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DAKIN, PAUL WORTH
Tacoma, WA State No. 111 Nat'l No. 9861
Admitted: 1897  

Dropped:

1910  
Born: 7 May 1862 Cherry Valley, New York
Died:    
 
 

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DAVIS, CALEB FORBES
Seattle, WA State No. 400 Nat'l No. 25925

Admitted:

 July 1st, 1914  
Born:  April 15th, 1871 Keokuk, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Caleb Forbes and Caroline Thistle (Cox) Davis; grandson of Friend and Rebecca Williams (Thistle) Cox; great-grandson of George and Susanna (Decker) Cox; great2-grandson of Isaac Com.
Isaac Com Captain and Colonel of the Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia. Paymaster of Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, which Col. Samuel Miles commanded.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Second Edition, Vol. X, pages 200, 208. Colonial Records, Vol. X, page 722.

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DAVIS, LESLIE ROWELL
Olympia, WA State No. 498 Nat'l No. 27898

Admitted:

 March 18th, 1916  
Born: April 28th, 1887 Portland, Oregon
Died:    
     
Son of Carroll F. and Ida Kate (Rowell) Davis; grandson of Joshua Converse and Mary Fifield (Bill) Rowell; great-grandson of Daniel and Mercy (Johnson) Rowell; great2-grandson of Enoch Rowell. Great3-grandson of Joshua Johnson.
Enoch Rowell1 private and Sergeant in the Continental Army. Served one year in Massachusetts troops under Capt. Cogswell and Col. Baldwin. Also served some time in a New Hampshire regiment. He was discharged November 3, 1777, and died on his way home. Pensioned.
Joshua Johnson2 Revolutionary soldier. Pensioned.
Source:
1 - U. S. Bureau of Pensions, Adjutant General's Office, State of New Hampshire.
2 - U. S. Bureau of Pensions. Records and Files, State of Massachusetts.

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DAVIES, THOMAS ARTHUR
Seattle, WA State No. 401 Nat'l No. 26526

Admitted:

 July 1st, 1914  
Born: May 13th, 1866 Chicago, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of Thomas and Henrietta Maria (Dayton) Davies; grandson of Michael and Sally (Gibbs) Dayton; great2-grandson of Isaac and Tabitha (Welton) Dayton; great3-grandson of Captain Michael Dayton.
Captain Michael Dayton private in Captain Curtis' Company, Col. Hooker's Regiment.
Source:
  • Connecticut State Records, War Dept., Washington, D. C.

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DEAN, FRED THOMSON
Hoquiam, WA State No. 444 Nat'l No. 26919
Admitted: December 12th, 1914  
Born: January 18th, 1883 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of Henry J. and Agnes Webster (Wilson) Dean; grandson of John and Anna (Webster) Wilson; great-grandson of Stephen and Dolly (Pillsbury) Webster; great2-grandson of Benjamin Pillsbury, Jr.
Benjamin Pillsbury Jr. private. Enlisted from Sandown, New Hampshire and joined the Continental Army at Saratoga, September, 1777. Served from September 27th to November 23rd.  
Source:
  • New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. II, page 400.

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DENNING, JOB HENRY
Seattle, WA State No. 356 Nat'l No. 24006

Admitted:

November 8th, 1912  
Born: November 27th, 1873 Augusta, Georgia
Died:    
     
Son of George A. and Sarah G. (Tunison) Denning; grandson of Job and Hannah True Denning; great-grandson of George and Elnel (Rollins) Denning; great2-grandson of Samuel Denning.
Samuel Denning Officer in Navy. He was taken prisoner and imprisoned at Halifax.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. IV, page 675. Annals of Salem, page 570.

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DENT, HAWTHORNE KINGSBURY
Seattle, WA State No. 235 Nat'l No. 17810

Admitted:

January 5th, 1906  
Born: October 29th, 1880 Portland, Oregon
Died: January 24th, 1958 Los Angeles, California
     
Son of William and Alma (Kingsbury) Dent; grandson of John and Rhoda Cornelia (Bates) Kingsbury; great-grandson of Asa and Lurena (Hartshorn) Kingsbury; great2-grandson of Asa Kingsbury.
Asa Kingsbury Lieutenant of Norwich, Connecticut, Company in Lexington Alarm, April 19th, 1775. Captain in Col. Huntington's Regiment, July 6th to September 5th, 1775. Surgeon's Mate, Fourth Continental Infantry, in 1776.
Source:
  • Connecticut Revolutionary Rolls
  • Heitman's Register

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DE VEAUX, WILLIAM WARD
North Yakima, WA State No. 387 Nat'l No. 25912 

Admitted:

April 21st, 1914  
Born: January 18th, 1866 Charleston, South Carolina
Died:    
     
Son of John Porteous and Martha Angela (Ward) DeVeaux; grandson of John and Mary Goudy (Johnston) Ward; great-grandson of David and Eleanor (Clement) Johnston; great2-grandson of John Clement.
John Clement member of Gen. Francis Marion's Brigade in the Battle of Videan's Bridge, South Carolina. He was wounded and taken prisoner.
Source:
  • Johnson's Traditions of the American Revolution.

