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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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