St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-18
NEW PATRIOTIC ORDER
Sons OF the Revolution Organize
Minnesota So
ciety.
Qualifications of the Charter
Members Set
Forth.

Various members of the Sons of the
Revolution of different states met at the
Office of the Washington Life Insurance
company yesterday aud organized
Minnesota society, adopting the cOnstl-
tuition and bylaws of the original New
York state society, and electinS the
following officers:
Charles z. Noyes, president.
Maj. John Patterson, u. 5. A, vice
president.
Rukard Hurd, secretary and treas
urer.
DR.. c. K. Alden, U. S. A.. registrar.
Board of managers, George Z. Squres.
Maj. Z. K. Winnie. U. S. A.. Capt. Jo-
seph Hale, u. ). A.; Capt. l.. w. hoe,
u. s. A.; George A. Courtright., U. s.
A.; Maj. c. +. Sears, u. S. A.
The New York state society was in
stituted III 1876. 1t has celebrated
events of the Revolution; has published
addresses on revolutionary topics; has
erected at large expense memorial tab
lets to the memory of men and events
of ITO; has held commemorative church
services on WashingtOn'S birthday; is
about to erect in the city of New York
n statue in bronze to the memory of
Capt. Nathan Hale; and has accumu-
lated a large fund for the development
and the general purposes of the society.
The fundamental principles upon
which the society has been organ
ized has been descent from the men
who actually participated in the War
of the Revolution, and great care has
been observed in the examination of the
pedigree and qualification of every APP
plicant for membership. The lists of
the members of this society, together
with the descent, have been published.
and are, and have always been, open to
public scrutiny. Its care in this regard,
and its strict adherence to the principle
OF Its organization, has made member
ship in the society valuable, has IN
creased its usefulness. and given it dig
nifty and strength. The Minnesota So
ciety approves of this record of con-
ServatiSm, and proposes to maintain as
high standard as regards membership
qualification, and carry on the work OF
organization on the same lines.
The Minnesota society will be pleased
TO consider the application ofapplIcantS
who can show the proper credentials
under its rules. Its membership is conf
posed of male descendants of ancestors
who. in the military, naval, marine. or
in the official service OF any one of the
original colonies or states, or of the
national government, assisted in eStab-
fishing American independence during
the War of the Rebellion. between April
II, 1775, and April 10. 1888. The Mime
sofa society is formed by the following
gentlemen, whose records are as fol-
lows:
Charles Phelps Noyes-Grandson of
Lieut.. Thomas NOyeS. Eleventh COM
pany, Second regiment, Rhode Island
militia; first lieutenant, Rhode Island
state artillery; also great-grandSOn OF
Col. Joseph Noyes, First regiment,
Kings County (R. I.) militia, 1775. Also
member of Rhode Island general as
sembly. 1776-'S0-'S3.
Charles Henry Alden, lieutenant col
onel and surgeon U. S. A.-GrandsOn of
Private Henry White, Capt. Sabin
Mann's company, Col Bardee'S regi-
ment, Massachusetts militia; also grand
son of Private Eliab Alden. Capt. Joshua
Whites company, Col. Ebin Sprouts
regiment, Massachusetts militia.
George Albert Courtright, u. s. A
Great great grandson of Private Ed
mond Wood, Capt. Nathan Woods com
pany, Middiebor0ugh (Mass.) minute
man; also private in Capt. Joshua
Whites company. Col. Cushing'S regi-
ment, Massachusetts militia; also great
grandson of Private Peter Wood. Capt
Nathanial Woods company, Col. Simon
Carry's Massachusetts militia; private
in same company, Col. Sprouts regi-
ment, Massachusetts militia; Private
Capt. John Porter's company, Col.
Horns regiment, Jacobs brigade on
Il. |.
Capt. Joseph Hale, U. S. A.-Great
grandson Of Private Richard Downing,
III NIf.1,
county (Mass.) militia; Matross in sec
Col. Crafts battalion, Massachusetts,
artillery.
Maj. John Il. Patterson, .. S. A
Great grandson of Lieut.. Col. Chris
topher Stewart, captain Fifth Pennsyl-
vania battalion, major Fifth Pennsyl-
vania regiment. lieutenant colonel
Third regiment, Pennsylvania line.
Maj. Charles K. Whine, Surgeon U.
S. A.-Great great grandson of Ensign
Douwd Fonda, Third regiment, Penn
sylvania line; also great grandson OF
Adjt. Jacob Winnie. adjutant of Four
teenth regiment, Albany county On. "
militia. Col. Yates; quartermaster of
Lieut.. Col. MarinuS Willet's regiment
militia; also great great grandson of
Col. John knickerbocker.
of Capt. Nathan Hurd, First battalion,
Wadsworth brigade, Connecticut mi
litia; also great, great grandson of
Ethan Osborn. private in Capt. b.
Beebe's company, Col. Philip Burr
Bradley's regiment, Connecticut militia;
also private in Col. Beebe'S regiment;
also great great grandson of Lieut..
John Osborn, lieutenant in Capt. JairuS
WilcoX's company, Regiment of Artifi-
GERS, commanded by Col. Jonathan
Baldwin, of Massachusetts.
Maj. Clinton B. Sears, U. S. A
Great great grandson of Capt. Samuel
Ransom, Twenty-firSt Connecticut mi
litia; also captain of Second Wyoming
Valley company Connecticut and
Pennsylvania.
Capt. F. W. Roe, u. S. A.-Great
great grandson of John Roe, minute
man and quartermaster, First regiment,
Suffolk County militia.
George c. SQuires - Great great
great grandson of Joseph Barker, Con-
necticut Coast Guard.
The meeting adjourned subject to call
of the president. Several applications
were handed in at the meeting.