Daily AncestorDaughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) is a lineage society, founded in 1890, for women directly descended from a patriot of the American Revolution.
The National Society was organized in Washington, D.C., in 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to admit women, and Congress chartered it in 1896. A member must be at least 18 and prove direct descent from a soldier or other person who aided the Revolution.
Its chapters began installing markers at the graves of Revolutionary War veterans to show their service, and placing flags there on Memorial Day. A D.A.R. marker on a grave is a sign that a chapter once accepted the man as a Revolutionary veteran.
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