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DISHMAN, SAMUEL ROLAND
Spokane, WA State No. 348 Nat'l No. 15896

Admitted:

 November 4th, 1903 Transferred from District of Columbia Society
Born: November 26th, 1871 Shiloh, Virginia
Died:    
     
Son of Addison Thornton and Mary Jane (James) Dishman; grandson of John and Anna (Jones) Dishman; great-grandson of William and Elizabeth (Buckner) Jones; great2-grandson of John Jones.

Grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Higdon) James; great-grandson of Charles Higdon
John Jones1 private, enlisted in King George's County, Virginia. Served under Capt. Taliferro and Col. Woodford. Pensioned.
Charles Higdon2 enlisted from King George's County as a sailor when 15 years of age. He served on the "Manly Galley" under Capt. William Saunders and Lieut. Daniel Richardson. Pensioned.
Source:
1 - U. S. Pension Office.
2 - U. S. Pension Office, File No. 5538.

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DIVINE, SHERMAN LANDON
Spokane, WA State No. 500 Nat'l No. 27900

Admitted:

 March 18th, 1916 Holly, Michigan
Born: October, 17th, 1876  
Died:    
     
 Son of John A. and Nettie E. (Landon) Divine; grandson of John Hulett and Martha (Adams) Landon; great-grandson of Luther and Martha (Hulett) Landon; great2-grandson of Rufus Landon.
Rufus Landon Continental soldier.
Source:
  • Records in Town Clerk's Office, Salisbury, Conn.

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DIXON, GEORGE ERNEST
Tacoma, WA State No. 292 Nat'l No. 20567

Admitted:

 February 22nd, 1909  
Born: January 4th, 1872 Peterboro, Province of Ontario, Canada
Died:    
     
Son of Benjamin Caldwell and Louise Marie (Johnson) Dixon; grandson of John Allen and Mary Eliza (Eddy)Johnson; great-grandson of William and Elizabeth (Allen) Johnson; great2-grandson of Jonathan Allen.
Jonathan Allen private in Capt. Gideon Brownson's Company, Col. Seth Warner's Regiment. Enlisted May, 17th, 1775, in Vermont. He was in battles of Hubbardton, Bennington, St. John and Saratoga. Wounded in the leg at Battle of St. John. Pensioned.
Source:
  • U. S. Pension File No. 16809. Vermont Revolutionary Rolls.

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DOLAND, ARTHUR W. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Spokane, WA State No.6 Nat'l No. 6766
Admitted: October 28th, 1892  
Born: September 4th, 1857 Manchester, New Hampshire
Died:    
     
Son of John and Elizabeth (Hall) Doland; grandson of Samuel and Polly (Ray) Hall; great-grandson of William Hall; great2-grandson of Daniel and Jean (Barr) Hall; great3-grandson of John Hall.
John Hall1 member of Committee of Safety and signer of Resolutions to Continental Congress from Manchester, New Hampshire. Member of Committee of Seven to plan government for new State of New Hampshire, 1778 to 1783.
Daniel Hall2 private in Continental Army in 1775 and rose to rank of Lieutenant.
William Hall3 private in Continental Army.
Source:
1 - Patton's History of Manchester, New Hampshire.
2 - Secretary of State's Office of New Hampshire.
3 - Secretary of State's Office of New Hampshire.

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DOLAND, CHARLES McCLURE
Spokane, WA State No. 133 Nat'l No. 12433

Admitted:

August 7th, 1899  
Born: June 7th, 1877 Chicago, Illinois
Died:    
     

Son of Arthur W. and Hannah Kate (McClure) Doland; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Hall) Doland; great-grandson of Samuel and Polly (Ray) Hall; great2-grandson of William Hall; great3-grandson of Daniel and Jean (Barr) Hall; great4-grandson of John Hall.
John Hall1 member of Committee of Safety and signer of Resolutions to Continental Congress from Manchester, New Hampshire. Member of Committee of Seven to plan government for new State of New Hampshire, 1778 to 1783.
Daniel Hall2 private in Continental Army in 1775 and rose to rank of Lieutenant.
William Hall3 private in Continental Army.
Source:
1 - Patton's History of Manchester, New Hampshire.
2 - Secretary of State's Office of New Hampshire.
3 - Secretary of State's Office of New Hampshire.

