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Finding Patriot Roots
Finding Patriot Ancestors in Your Family Tree
Perhaps you have a family story of an ancestor who was a patriot in the Revolutionary War. How do you know if this is true? Complete your family history one generation at a time—tracing all lines—moving from the present to the past. If you have a male ancestor living in the American colonies around 1775–1776 and he was born between 1735 and 1760, he may have served.
Take the next step and download our free guide and delve more deeply into your patriot ancestry with the many resources on this page!
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Finding Revolutionary War Patriots in Your Family Tree
American Ancestors Magazine, Fall 2004. By Melanie McComb Download
Documenting Family Connections to the Boston Tea Party
American Ancestors Magazine, Fall 2023. By Kristin Harris Download
Discipline and Justice in the Continental Army: Records about Revolutionary War Courts-Martial
American Ancestors Magazine, Fall 2023. By John P. Deeben Download
The Final Honor - United States Military Gravestones
American Ancestors Magazine, Summer 2022. By David Allen Lambert Download
Identifying Provincetown’s Revolutionary War soldiers
American Ancestors Magazine, Summer 2018. By Zachary J. Garceau and Amy Whorf McGuiggan Download
Embattled Farmers - Tracing Revolutionary Soldiers from Lincoln Massachusetts
American Ancestors Magazine, Spring 2015. By Richard C. Wiggin Download
Focus on New York - Helping Overcome the Hurdles to Revolutionary War Research in New York State
American Ancestors Magazine, Spring 2013. By Eric G. Grundset Download
Revolutionary War-Related Research Problems - These Articles May Help
American Ancestors Magazine, Summer 2010. By Henry B. Hoff Download
The Collections and Publications of the DAR Library Washington DC
American Ancestors Magazine, Summer 2010. By Eric G. Grundset Download