​​Today's DAR
Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, collecting much-needed food and money to support our local food bank.
​Thanks to our chapter members who contributed to this great cause.

Who Are the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, Daughters

Members of the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR),​ are women a lot like you. Our common bond is our lineal descent from Patriots of the American Revolutionary War. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove this lineage is eligible to join. For more information about membership in this historic and vibrant organization check out Become a Member on the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution website. We will be pleased to assist you with the membership process and help you find ways to document your lineage.

What We Do

New Jersey Daughters, descendants of ordinary women and men who achieved extraordinary things, share a common bond of ancestry and are proud of their heritage and the role of their ancestors, who risked their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor in establishing our great country. We honor their sacrifices through the volunteer work of our members in the mission areas of DAR.

Patriotism

DAR members volunteer in Veterans Administration (VA) medical centers and non-VA facilities, offer support to America’s active-duty service personnel through care packages, sponsor programs promoting the U.S. Constitution, and participate in naturalization ceremonies. Learn more about how DAR members support patriotism.

Education

DAR members are passionate about education through the promotion of the Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.), DAR Good Citizens, and Junior American Citizens. The National Society DAR and New Jersey State Society DAR, also provide scholarships and awards to outstanding students, teachers, and members who work tirelessly to support their local schools. Learn more about how DAR members support ​education.

Historic Preservation

DAR members support historic preservation efforts through awards, grants, and contests.
Members participate in various projects to help preserve the cultural heritage of the United States, including preserving documents, buildings, and placing markers at locations of historic significance; most importantly our state house the Isaac Watson House. Learn more about how DAR members support historic preservation.

Become a Member

​The members of the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, welcome you to attend our meetings whether you are a visitor or a prospective member.
​Where Does Your Revolutionary War Story Begin?​
Joseph Bloomfield
​Oil portrait by Charles Willson Peale. Major Bloomfield sat for this portrait in Philadelphia in April 1777. It shows him in the full-dress uniform of a New Jersey Continental officer--gray with dark blue facings, cuffs, and collar, a light blue sash, and silver epaulets and buttons. The New Jersey uniform was subsequently changed to blue with red facings.
Photograph courtesy of the American Philosophical Society
The Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, was founded on April 1, 1916, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The organizing women took the name of Joseph Bloomfield because they were proud to bear the name of a New Jersey Patriot who was distinguished in both war and peace. Joseph Bloomfield was a major during the American Revolutionary War, and later a general in the War of 1812. 
​He was governor of the state of New Jersey, and a member of Congress.

The town of Bloomfield, New Jersey, is named in his honor. He came to Bloomfield, New Jersey, and delivered an address on July 6, 1797. In 1923, on the green where he spoke, the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, dedicated a plaque in his honor.
Joseph Bloomfield was buried in St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Burlington, New Jersey. This beautiful, quaint church is a National Historic Landmark. On October 5, 1998, the Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, members held a rededication ceremony at this site on the 175th anniversary of his death.

Major Joseph Bloomfield Chapter, NSDAR, Patriots

​Do you have a Revolutionary War Patriot in your family tree? 
​Guests and prospective members are warmly welcomed at our meetings. If you are interested in attending, please contact us.

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*Photographs are courtesy of New Jersey Daughters, photo archives and Patrice Hatcher Photography
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