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The National Society Children of the American Revolution ( NSCAR) is a youth organization that was founded on April 5, 1895, by Harriett Lothrop. The idea was proposed on February 22, 1895, at the Fourth Continental Congress of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). [ 1] The organization was promptly chartered by the ...
In December, his first child, Henriette, was born. During these months, Lafayette became convinced that the American Revolution reflected his own beliefs, [19] saying "My heart was dedicated." [20] The year 1776 saw delicate negotiations between American agents, including Silas Deane, and Louis XVI and his foreign minister, Comte Charles de ...
The American Enlightenment was a critical precursor of the American Revolution. Chief among the ideas of the American Enlightenment were the concepts of natural law, natural rights, consent of the governed, individualism, property rights, self-ownership, self-determination, liberalism, republicanism, and defense against corruption.
Of the 22 presidents who served prior to the founding of the SAR, six qualify as patriot ancestors – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. Two others, Grant and Hayes, were members of SAR. Of the remaining 14, all except for Martin Van Buren had patriot ancestors.
Harriett Lothrop (1844–1924), author and founder of the Children of the American Revolution; Anne Bozeman Lyon (1860–1936), writer [74] Edith Bolte MacCracken, State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution [47] Mary Stuart James MacMurphy (1846–1934), teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, and author; Virginia Donaghe McClurg, member [47]
Lothrop is known as the founder of the Children of the American Revolution. She first proposed the idea at the 4th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution on February 22, 1895. The organization was soon chartered and was officially founded on April 5, 1895. Her intention was "for the training of young people in true ...
Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) was an alleged heroine of the American Revolutionary War, though modern accounts dispute this.On April 26, 1777, at age 16, Ludington, the daughter of a colonel in the Colonial militia, Henry Ludington, is said to have made an all-night horseback ride 40 miles (64 km) to rally militia forces in neighboring towns after the ...
Hugh Mercer (January 16, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a Scottish brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the New York and New Jersey campaign and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton . He was born in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and studied medicine at the University of ...