MassachusettsCharters

CHARTERS

• Boldface Green indicates charters that are currently in use in Massachusetts.
• Boldface Italic Green indicates charters that are currently in use in Massachusetts that were altered to this name from another.
• Blue Italic indicates charters held by Grand Lodge that were altered to this name from another.
• Blue indicates charters held by Grand Lodge.
• Red indicates charters with unknown location.

C

• The Consolidated 2004; formed by consolidation
  • Germania 1854; revised 1999 to include Revere
    • Germania-Revere 1999; formed by consolidation
    • Revere 1857; returned 1999
  • Price-Benton 2002; formed by consolidation; returned 2004
    • Henry Price 1858; revised 2002 to include Everett C. Benton
    • Everett C. Benton 1925; returned 2002
  • Shawmut 1912, returned 2008
    • United 1925, returned 1993

G

• Guiding Lights 2003; formed by consolidation
  • Montacute 1864; revised 2003 to Guiding Lights
  • Athelstan 1866; returned 2003

J

• Joseph Warren-Soley 1983; formed by consolidation
  • Joseph Warren 1856; revised 1983 to include Soley
  • Soley</blue> returned 1983

M

• Mount Moriah (Reading) 1798; stricken 1835
• Mystic Valley (2004) 2004; formed by consolidation
  • Hiram 1797; revised 2004 to Mystic Valley
  • John Abbot 1858; revised 2001
    • John Abbot-Samuel Crocker Lawrence revised 2001; returned 2004
  • Russell 1924; returned 2004

N

• Nauset Light 1997; surrendered 2013

O

• Oriental-Martha's Vineyard 1994; formed by consolidation
  • Martha's Vineyard</blue> 1860; returned 1994
  • Oriental 1867; revised 1994 to include Martha's Vineyard

R

• Republican 1794 Note that Grand Lodge has the 1851 replacement charter.
• Rising Star 1798
  • Gate of the Temple 1856; returned 2012

S

• Samuel Crocker Lawrence 1920; returned 1979; re-granted 2009
  • Mystic Valley (1920) 1920; returned 1979

T

• The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia
  • The Tyrian 1770; Tyrian-Acacia revised 2007 to include Ashler
  • The Tyrian-Acacia The Tyrian revised 2003 to include Acacia
  • Acacia 1866; returned 2003
  • Ashler 1852; returned 2007

W

• West Roxbury-Dorchester 1990; formed by consolidation
  • West Roxbury 1919; revised 1990 to include Dorchester
  • Dorchester 1913; returned 1990