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Lyle Curtis Gingery, State Society President
The purposes
and objects of the SAR are declared to be patriotic, historical,
and educational, and shall include those intended or designed
to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or
sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved
the independence of the American people.
State Theme
"We Utah Descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution
who, by their sacrifices, established the United States of America,
reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and of Constitutional
Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against
every foe " |
What Is The
Sons of the American Revolution?
The SONS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was incorporated on January 17, 1890
in Connecticut and later chartered by the United States Congress
on June 9, 1906. Prior to this date a number of state societies
were formed in the 1890's. These were led by the Sons of Revolutionary
Sires, organized July 4, 1876 in San Francisco. The first Congress
of the National Society was held in Louisville, Kentucky on April
30, 1889 which was the 100th anniversary of George Washington's
taking of the oath of office of President of the United States.
Our
Purpose
The National Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution was organized on April 30, 1889, to "
perpetuate the memory of those who, by their services or sacrifices
during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence
of the American People. "
What We Do
Though the State of Utah have no Revolutionary War Graves We as
a State Organization support the decorationof the graves of Revolutionary
War soldiers and patriots. We support excellence in teaching of
American history. We participate in patriotic observances. We
support research and preservation of historic material relating
to the men and women who fought or gave service for Independence
in the American Revolutionary War.
Membership
Requirements
Any man
shall be eligible for membership in this Society who: being of
the age of eighteen years or over and a citizen of good repute
in the community, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who
was at all times unfailing in loyalty to and rendered active
service in, the cause of American independence, either as an:officer,
soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman or Minuteman, in the armed
forces of the Continental Congress, or of any one of the several
Colonies or States; or as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence,
or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; or
as a member of any Continental, Provincial, or Colonial Congress
or Legislature; or as a recognized patriot who performed actual
service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great
Britain.
The applicant
must also be personally acceptable to the Society. Family tradition
in regard to the services of an ancestor will not be considered.
No preliminary decision will be given on a line of descent, service
or evidentiary value of proposed evidence. (When examined with
all available evidence, such preliminary decision might prove
to be incorrect and the National Society cannot accept responsibility
for such a decision.)
For
membership in the Sons of the American Revolution contact Eric
Dan. Richhart State Genealogist at
the
following Email: refoals1@msn.com
Requirements for Preparation of Applications
Application
State Society Secretary: Larry Florence
Ogden Chapter President: Layton Patterson
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