History
In 1898, three ladies formed a hereditary society
in which membership would be small
by reason of strict
eligibility requirements, and therefore, more intimate.
Miss Eugenia
Washington, great grandniece of George Washington,
Mrs. Henry V. Boynton and Mrs.
William L. Mason founded the
organization of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
America on June 7, 1898,
and a week later the District of Columbia granted the charter,
on June 14, 1898.
Membership
Any woman of at least 18 years of age,
who is in sympathy
with the object of this society is
eligible to membership,provided
that she is descended in an
unbroken paternal line of either father
or mother from an ancestor
who settled in any of the Colonies now
included in the United States
of America during the period from the
settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607 to
May 13, 1687, and provided
that in this unbroken line, is an intermediate
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.
Object
The Object of this Society shall be:
- To associate congenial women whose ancestors struggled
for life, liberty, home and happiness when
this land was a new and unknown country
and whose lines of descent come through patriots who
sustained the
Colonies in the struggle for Independence in the Revolutionary War..
- To teach reverent regard for history of the founders of this country:
to inculcate patriotism in all generations: to commemorate the events in the
history of our country.
- To preserve family records.
- In time of war, to obtain supplies for the military hospitals.
Links
Please visit the site of the Men's Organization
The Order of Founders and Patriots of America
at:
http://www.founderspatriots.org
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