This is one of the most common errors I see with Connecticut Revolutionary War service – most often when someone is looking for lineage society membership. They’ve found DAR or SAR qualifying service for an ancestor of that name in Connecticut, somewhere, and believe that service must be for their ancestor. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.
Connecticut was extremely town focused in its development, and that carried over into how it ran the American Revolution. Militias were organized on the local level; supplies were donated on the local level. There were statewide organizations, but those organizations were organized by drawing together individuals and supplies from several towns. The only times that town wasn’t in play was in the Navy and to some degree, on the Continental Line.
That’s why documenting residence is so important for the DAR or SAR. By confirming your ancestor’s residence, you’re also confirming your ancestor’s likely location of service. Service from 5 or 6 towns away probably isn’t theirs.
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