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Instructions for Relative Finder & Louisiana and Missouri Patriots
If you have a free FamilySearch account AND a family tree on FamilySearch, you can use the free Relative Finder website to
instantly check your FamilySearch tree to see if you are a direct descendant of a Louisiana patriot that is already in the DAR Ancestor
Database.  Please note that this program is only for Louisiana and Missouri patriots that have been approved by the DAR.
IMPORTANT NOTES:  Please keep in mind that this process is only as accurate as the family tree on FamilySearch.  
If there are errors in the FamilySearch tree, the relationships and lineages will be in error.
Also, if you are related to a patriot ancestor in more than one way, he may show as a Great Uncle rather than a
Great Grandfather even though the direct line of descent is a closer relationship.  This is a quirk of the Relative Finder system.  
Thus, be sure to check the FamilySearch tree and your Ancestry tree for patriots after trying the Relative Finder program.
There is a video about using Relative Finder at: https://youtu.be/ZkKF2H-jJqs If you have questions about your results, email  debduay@yahoo.com
Follow these steps to check your FamilySearch tree to see if you are a direct descendant of an approved Louisiana or Missouri patriot:
1)  Visit the free Relative Finder website at:  https://www.relativefinder.org (Open this link in a new tab so you can continue to view the instructions.)
2)  Sign into FamilySearch with your FamilySearch user name and password.
3)  If you have never used Relative Finder, complete the steps necessary to set up your access.
4)  Click the Groups tab at the top of the page.
5)  Select Join.
6)  In the Find New Groups search box, type:   
Louisiana Revolutionary War Patriots
Click the Search button.
7)  The Relative Finder program will show your relationship to each of the patriots in the group.  Your closest relationships will be at the
top of the list.  For membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), you must be a DIRECT DESCENDANT of one or more
of the patriots in the group.  Thus, it MUST say 4th Great Grandfather, 5th Great Grandfather, 6th Great Grandmother etc. for the relationship
to be a direct line of descent.  It CANNOT say, for example, 6th Great Uncle or 1st cousin 5 times removed.
The name in the Relative column must be the same name as the name in the Common Ancestor column.
REMINDER NOTE:  If you are related to a patriot ancestor in more than one way, he may show as a Great Uncle rather than a
Great Grandfather even though the direct line of descent is a closer relationship.  This is a quirk of the Relative Finder program.  
8)  If you find one or more Great Grandfathers in the list, click the ancestor’s name.  This will give you a chart with the line of descent.  
You can download a .pdf of the chart.
9)  If you are a FEMALE interested in joining the DAR, please complete the Membership Interest Form. A local chapter will contact you.
10) If you did NOT find a Great Grandfather (or Great Grandmother) using the Relative Finder program, you may have a Louisiana 
or Missouri patriot in your tree that will be a NEW patriot for the DAR.  Click the "Return to Index" link below to review the over 3,000
names of possible Louisiana and Missouri patriots that have not been established with the DAR.
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