Hereditary Societies in Connecticut

Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America

9 May 1896

Objectives:

• Bring together those who share this common heritage
• Promote patriotism and a respect for the character and heroism of the founders and patriots of America
• Discover, collect and preserve the records, documents, monuments and history of the first colonists and their descendants
• Promote educational, historical and patriotic programs

Requirements:
Any man of the age of 18 years, of good moral character and reputation, and a citizen of the United States, who is lineally descended, in the male line of either parent, from an ancestor who settled in any of the colonies now included in the United States of America prior to May 13, 1657; and one or all of whose intermediate ancestors in the same line, who lived in the period of the American Revolution, from 1775 to 1783, adhered as patriots to the cause of the colonies, shall be eligible for membership in the Order. Members are called Associates.

Leader and Membership Contacts:

Connecticut Web Site:
http://www.founderspatriots.org/societies/ct.htm

National Web Site:
http://www.founderspatriots.org