Our Patriot Ancestors
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Listed below are the Patriot ancestors of our chapter members, the state they served, and their service. American Revolutionary War Patriots include signers of the Declaration of Independence, members of local and state militias, members of the Continental Army or Continental Navy, men and women who rendered other types of aid to the cause of independence, and those taking oaths of loyalty. With a few exceptions, military service began with the Battle of Lexington (19 April 1775) and ended when the British evacuated New York (26 November 1783). Patriots may have also provided civil service, conducting public business in the newly formed American states.
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Connecticut Rufus Bennett, PVT Louisiana Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer, PS New Hampshire Jacob Blaisdell, LT New Jersey David Beach, PVT Daniel Bull, PVT Joseph Balliet, PS |
Pennsylvania (continued) Rhode Island Peter Crandall, PVT South Carolina Fleming Smith, PVT
Vermont Simon Chapman, CS
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Glossary
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CAPT — Captain COL — Colonel CPL — Corporal CS — Civil Service ENS — Ensign GRD — Guard LT — Lieutenant 1LT — First Lieutenant 2LT — Second Lieutenant |
MAJ — Major NONCOM — Non-commissioned Officer PS — Patriotic Service PVT — Private SDI — Signer of the Declaration of Independence SGT — Sergeant SOL — Soldier STAFFOF – Staff Officer |