Niagara Falls Chapter, NSDAR
Celebrating our Patriots
What is a Patriot?
“Patriots” were those who resided in the Thirteen Colonies and rejected British rule. They were known as Continentals, rebels, and revolutionaries. Their opposition, the Loyalists, were in support of continued British law. In July of 1776, the United States of America declared itself as an independent nation.
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Patriots were from every social, economic, and ethnic background. Lawyers, students, planters, merchants, farmers, slaves, and freemen were among those who fought for independence.
The following is a list of our members' ancestors who fought and sacrificed in the American Revolutionary War.
Samuel Adams - Massachusetts
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Samuel Allen - New York
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Isaac Andrews - New Hampshire and Massachusetts
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Samuel Andrews - Connecticut
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John Armstrong - Vermont
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Thomas Benedict - Vermont
Philip Benner - Pennsylvania
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Lindsley Burnett - New Jersey
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Robert Burnett - New York
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Samuel Callender - VA & PA
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William Cash - New York
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Jonathan Colburn - Massachusetts
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Willaby Colby - New Hampshire
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Charles Dennison - New York
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Cyrus Fairbanks - Massachusetts
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David Gage - Massachusetts
John Gassaway - Maryland
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Lorentz Goode - Pennsylvania
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William Gooding, Sr. - Massachusetts
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Benjamin Goodwin - New Hampshire
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Benjamin Halsted - New York
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William Hamstreet - New York
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Samuel Harding - Massachusetts
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Lenard Hesley - Pennsylvania
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George Hoffman - Pennsylvania
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Robert Hunkins - Vermont
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Ebenezer Ingalsbe, Sr. - Massachusetts
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Windsor Johnston - New Jersey
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​Benjamin Learned - New Hampshire
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Sylvester Lincoln - Massachusetts
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John London - New Jersey
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Philip Philhower - New Jersey
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John Phillips - Vermont
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David Richards - Pennsylvania
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Martin Shaffer - Pennsylvania
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Valentine Shaffer - Pennsylvania
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Johannes Shearer - Pennsylvania
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​Daniel Short - Massachusetts
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Paul Smith - Massachusetts
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Elijah Stanton - Connecticut
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Richard Stevens - New Jersey
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John Stockwell - Massachusetts
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Amos Tolles - New York
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Ashbel Treat - New York
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Evert Van Wagenen - New York
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Benjamin Warriner - Massachusetts
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Abraham Winsor - Rhode Island