The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-08-20
ANCESTRAL ORDERS.
About Fifty Genealogical Organiza-
lions in tho United States.
Societies Formed Of the Lineai Descend
ants of the First Americaus-Their
Numbers Constantly In
ID creasing.

Within the last yeot OF TWO 'l''r' mas
been great rousing OF interest in 'he
subject of American gencalogN' lhos'
families whose ancestors were 'monE
the carly settlers OF New Eng ana
Virginia and the New No'h'r'o''''
have been especially industrious IN
acarching ancient records ana '''an-
fishing an American lineage Oh So
seven, eight ami ~ some casoS' D.. n''o'
even Ten, generations though lhr lai
ter are very rare n TINS Nhr. lh'
/ present living descendants OF 'hr hI
/ acttlers of New EnEland' VIRGIN "a aU"
/ New Netherlands are manly ol ul'
| eighth generation.
/ The last year or two also h" seen
the organization of numerous oc'cucs
requiring certain ancestral pM"ii,a.
tiona for membership Nhcthcrorn"i
| t'ie fresh interest IN gencaloL' suH-
/ gcstcd them, or the ambition l' JON
/ them prompted research anon i"Wl'
| records, is difficult matter q" t't'i-
/ uinc At any rate, the societio see m
| TO be increasing IN number cont uudlA.
! ihc eldest OF them all is the Soc cty of
4 the Cincinnati, which was founded iN
The officers of the rcrolutiorar} army,
after the pence of l553. Membership
n the society ia limited To the eldest
nol' pesterity OF The officers VINO hrs'
/ formed the organization. aud, in case
of the cNiinciior of the direct line. 10
thc nest IN order Of descent II, in the
/ Judgment oi the society he proves
/ worthy of The honor
Counting the old and th" moro recent
ancestral organizations. there nr now
about 30 i'm the country. Some atc -or
men, some Tor women, ana some even
Tor children The Society az May
/ flower DESCENDANTS was FORMED by
!incal descendants OF the bor' "' 'il
grimH who landed on IlN mouth l'Hri
In Dcccmbcr 1920 The Holland 81.
cicty OF Now York Us similar V" on"
Is eligible 10 membership IN IL except
| % descendant in the direct male Tim"
~ "a iWtchuun who was a resident ol
! Manhattan on TIE ncighhoring colon rs
.rior TO 1913. Other organization like
llrec arc The Colonial Society of Ma.so-
"husctts and thc Ncihcrlands Sucitt"' ct
Philadelphia One OF the exclusive
societies is the Order OF Founders and
! Patriots, lGof-lti' Any man may JON
ihis ordcrVho is2l years ofagc.uruV"r.
q iinral descendant i'm the iNu.r lu' ul
ithcr iorcnt from an an''a'rr who
tiled in any OF the eight orig nal col
onics itom the settlement az Jom'a'
town, May Q, 1904 To May B. 1851, ir
elusive, ard whose intcrn'dlat" aneHH
tors, during the war Of the revolution
s.dcd with the colonies aTnirrt the
mother country actively on IN synpn
Thy and contributions OF funds
Then there is Society of Colonial
Wars members Of which are rCstrictcd
10 persons who are direct descendants
in the male or female line from an an
ccstor WHO served rs amilitary OF na'a
officer or was in the ranks under an
thority of tho colonies in any of th'
wars against sayagcs or foreign pow
crs. Mrmbcrhip rs probably confined
10 men, for the National Society of the
Colonial Danes of Nmcrira and the $50
eicty Of the Colonial DANES OF Ao'ric'
provide for women with pea gTc's
While their names are go nearly id'n
t.cll as TO hc confusing, ih'ic otc or
rcrcnoce In the qualification which en-
title orc 10 membership 100 them Ih
National society lHrnmpr.td 'nurelN o
women who are descended in ihti
own right from some ancestor ct Wor
NY life who came tores'd' in am Amer
ioan colony prior TO liao, which all
reetor, or some ono of his descendant"
hcinr q l'ugol ascendant oil the H'l'
cant, shall have rendered. ''n'i'n' ''t'
''' TO his country during the ''''ni'
period, either IN the Iounu.ng col " CT ''l
upi'N'al'h or OF am IIN' ""',"n WI"
has 'li'iV'u nuu u' 'u'"P'" 'u'" III
\ r"r'nh''' or no Sh'll n''' ue,' a
Emporium position M the c"lnn"l gov
Z .rtmrnl ana VINO ny u'S''nt u'9n,
\ services 'hoIi nave contribute" 10 VI
7 iounuinF ul mus RI'a. ana I""'I i
nation 0tiN''" ttnurrcu a''c' ~,
are not frcoPhi|''| DTS So'i'N
} "lld'd iNih 'ol' "lcie'''s ""vn Wv
Z eide upon lir eOF'nlI'E "I c'i"'""
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Z o'''N requires ''' 'lt o, ~ 'l,n' ,, - i n.
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