Two centuries and two score years ago the idea that a people could rule themselves was soon declared self-evident. Yet the men and women living in 1776 Colonial America had no idea that their descendants would devote enormous amounts of precious discretionary time trying to find, understand, document and honor their lives through the 1776 Project on WikiTree.
Now over 180 volunteers strong, the members of the 1776 Project have identified 2200 Veterans of the American Revolutionary War and 800 Patriots who provided service for and against the cause of Liberty. We have recognized Patriots, Loyalists, Hessians, French, Women, Young and Old and many others who played a role in settling this grand argument.
We have been sorting Sons of Liberty, British Generals, Founding Fathers and discussing Minute Men, Colonial Militia, and Continental Regulars.
We continue helping each other find the sources, family histories and documentary evidence that help passionate descendants shout, “Yes, you were there!”
We are crafting the biographies and linking friends and enemies in the grand family tree that brings us all together as one.
And, it is with great appreciation that we recognize the vision of WikiTree Leader, Kitty Smith which has provided us with the honorable opportunity to breath life back into our many ancestors who lived, loved, scarified and died during this tumultuous time by creating the 1776 Project on WikiTree.
Now sit up straight, crack those fingers and work your keyboards, we have many more stories to find and many more families to unite.
Shout your victories!
Join us in this ancestral cause!
Join the 1776 Project without delay!
