What is SAR?
                 
SAR, the Sons of the American Revolution, is a historical, educational, and patriotic non-profit, United States 501(c)3, corporation that seeks to maintain and extend

We do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedoms on the battlefield and in our public institutions.

There are approximately 26,000 compatriots in 500 chapters in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

                           

Acceptable service of Patriot Ancestors include:

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Military or Naval Service

Battle of Point Pleasant , 10 October 1774 .

Service from 19 April 1775 to 26 November 1783 .

Civil service under the Colonies from 19 April 1775 , to 26 November 1783 , inclusive.

Patriotic service by men or women during the Revolutionary period, including –

Members of committees made necessary by the war, such as committees of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety; Committees to care for soldiers’ families; including Committees from six months before the Battle of Point Pleasant which furthered the cause of the Colonies.

Any pledge to support the cause of the Colonies, such as signing the Oath of Fidelity and Support, the Oath of Allegiance, Articles of Association, or the Association Test.

Members of all Continental Congresses.

Furnishing a substitute of military service.

Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775; Albemarle , Virginia , Declaration; and similar declarations. Signers of petitions addressed to and recognizing the authority of the provisional and new state governments. Persons accepting obligations or acting under direction of the provisional or new state governments, such as persons directed to hold elections, oversee road construction, collect provisions, etc.

Members of the Boston Tea Party; Kaskasia Campaign; Galvez Expedition; Cherokee Expedition; Edenton Tea Party.

Physician, surgeon, nurse, or others rendering aid to the wounded, and ministers known to be in sympathy with the Colonies, either by sermon, speech, or action.

Defenders of forts and frontiers; rangers.

Prisoners of War, including those on the British ship, “Old Jersey,” and other prison ships.

Rendering material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without remuneration; lending money to the colonies, munitions makers, and gunsmiths; or anything, which furthered the cause.



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