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ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE
JOHN ROWE, Grand Master
Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Samuel Fitch, Senior Grand Warden
John Joy, Junior Grand Warden
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/27: I-218; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Rising Sun
- I-218: Appointment of Grand Officers.
- I-218: Grant of money to Grand Tyler and Grand Secretary.
- I-207: Letters received from Union Lodge. (Text on Page I-219.)
INFORMATION FROM PAST GRAND MASTER JOHNSON'S ADDRESS, SEPTEMBER 1931
In 1931, Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson gave a paper at the September Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge, detailing information regarding the activities of St. John's Grand Lodge, demonstrating that it was active during the period for which records were, and remain, unavailable. The following items are from his report, and indicate the page in the 1931 Proceedings where they are listed.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1775
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | First Lodge | 07/30/1733 |
| 2 | Portsmouth (N.H.) | St. John's (Portsmouth) | 06/24/1736 |
| 3 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 |
| 4 | Newfoundland | St. John's, Newfoundland | 12/24/1746 |
| 5 | Boston | Second Lodge | 02/15/1749 |
| 6 | Newport, Rhode Island | St. John's Newport | 12/27/1749 |
| 7 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax | 07/19/1750 |
| 8 | Annapolis, Maryland | Annapolis, Maryland | 08/12/1750 |
| 9 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
| 10 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
| 11 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
| 13 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
| 15 | Newport, Rhode Island | Master's, Newport | 03/20/1759 |
| 16 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 |
| 17 | Surinam | Surinam | 04/06/1761 |
| 19 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | 03/21/1762 |
| 20 | Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) | Portland | 03/30/1762 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Town, New Jersey | Temple | 07/28/1762 |
| 24 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
| 25 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
| 26 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
| 27 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
| 28 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
| 29 | Virginia | Virginia | 10/24/1766 |
| 30 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
| 31 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
| 32 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Compass, Wallingford | 05/01/1769 |
| 33 | Nantucket | Union | 05/27/1771 |
| 34 | Guilford, Connecticut | Guilford | 07/10/1771 No record of meeting after 1775 |
| 35 | Boston | Rising Sun | 06/22/1772 |
MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE
JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master
Joseph Webb, Deputy Grand Master; Acting Grand Master
Ezra Collins, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Barrett, Junior Grand Warden
- Memo 19th April 1775. Hostellitys Commenc'd, between the Troops of G Britain & America, in Lexington Battle. In Consequence of which the Town was Blockaded, & no Lodge held untill Dec. 1776.
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1775
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | Lodge of St. Andrew | 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 2 | Boston | Lodge #322 | 1759 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland |
| 3 | Boston | Lodge #58 | 1769 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of England |
| 4 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 02/23/1770 |
| 5 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 |
| 6 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1772 |
| 7 | Boston | Lodge #243 | 12/02/1774 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland |
