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The DeShon Chapter
DAR was organized April 21, 1900, with 19
members. Augusta Dudley Carlisle Paine was
appointed by the National Society to
organize the chapter, and a charter was
granted July 3, 1900. Mrs. Paine was the
first resident DAR member of Boone County.
The chapter was named for Mrs. Paine's
great-grandfather, Captain Daniel DeShon,
born in New London, Connecticut, in 1754. He
was of French Huguenot extraction; on the
maternal side, a lineal descendant of Elder
William Brewster of Mayflower fame. He was
conspicuous in the Revolutionary War as
Captain of the letter of marque brig "Old
Defence," owned by the State of Connecticut.
The History of New London, Connecticut
From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612
to 1860, Francis Manwaring Caulkins,
page 537, says of him, "... more brave and
skillful than these to harass an enemy or to
defend a coast, can not be found at any
period of our country's history."
Our chapter is involved in many different
activities. We participate in the following:
Memorial Day
Service
at Linn Cemetery
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Flag Day in June
Continental Congress,
in Washington, DC, in
June
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Constitution Week, September 17-23 |
 Pufferbilly
Days in
September
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