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==== General Society of Colonial Wars ==== | ==== General Society of Colonial Wars ==== | ||
This society was established in New York in 1892. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars. The society's website is [https://www.gscw.org/ https://www.gscw.org]. | |||
'''Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members''' | |||
The "Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members of the Society of Colonial Wars" ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ Google Books]) ({{FHL|1036804|disp=FHL 1036804 item 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/985996 Worldcat]) was published in 1922. The book is divided into three parts. Part I contains an alphabetical list of Colonial Wars ancestors with birth and death dates, war in which they served, rank, and a list of members who descended from that person as of about 1921. Part II contains a list of members with their General Society Number, reference to the page where they are listed as a descendant, and state membership. Part III contains an "Honor Roll", or list, of members that served during World War I. The "Honor Roll" has its own index. | The "Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members of the Society of Colonial Wars" ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ Google Books]) ({{FHL|1036804|disp=FHL 1036804 item 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/985996 Worldcat]) was published in 1922. The book is divided into three parts. Part I contains an alphabetical list of Colonial Wars ancestors with birth and death dates, war in which they served, rank, and a list of members who descended from that person as of about 1921. Part II contains a list of members with their General Society Number, reference to the page where they are listed as a descendant, and state membership. Part III contains an "Honor Roll", or list, of members that served during World War I. The "Honor Roll" has its own index. | ||