The evening times., 1896-08-05

The second Register OF the Sons OF the
American Revolution for the District of
columbia will be published in few
weeks, The proofs are now in the hands OF
the registrar, Mr. william Jones Rhces OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr.. Rbces has been at work on the pub
lication several years, and the copy has
been In the hands OF the printer for nearly
year. The proof for each member has
generally been read by the member him
self; In cases OF deceased members. by some
near relative.
The work no w in hand is the preparation
OF an indexi This will be very complete,
covering every name and important de-
tan OF the book.
The last Register was printed in 1891.
1t was the best publication OF the kind up
to that date. The present issue is 10 be
much more complete. and to surpass the
other, geographically, also. The paper is
heavy, tile binding will be elegant, and the
text will be interspersed with Illustrations
and ornamental head-pieccs.
In every case not only is the members
Revolutionary ancestor given, but also
each one OF his ancestors through whom
he claims descent. Thus the record for
Senator Dubois is as follows
SENATOR DUBOIS ANCESTORS.
lion. Fred Thomas DuLois, United
States Senator frcm loaLo. EoIn, Pales-
tine, era wford county. ILL.,. May 30, 1e51..
Son Of Jesse K. Dubois and Della (Morris)
dubois. Grandson OF - Morris and Della
tlloagland, Morris. Great grandson OF
Cornelius Hoagland and Mary tTuttlc'
HoaglaDd. Great great grandson Ct Noses
Tnt,ieand Jane Fordl Tuttle. Great great
great grandson of Jacob Fed, sr."
This gives Senator Dubois wo ancestors
who weIe iB The revolution. TEese are as
follows:
Moses Tuttic, of Norris county, N j..
member OF the Committee OF safety CT
Morris county, N. j., l778; Judge of the
superior court.
Jacob Ford, sr uIc4-177T), of Norris
county, N. j., delegate to Provincial Con.
grcss, June 81, 1774; on tnmittee Of
correspondence, January, 17T6.
TIE Register also shows hat Senator
Sherman is 4 great gra ndson Of Daniel
Sherman, WHO lived at Woodbury., Conn.
from 1T21 10 1873; IVES clerk CT pIota;e
seven years: represented Woodbury. in tfe
general assembly for sixty-five sessions.
IT74-17S3 speaker of the lower house;
member of the State committee which rat
ified the Federal Constitution.
Senator Frye is great-grandson OF
Capt. Joseph Frye, jr., who resigned a cap
taincy in the British army u accept COM
mission in the American service. He is
also a great-great grandson or Gen. Joseph
Frye, sr.. OF Andover. Mass. and Fryeburg,
Me-, who was n major general OF the Massa
chusetts. troops. January Il. 1878, and
brigadier general in the continental army in
1916.
President Gaiiaudet. of the Heaf and
Dumb School. is a grandson OF Peter Wal
lace Galiaudet 1T56-1s43,. who was pri-
vate secretary OF Gen. Washington during
the New Jersey campaign, of which the
battles of Trenton and Brunswick and the
crossing of the Deia ware in the ice Were q
part. lie is also rreatgrandson OF Col.
Noah Fowler tI135-lS25,. OF Guiiford,
Conn.,. who was a captain OF the minute men
in the Lexington Alarm. - and marched TO
the relief of Boston on April 10. lT7o- lie
was lieutenant colouei comDaissiant OF the
Twenty-eiGhth connecticut Regiment In
17Sc.
THEIR REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS.
Henry Wise 6arnett is a great grandson
of Muscoe Garrett, sr.. ,fs36-1So3l, who
was n member OF the Essex county, Va.
committee OF saftey: also great-great great
grandson OF Gen. John Cropper III T56-1a21),
f"Bnwman's Folly" Accomac county, Va:
captain OF the Ninth Virginia Regulars.
February j. ITT6. and commanded the E.ey-
enth Virginia at Valley Forge. He was
made lieutenant colonel October 81, 17T7-
DR. 6. Brown Goode is great grandson
of Israel Crane, jr., OF Newark, N. j.,
who served under Gen. Phiiemop Dickin-
son at Staten Island and Monmouth.
Tic late Gen Peter Valentine Hagner,
of the United states army, and his broth
cr, Judge Hagncr of the probate court,
was grandson of John Randall OF West
moreland- county. Va, resident of An
napolis, Md, who was member of the
Annapolis Council Of Safety.
Gen. Grosvenor is grandson of Thomas
Grosvenor of Poirfret, Conn. lieutenant OF
the Third Connecticut, May %, 1775i
wounded at Bunker Hill. anu lieutenant
colonel commandment, May 20, 1852.
AIT. Knees Is u great gTduuSou oi Ast!OI
Ben jamin Loxley Il 72O-1SOh of Philadel
phia: keeper of the kings stores In Phila-
delphia when tho war began. Major Lox.
ley resigned A reward was offered fos
his head; he organized the First Artillery
of the American army in July, 1TT6, and
was promotedto be major in August follow
ing Mr.. Rhecs is also q grcat-grandson nf
Col Evan Evans of Chester county, Pa,
and a great -grea.-srandson Of ] Ohm Lukins,
who was surveyor to the State Council Of
Safety in 1TT6.
President Richards, OF Georgetown Uni
versity, is a great-grandson Of William
Richards, of New London, Conn. regi
mental quartermaster Of the Sixth Cor.
necticut in 1878. He led the trccps at
Fort slongo, Long Island. when, with
muffled oars, at night, they crossed the
river. took the enemy's works by surprise
and completely demolished them. He was
at Bunker Hill, Germantown. Monmouth.
Valley Forge and other places familiar n
revolutionary history.
Father Richards is great great-grand-
son of Ebenezer Mower OF Barre, Mass. a
private at Bunker Hill: of Lieut.. Renja-
min FELTON,, Salem, Mass. who was also at
Bunker Hill, and OF Joseph Cowles, sonth
ington. Conn.,. member of the town conf