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National Society United States Daughters of 1812

MICHIGAN STATE SOCIETY

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CHAPTER HISTORY

 

National Society United States Daughters of 1812 Michigan State Society held its first meeting March 5, 1896 and organized on October 4, 1898 with Ellen Wells Russell as President.

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STATE SOCIETY

  •  Michigan State Society

Organizing Meeting: 05 Mar 1896

Official Organizing Date: 04 Oct 1898

Organizing President: Ellen Wells Russell

 

ACTIVE CHAPTERS

  • General Alexander Macomb Chapter #182

Organizing President: Mabel E. Gale Smith

Organized 12 Apr 1933

Detroit, MI 

 

  • Stephen Preston Chapter #387

Organizing President: Ann Preston Koeze

Organized 14 Sep 1996

Grand Rapids, MI 

 

  • Capt. Philip R. Toll Chapter #464

Organizing President: Darla Jean Sobota Lewis

Organized 26 Oct 2014

Monroe, MI 

 

  • Abraham Egbert Chapter #474

Organizing President: Susan Hess Moritz

Organized 20 Jul 2015

Midland, MI

 

DISBANDED CHAPTERS

  • General Isaac Shelby Chapter

Organizing President: Carrie Plant Retting

Organized 10 Apr 1917

Disbanded 01 May 1994

Grand Rapids, MI

 

  • ​Major Andrew Hunter Holmes Chapter 

Organizing President: Margaret Crane Currie Hohn Maywood 

Organized 28 Mar 1933

Disbanded 03 Apr 2008

Saginaw, MI

 

  • Lansing Chapter

Organizing President:  Grace M. W. Hartig (Mrs. Otto C.)

Organized 29 Mar 1938

Disbanded 28 Jun 1938

Lansing, MI

 

  • Fort Mackinac Chapter

Organizing President: Florence Belle Green Sheehan 

Organized 25 Feb 1950

Disbanded 12 May 1978

Kalamazoo, MI

 

  • Remember the Raisin Chapter

Organizing President: Genevieve McGill Rowland 

Organized 21 Mar 1985

Disbanded 07 Oct 2007

Monroe, MI

War of 1812 Veterans

Buried in Michigan

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More than 3400 War of 1812 Veterans are buried throughout our State.  Take a look and see if any of your ancestors are listed.

State & Chapter

(members only)

  • Meetings

  • Agendas

  • Minutes

Ancestors

Check out the list of our members ancestors. 

Gen. Alexander Macomb

Chapter

Greater Detroit area

 

Contact Information

Registrar Bennie Latimer

bennielatimer@att.net

Stephen Preston

Chapter

Greater Grand Rapids area

 

Contact Information

Registrar Barb Martin

2bmartin3682@gmail.com

Capt. Philip R. Toll

Chapter

Greater Monroe area

 

Contact Information

President Sandra Rekuc

srekuc@att.net

Abraham Egbert

Chapter

Greater Midland area

 

Contact Information

Registrar Thora Goodnight

thoragoodnight@hotmail.com

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