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The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. While it was originally constituted as a citizen militia serving on active duty in defense of the northern British colonies, it has become, over the centuries primarily an honor guard and a social and ceremonial group in Massachusetts. Today the Company serves as Honor Guard to the Governor of Massachusetts who is also its Commander in Chief.
Please add profiles of members of the AHAC who joined between 1637 and 1774 (see link to lists below). Please do not add descendants or current members.
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts: http://www.ahac.us.com/index.htm
National Society of Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company: http://www.wdahac.org/
Lists of Eligible Ancestors: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azwdaha/register_of_ancestors.htm
Robert Ayer Oliver's History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and honorable artillery company of Massachusetts. 1637-1888 (1895) has interesting biographies of early members. GoogleBooks