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- Three generations of Samuel Adams descendants in front of the Declaration of Independence, National Archives, Washington, DC.
Erin P. Hayde, DSDI New Hampshire Governor, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in a ceremony at the National Archives in November 2017. Pictured are three generations of Samuel Adams descendants in front of the Declaration of Independence. … Continue reading →
- Video of DSDI Annual Congress at Independence Hall, Philadelphia
A video of the DSDI Annual Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia July 4, 2017 may be seen here:
- DSDI convenes in Philadelphia
The DSDI Board of Governors met in the Wyndham Hotel in Philadelphia on July 3. Twelve members were in attendance. The meeting was led by the DSDI President-General Hope Middleton Wood. The board discussed various topics concerning the running of … Continue reading →
Spirit of ’76
- President-General’s message
Dear Descendants, It has been a great honor and privilege to serve as the President-General of this Society and it has provided me with many opportunities to represent you. I have been asked to place a wreath at the Jefferson … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Delaware
Dedication of plaque for George Read, Signer
Dedication of the recently installed plaque for George Read, Signer from New Castle, Delaware May 23, 2015, 10:30 a.m., at the cemetery of Immanuel Episcopal Church The Strand & Harmony St., New Castle, Del. Speaker, Laurie Croft, President-General of the D.S.D.I. Blessing … Continue reading
Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney was born near Dover, Delaware on October 7, 1728, on the family plantation known as “Byfield”, the eldest child of Caesar and Elizabeth Crawford Rodney. Byfield was originally settled in the early 1680s by Caesar Rodney’s maternal grandfather, … Continue reading
George Read
Some might consider George Read the father of the State of Delaware, for he was the author of her first Constitution in 1776, and of the first edition of her laws. He figured in her Assembly no less than 12 … Continue reading
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was born on March 19, 1734 in New London Township, Chester County in Pennsylvania, the son of William McKean and Letitia Finney. His parents were of Ulster-Scots heritage, and emigrated to Pennsylvania as children. The McKean family ancestry … Continue reading