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Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDARNORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS
Welcome to the website of the Aaron Guild Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR). We are a diverse and talented group of women who vary in age from eighteen to ninety.
We welcome new members! Contact our chapter regent or our chapter registrar to learn more about our chapter and how to become a member. Questions about the chapter's site? Email the webmaster. |
Our Members
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The Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, was founded on October 7, 1975.
Each member of the Aaron Guild Chapter is a descendant of an American patriot who served in the Revolutionary War. We welcome new members and guests at our meetings. We meet once a month (October to April), and once in the summer. Our meetings are held at various times and locations to accommodate members with varying schedules. To learn more about membership click here. |
Aaron Guild
The Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, is named after Aaron Guild, an American Patriot born in Dedham, Massachusetts, in April 1728. More commonly known as Major Aaron, he was commissioned by Governor Pownall as ensign in Captain Eliphalet Fale's company in a regiment of foot soldiers commanded by Colonel Nichols; and afterwards he was promoted to a captaincy in the same company.
When a messenger from Lexington came galloping through Norwood announcing that war had begun, Aaron was "ploughing" the field in front of his house. Leaving his "plough and oxen standing," he hastened to his house, took down his favorite king's arm and departed immediately to the scene of action, where he aided in firing upon the British troops who were hastily returning to Boston.
Aaron Guild held various offices during the war, including positions on a Committee of Safety, a Committee of Safety and Correspondence, and a committee providing for the families of non-commissioned officers; and in 1775 he was named a Muster Master.
Major Aaron's picture is on the Seal of the Town of Norwood. Guild Square is named in his memory and there is a memorial marker at the site where Aaron Guild's farm once stood in front of the Morrill Memorial library, Norwood, in his honor.
In 1983, the Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, placed a DAR plaque on the grave of Aaron Guild located at the Old Parish Cemetery, Norwood. Each Memorial Day since, the Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, honors his memory by decorating his grave with flowers and holding a special ceremony.
When a messenger from Lexington came galloping through Norwood announcing that war had begun, Aaron was "ploughing" the field in front of his house. Leaving his "plough and oxen standing," he hastened to his house, took down his favorite king's arm and departed immediately to the scene of action, where he aided in firing upon the British troops who were hastily returning to Boston.
Aaron Guild held various offices during the war, including positions on a Committee of Safety, a Committee of Safety and Correspondence, and a committee providing for the families of non-commissioned officers; and in 1775 he was named a Muster Master.
Major Aaron's picture is on the Seal of the Town of Norwood. Guild Square is named in his memory and there is a memorial marker at the site where Aaron Guild's farm once stood in front of the Morrill Memorial library, Norwood, in his honor.
In 1983, the Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, placed a DAR plaque on the grave of Aaron Guild located at the Old Parish Cemetery, Norwood. Each Memorial Day since, the Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, honors his memory by decorating his grave with flowers and holding a special ceremony.
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Honoring the Memory of Martha Guild Kimball, Granddaughter of Aaron Guild
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Learn more about Martha Guide Kimball:
American Monthly Magazine, Vol. XII, January 1898.starting on page 53. American Monthly Magazine, Vol. XIV, February 1899, starting on page 307. A Record of Education: The Schools and Teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1644-1904 by Carlos Slafter, starting on page 149. |
Our Patriots
Each member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution traces lineal descent from a Patriot who served the American Revolutionary War. These Patriots may have served as soldiers or may have rendered civil or patriotic service to the cause of American independence. Aaron Guild Chapter, NSDAR, members are descended from the following Patriots:
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Adams, Micah (MA)
Buck, Nathan (MA) Catlin, Able Dr. (CT) Churchill, Joseph (CT) Crane, John (MA) Crim, Paul (NY) Dexter, Aaron (MA) Drake, Abraham Col. (NH) Draper, Moses (MA) Edson, Benjamin (MA) Fox, George (PA) Gay, Jonathan (MA) Gould, Stephen (MA) Guild, Aaron (MA) Haley, Joshua (ME and MA) Lewis, David (PA) Lewis, Abner (PA) Lionel, Thomas (PA) Matson, Israel (PA) |
Moulton, Nehemiah Ens. (NH)
Newell, David (MA) Philbrick, Joseph, PS (NH) Pond, Pallu (MA) Randall, Moses (NH) Richardson, Ezra (MA) Riddle, Cato (GA) Sawyer, Aaron, Dr. (MA) Seavey, William, Lt. (NH) Spaulding, Joseph (MA) Spaulding, Joseph (CT and VT) Stickney, Samuel (MA) Thomas, John (PA) Towel, Jabez, Pvt. (NH) Van Horn, Thomas (NJ) Verrill, Edward (NH) White, Thomas (MA) Wilson, Nathaniel (MA) Wygant, John (NY) |
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CT - Connecticut
MA - Massachusetts
NH - New Hampshire
NJ - New Jersey
NY - New York
ME - Maine
GA - Georgia
PA - Pennsylvania
VT - Vermont
CT - Connecticut
MA - Massachusetts
NH - New Hampshire
NJ - New Jersey
NY - New York
ME - Maine
GA - Georgia
PA - Pennsylvania
VT - Vermont
Chapter site last updated October 30, 2024.
Questions about the chapter's site? Email the webmaster.
Questions about the chapter's site? Email the webmaster.
