SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — As we continue to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, the Daughters of the American Revolution held a special ceremony on Saturday in Somerset County.
The three Revolutionary War veterans were laid to rest a long time ago, but the Forbes Road Chapter has been planning the event for the last two years, to coincide with America 250.
“Our goal is to preserve our heritage and pass it on to the other generations.”
Christian Beam, Christopher Beam and Jacob Loud are all buried in Weller Cemetery and were remembered on Saturday with prayer and song and a special wreath laying ceremony.
Some of their descendants were on hand to honor them, as one even became a member of the organization.
“Her seventh great-grandfather and her sixth mother and daughter and her sixth great-grandfather was honored here today and that was Christopher Beam.”
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Daughters of the American Revolution is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through education.
“It is our hope that those that joined us today will take this back to some of their family and friends and maybe learn a little something today, which will foster them to maybe look into things and learn more about what was done to form this nation.”
State Senator Pat Stefano says it was important for him to attend the event as well and says he’s proud to pay tribute to those patriots who fought for our freedom.
“After we come out of this last election, it’s good to reflect on how hard they fought. And when we think things are really bad, we can look back to what they stood up for.”