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On October 7, 1942, [[Fred Albert Dawson]] prepared an application to the Indiana chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, claiming to be a lineal descendant of [[Timothy Church]], who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Southern Regiment of Cumberland Co., VT, during the Revolutionary War. The application was four pages long. Click on the images to the left to see a high-resolution scan of each page and a full transcript for each. | On October 7, 1942, [[Fred Albert Dawson]] prepared an application to the Indiana chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, claiming to be a lineal descendant of [[Timothy Church]], who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Southern Regiment of Cumberland Co., VT, during the Revolutionary War. The application was four pages long. Click on the images to the left to see a high-resolution scan of each page and a full transcript for each. | ||
I have seen this document frequently used as source material for genealogy research associated with the CHURCH surname, despite some researchers having questioned the veracity of Mr. Dawson's claims. This analysis is my attempt to determine the validity of the genealogical information within the Dawson SAR application. | I have seen this document frequently used as source material for genealogy research associated with the CHURCH surname, despite some researchers having questioned the veracity of Mr. Dawson's claims. This analysis is my attempt to determine the validity of the genealogical information within the Dawson SAR application. | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 12 June 2014
On October 7, 1942, Fred Albert Dawson prepared an application to the Indiana chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, claiming to be a lineal descendant of Timothy Church, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Southern Regiment of Cumberland Co., VT, during the Revolutionary War. The application was four pages long. Click on the images to the left to see a high-resolution scan of each page and a full transcript for each.
I have seen this document frequently used as source material for genealogy research associated with the CHURCH surname, despite some researchers having questioned the veracity of Mr. Dawson's claims. This analysis is my attempt to determine the validity of the genealogical information within the Dawson SAR application.