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DOLLINGER, FORREST JOHN
Seattle, WA State No. 255 Nat'l No. 18605
Admitted: 1907  

Dropped:

1912  
Born: 9 Jun 1874  
Died:    
 
 

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DOOLITTLE, GEORGE TILTON (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Spokane, WA State No. 20 Nat'l No. 7302

Admitted:

February 15th, 1894  
Born: October 23rd, 1860 New Haven, Conn.
Died:    
     
Son of Tilton Edwin and Mary (Cook) Doolittle; grandson of John and Mary (Munson) Cook; great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Kirtland) Cook; great2-grandson of Col. Thaddeus Cook.
Col. Thaddeus Cook Major in Col. Ward's Regiment in Connecticut. Joined Washington's Army in New York, marched to White Plains and into New Jersey. Was in battles of Trenton and Princeton. Appointed Colonel of the Tenth Connecticut Militia October, 1776. He was in the campaign against Burgoyne.
Source:
  • Heitman's Historical Register.
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution.

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DOUGLASS, DWIGHT CLARK
Spokane, WA State No. 334 Nat'l No. 22209

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1911  
Born: March 9th, 1874 Brooklyn, New York
Died:    
     
Son of Richard Draper and Mary Abby (Lawrence) Douglass; grandson of Ephraim Appleton and Clara Pamela (Butterick) Lawrence; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Abigail (Leavitt) Lawrence; great2-grandson of Thomas Leavitt.
Thomas Leavitt private in Col. Wingate's Regiment. Quartermaster in Nathan Sanborn's Company, Col. Stephen Evans Regiment, New Hampshire State Troops. Second Lieutenant in Col. Wingate's Regiment stationed at Pierce Island.
Source:
  • New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, Vol. I, page 229.
  • History of Hampton, N. H.

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DRUMMOND, ROSCOE
Seattle, WA State No. 497 Nat'l No. 27897

Admitted:

March 18th, 1916 Providence, Rhode Island
Born: January 18th, 1889  
Died:    
     
Son of Rufus Roscoe and Anna (Winthrop) Drummond; grandson of Warren and Lucy W. (Kingman) Ladd; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Sarah (Ingersoll) Ladd; great2-grandson of Nathaniel and Sarah (Noyes) Ladd; great3-grandson of Nathaniel Ladd.
Nathaniel Ladd enlisted three months as private, December, 1775, in a company commanded by Capt. Timothy Johnson of Haverhill, Mass. Enlisted again in July of 1777 in Capt. Samuel Johnson's Company from Andover, Mass. He was wounded in the Battle of Stillwater. Enlisted the third time in Capt. Timothy Johnson's Company, July, 1778, and marched to Rhode Island. Enlisted again in 1779 for three months and saw service in New York.
Source:
 

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DRYER, GEORGE DONAHOWER
Spokane, WA State No. 221 Nat'l No. 16771

Admitted:

May 15th, 1905 St. Peter, Minnesota
Born: August 17th, 1883  
Died:    
     
Son of George W. and Anna M. (Schlacter) Dryer; grandson of Horatio Nelson and Harriette (Manderville) Dryer; great-grandson of Daniel and Judith (Cobb) Dryer; great2-grandson of John and Mary (Reed) Dryer;

great3-grandson of William von Drier.
John Dryer1 private in Capt. Samuel Bliss' Company of Minute Men. Enlisted at Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
William von Drier2 at first call to arms, though nearly 100 years of age, was such an ardent patriot that he hired a substitute to fight for him.
Source1,2:
  • History of Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. IV.

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DUTTON, HARRY JOHN
Seattle, WA State No. 154 Nat'l No. 10464
Admitted: 1898  

Dropped:

1906  
Born: 2 May 1876  
Died:    
Son of Smith James and Mary E. (Fox) Dutton; grandson of James and Sarah (Bailey) Dutton; great-grandson of James Dutton.

great-grandson of Gideon Bailey.
James Dutton private, Oak's Company Continental Artificers.
Gideon Bailey First Mate frigate "Boston."

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DUTTON, ORISON JAMES CHARLES
Seattle, WA State No. 146 Nat'l No. 4782

Admitted:

December 18th, 1896 Transferred from Iowa Society
Born: May 4th, 1868 Oskaloosa, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of James and Mary E. (Fox) Dutton; grandson of James and Sarah (Bailey) Dutton; great-grandson of James and Martha (Kembler) Dutton; great2-grandson of Gideon Bailey.
James Dutton1 private in Capt. Seth Oak's Company. He was in the Battle of Brandywine. Enlisted September 7th, 1777.
Gideon Bailey2 served as First Mate on the, frigate "Boston" in 1778.
Source:
1 - U. S. Pension Office, U. S. War Department, Washington, D. C
2 - Revolutionary Rolls, Boston, Massachusetts, 1778.

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DWIGHT, DANIEL H.
Spokane, WA State No. 173 Nat'l No. 14023

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1902  
Born: February 24th, 1862 Dudley, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of Daniel, Jr., and Mary E. Dwight; grandson of Daniel and Susan (Lippitt) Dwight; great-grandson of Moses Lippitt. 
Moses Lippitt an officer in Third Company of Cranston, Rhode Island, Militia in 1780-1.
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Office, Washington, D. C.

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