Lieutenant William Shannon Chapter
National Society United States Daughters of 1812
Brevard County, Florida

Welcome to Lieutenant William Shannon Chapter
State of Florida Society
National Society United States Daughters of 1812
Purpose
The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 was organized on January 8, 1892, on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Primary purposes of the Society are to promote patriotism, to preserve and increase knowledge of the history of the American people, by preserving documents and relics, marking historic spots, recording family histories and traditions, celebrating patriotic anniversaries, teaching and emphasizing the heroic deeds of the civil, military and naval life of those who molded this government between the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812, from 1784 to 1815, inclusive, and to maintain, at National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., a museum and library of memorabilia of the 1784-1815 period.
About Our Chapter
1812 Ancestors
John McNitt Alexander
Capt. John Anderson
Peyton Bristow
Pvt. James Cameron
Adam Clay, GA
Josiah Coe
Owen Dewees
George Folsom, GA
Daniel Gotshall
Durham Hancock/Handcock, GA
Asa Harrell
Pvt. John Kepner
Pierre de Lagarda
John Landoph
Aaron Lincoln
John C. Manson
Thomas McCall, GA
Benjamin Pearsall
John Randolph
Maj. Benjamin Sears
Lt. Col. Elnathan Sherwin
Job Stafford
Pvt. Michael Stock
Jacob Taylor
Claiborn Waddell
George Augustus Waggaman
Samuel Wear, TN
Martin Webber
Christopher Wilkinson
Joseph Williams II
Hiram Isaac Wilson
Pvt. Aaron Wood
Gravesite of War of 1812 Veteran Buried in Brevard County, Florida
