstone as “proof” of their service?”
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My ancestor supposedly loaned money to the Continental government. How do I find evidence?
An ancestor who loaned money to the Continental government during the American Revolution would be considered to have “patriotic service” by the Sons of the American Revolution or the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Daughters of the American Revolution has begun digitizing records of the loans made from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.ContinueContinue reading “My ancestor supposedly loaned money to the Continental government. How do I find evidence?”
How do I document a new Revolutionary War ancestor?
If you’re interested in joining a Revolutionary War lineage society, it’s recommended that you use an ancestor already on file. However, with the exception of the Society of the Cincinnati, the recommendation is not a requirement. Most Revolutionary War lineage societies allow you to add new ancestors – provided that the ancestor meets their requirements.ContinueContinue reading “How do I document a new Revolutionary War ancestor?”
Do I need to have documents translated for my lineage society application?
As you’re preparing a lineage society application, you may discover some of your ancestor’s records are written in a non-English language. Because of the settlement patterns of the United States in the 18th and 19th century, French, German, and Spanish commonly appear in records. That usually raises a question: do I need to have theseContinueContinue reading “Do I need to have documents translated for my lineage society application?”
Family Bibles: a valuable source for a lineage society application
Many families become extremely difficult to trace in the early 1800s. Migration routes were opening across the United States. New European settlements may have kept land records, but they often didn’t have the resources to keep civil registration or easily store church records. Many of the records we would typically use to document birth, death,ContinueContinue reading “Family Bibles: a valuable source for a lineage society application”
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