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 Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Websites for Researching Revolutionary War Genealogy
Posted by Diane
Happy Fourth of July! I hope your holiday plans include watching a
parade or (safely) enjoying fireworks—and, of course, researching
your American Revolution-era ancestors.
The Continental Congress voted July 2, 1776—more than a year after
the Revolutionary War broke out—to declare independence from Great
Britain. Thomas Jefferson was selected to compose a Declaration of Independence, which was ratified July 4
(that original manuscript has been lost). A copy was sent to
the printing shop of John Dunlap, who produced 200 broadsides
overnight.
Public readings took place across the Colonies starting
July 8 in Philadelphia. Most signatories signed the Declaration of
independence Aug. 2; this document is on
display at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
Whether your revolutionary relatives were Founding Fathers or
members of the Continental army—or, as was usually the case for
women, kept the home front warm—they helped forge
a new nation. Most
enlisted men were between ages 16 and 60, but younger and older men
also served.
On the other hand, maybe your family didn't think a split with
England was such a good idea and remained Loyalists,
or even fought with British or Hessian
troops. The British offered some African-American slaves—now called
Black Loyalists—freedom
in exchange for military service.
See these free FamilyTreeMagazine.com articles for advice and
resources to help you research your American Revolution genealogy.
Elsewhere on the web, check out these Revolutionary War genealogy
and history websites:
Military records | Social History
Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:44:28 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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