Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
 Indianapolis, Indiana

 

About our chapter:  The Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter NSDAR was organized in 1907 with twenty-eight charter members. Our chapter celebrated its Centennial on June 2, 2007 with the presentation of a plaque at the headstone of our namesake, Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Our next meeting will be held on March 1, 2008 at 1 pm at the Nora Branch Library, 8625 Guilford Avenue, Indianapolis. Past Indiana State Regent JoAnn Nichols will present a program on the singer Marian Anderson. Assistance with DAR application papers will also be provided. The Cornelia Cole Fairbanks chapter welcomes guests and potential members to attend meetings. For more information, please contact our Chapter Regent, Patricia Dove (pdove@iquest.net).
 
About Cornelia Cole Fairbanks:
 
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks (1852-1913) joined the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter NSDAR in Indianapolis in 1895.  In 1898, she was elected Vice President General of the NSDAR.  In 1901, she was elected President General and served two terms.  During her administration, the site for Memorial Continental Hall was purchased and its cornerstone was laid.  Her husband, Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918), was a U.S. Senator (1897-1905) representing Indiana and later served as Vice President of the United States (1905-1909) in the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt.

 

 

[Flag] Our Patriot Ancestors
We celebrate the founding of our chapter by remembering our patriot ancestors who sacrificed their lives and fortunes to establish the United States of America.
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 Delaware ~ There are currently no chapter daughters with patriot ancestors who served in this state.
Pennsylvania ~ Pvt. William Hall * Pvt. Thomas Herron * Capt. Andrew Rabb * Pvt. Leonard Snepp * Pvt. Benjamin Sutton Jr.
New Jersey ~ Capt. Samuel Ball * Pvt. James Colson * Capt. James Stagg * Pvt. William Stillwell * Pvt. James Tappan
Georgia ~ Lt. William Black
Connecticut ~ Samuel Hull * Ezekiel Maine * Pvt. Phineas Parker
Massachusetts ~ Pvt. Cadwell Phelps * Pvt. William Whitney
Maryland ~ Mesech Hunt * Pvt. John Smith * Pvt. William Smoot
South Carolina ~ Capt. John Martin
New Hampshire ~ Capt. Benjamin Folsom * Pvt. Antipas Howe
Virginia ~ Lt. Thomas Arbuckle * Pvt. John Essary * Rev. John Garard * Pvt. John Grinstead * Pvt. Thomas Jameson * Capt. Samuel Jones * Pvt. Cottrell Lively * Pvt. John Mayfield * Lt. William Moss * Capt. John Paxton Jr. * Maj. Michael Rader * Thomas Ryan * Pvt. Achilles Stapp * William Stuart
New York ~ Cpl. Cornelius Bouck * Pvt. Samuel Demary * Pvt. Nathaniel Gildersleeve * Sgt. Benjamin Paine * Pvt. Archibald Robertson * John Sackett
North Carolina ~ William Clendenin * Capt. Enoch Davis * Luke Lamb * Pvt. William Robbins * Benjamin Samuels * William Webb * James Yarborough
Rhode Island ~ There are currently no chapter daughters with patriot ancestors who served in this state.
Vermont ~ Pvt. Robert Forrest

 

 
Chapter Officers 2006-2008
Regent ~
Vice Regent ~
Pamelia (Pam) A. Kemper
Chaplain ~
Cleo D. Barnes
Corresponding/Recording Secretary ~
Judith (Judy) A. Jehn
Treasurer ~
Elizabeth (Betsy) H. Sarsfield
Registrar ~
Charlotte R. Lancaster
 Librarian ~
Suzanne W. Aldridge

 

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