About the General Richard Montgomery Chapter and the SAR

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Welcome to the website of the General Richard Montgomery Chapter, Alabama Society, Sons of the American Revolution.  The Chapter is named in honor of Major General Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.  The Chapter was chartered in 1955 and is located in Montgomery, serving the Central Alabama area.

A Lineage Society

The SAR is a male "lineage" society. This means that each member has traced and documented their family tree back to a point of having an ancestor who supported the cause of American independence, generally service between April 19, 1775 and November 26, 1783.  

To be eligible for SAR membership, a male applicant must be a citizen of good repute in the community and the lineal descendant of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to the cause of American independence. The patriot ancestor must have rendered acceptable service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain. The patriot’s service and line of descent must be documented through acceptable references.