Download How to Find Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor Free on the

How to Find Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor Free on the Internet
By Mary Sullens McEwan
Here are few free sources plus additional information that will be discussed in class:
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HeritageQuest Online- Available from your public library or home computer by
using your library card. From your library site select Internet Resources; then
Genealogy; then HeritageQuest Online. Enter your library card number and the
last 4 digits of your phone number. Press login. Select Search Revolutionary War.
This will give you selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension and
Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Fill in the surname and first name if
known. To select all persons of that surname in a certain area only fill in the
surname. Next fill in state and service if known. These service files may be
downloaded and printed. They contain in general, dates and places, and types of
service, mustering in and out records, wife or widow and children’s names, and
death of or date of disability of serviceman. Not all that served are covered in
these records but they are a valuable source for those that are.
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Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Look Up Service
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm DAR Patriot Index contains
names of Revolutionary patriots, both men and women, who served from 17751783. Fill in form. The type of information given: dates and places of birth and
death, name of wife or husband, rank, type of service and the state where the
patriot lived or served.
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Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Grave Look Up Service
https://memberinfo.sar.org/patriotsearch/.aspx Fill in form. Type of
information available: patriot name, military rank, state of service, cemetery,
location, born, died, spouse, and children.
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Other Sources to be Discussed in Class:
Finding Your Patriot Ancestor in Census Records
State Records Available on Your Ancestor
How to Find Your Ancestor in Family and Historical Books
How to Do a General Search for Your Ancestor on the Internet
How to Find Your Loyalist Ancestor