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Chicago Colony National Society of New England Women

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Connecticut Chapter of National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, CTDFPA

The Connecticut Chapter is the "First" Chapter to have been officially formed under The National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Eligibility in the Society requires an unbroken paternal line of either the applicant's father or mother, going back to a FOUNDER who arrived in one of the Colonies between May 13, 1607 and May 13, 1687, and in this unbroken line, an intermediate PATRIOT ancestor who, by personal service in a civil or military capacity or by other acts proving his unfailing loyalty, assisted in establishing American independence during the Revolutionary Period, 1775 to 1784.

Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars, Inc.

Daughters of Colonial Wars in the State of New York

NYS chapter of the national lineage society for female descendants of members of the colonial period military or other office-holders.

Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S.A.

National Society Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S.A., Inc. Incorporated in Delaware.

Descendants of Cape Cod and the Islands

Descendants of Cape Cod and the Islands is a new lineage group to honor those ancestors on Cape Cod, Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket who settled, owned property, etc. prior to 31 Dec 1699. Charter membership is open beginning 15 Jun 2015.

Descendants of Founders of New Jersey

Membership in the society is open to any adult woman or man, 18 years of age or older, who can prove descent from a founder of New Jersey prior to 17 April, 1702 in any area which is now in the State of New Jersey, and who subscribes to the objectives of the society.

Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Must be a direct descendant of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence to apply. Genealogical inquiries welcomed.

General Society of Colonial Wars

Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783

The Guild is a national hereditary society which is dedicated to honoring Colonial ancestors who were skilled artisans and tradesmen in the American Colonies between the dates of the founding of Jamestowne, 13 May 1607, to the Treaty of Paris, 03 September 1783. Membership is extended to men and women, 18 years of age or older, who can prove lineal descent. Artisans and Tradesmen are defined as those accomplished in the field of art and those who crafted or traded items or were part of select Royal Guilds previously established in the old world which continued practices in the American Colonies. The online Guild's Dictionary of Arts and Trades is an extensive listing of Colonial trades and their definitions.

Hereditary Order of the Signers of the Bush Declaration of March 22, 1775

Jamestowne Society

For descendants of the early settlers, founders and adventurers at Jamestowne, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America.

Los Pobladores 200

Descendants of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 1781.

National Society Children of the American Colonists

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Washington, D.C

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Members are descendants of early colonists to this country. Our members honor the hardships and heroism of those who sought spiritual and economic freedom in the wilderness of this new world.

National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century

Any woman of good moral character and reputation, past the age of eighteen years, lineally descended from an ancestor who rendered service from 1607 to 1699 inclusive, according to the eligibility list as given in the national by-laws, may be considered a candidate for membership in the Society.

National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars

To honor and perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who, by their acts and counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense and preservation of the American Colonies. To collect and preserve records relative to the American Colonies. To promote historical research and the study of history and to commemorate the events of the American Colony Period between 1607 and 1775.

National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America