Charter Members
Scan of the original Pittsburgh Chapter Charter
Honoring our patriot ancestors and serving the Pittsburgh community and beyond since 1928.
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The Pittsburgh Chapter
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The Pittsburgh Chapter is an unincorporated Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. It was first chartered on December 7, 1928, by the Pennsylvania Society SAR. The Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Scan of the original Pittsburgh Chapter Charter
List of Charter Members of the Pittsburgh Chapter of SAR
Joseph C. Andrews
Member as of 1923
N# 38684; S# 1436
b. 25 Apr 1868, d. 3 Jun 1942
Ancestor: George Reiter
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Thomas Steven Brown
Member as of 1892
PASSAR President 1914/15/16/17
N# 2121; S# PA 4, DC 321
b. 25 Nov 1855, d. ?
Ancestor: Oliver Brown
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Frank J. Forsyth
Member as of 1917
N# 29628; S# PA 1053, FL 570
b. 24 Sep 1877, d. Apr 1965
Ancestor: John Ward
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Weaver H. Rogers
Member as of 1917
N# 29638; S# 1063
b. 09 Nov 1876, d. 17 Jan 1936
Ancestor: Abraham Rogers
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A. Westervelt Wall
Member as of 1914
N# 25885; S# 910
b. 26 Sep 1880, d. 11 Nov 1942
Ancestor: Peter Westervelt
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William J. Askins, Jr.
Member as of 1911
PASSAR President 1930
N# 23079; S# 779
b. 28 Oct 1890, d. ?
Ancestor: Nicholas Dupui
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J. Boyd Duff, Jr.
Member as of 1922
N# 36311; S# 1286
b. 18 Nov 1890, d. ?
ancestor: Abraham Bougher
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Herbert E. Pilgram
Member as of 1922
First Chapter Secretary
N# 37076; S# 1286
b. 15 Apr 1883, d. 1956
Ancestor: Andrew Graff
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Rulef C. Schanck
Member as of 1917
PASSAR President 1923/24/25
N# 29356; S# 1035
b. 23 Feb 1862, d. 6 May 1936
Ancestor: Thomas Combs
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John L. Walker
Member as of 1921
President 1927/28/29
N# 35472; S# 1272
b. 26 May 1883, d. 30 Apr 1944
Ancestor: Robert Torrance
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