Daily AncestorS.A.R. marker
An S.A.R. marker, an iron or bronze cross with a Minuteman in the center, marks the grave of a soldier, sailor or patriot of the American Revolution.
The Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution designed the marker in 1893, based on the cross of St. Louis, with the Minuteman statue at its center and S.A.R. on three arms. The national society adopted it on April 30, 1894, and thousands were placed, first in Massachusetts and then in other states.
A marker means a society accepted the man as a Revolutionary soldier, sailor or patriot. Confirm the service yourself in pension files and muster rolls.
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