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National Society of
United States Daughters of 1812

Insignia
Abbreviation	USD 1812
Named after	TheWar of 1812
Established	January 8, 1892 (134 years ago) (1892-01-08)
Founder	Flora Darling
Founded at	Cleveland, Ohio
Type	501(c)(3),patrioticsociety
Tax ID no.	53-0116360
Headquarters	Admiral John Henry Upshur House 1461 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′30″N77°02′03″W / 38.90835°N 77.03418°W /38.90835; -77.03418
Region served	United States
Official language	English
Affiliations	General Society of the War of 1812
Website	usdaughters1812.org

TheNational Society of United States Daughters of 1812 (USD 1812), commonly known as theUnited States Daughters of 1812, is apatrioticsociety headquartered inWashington, D.C. It was established in 1892 atCleveland, Ohio, byFlora Darling, andincorporated in 1901 byCongress.^[1]

The National Society was established for the purpose of perpetuating the memory of the founders of theUnited States, with their records of service in theFrench and Indian War, theAmerican Revolution, andWar of 1812. It admits women who arelineal descendants from an ancestor who assisted in the War of 1812, either as anofficer,soldier,sailor, or in any way gave aid to thewar effort.^[2] The membership is slightly over 6,000 women.^[1]

The National Society is headquartered at 1461 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. TheNational Headquarters building was purchased in 1928. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1997.

• Ruth Coltrane Cannon, preservationist, historian, and philanthropist
• Flora Adams Darling, Founder of U.S. Daughters of 1812
• Ann Dillon, 44th President General of theDaughters of the American Revolution
• Clara Dyer, Founder of the Maine Society, United States Daughters of 1812
• Maria Purdy Peck, essayist and social economist
• E. Jean Nelson Penfield, co-founder,League of Women Voters; National President,Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Almyra Maynard Watson, officer in theUnited States Army Nurse Corps
• Jeanne Fox Weinmann, 8th President National of U.S. Daughters of 1812
• Lynn Young, 43rd President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution

• The Eighth

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