MassachusettsMemorials

NECROLOGIES AND MEMORIALS

The Proceedings often contained memorials and necrologies for prominent members of the Craft. In earlier years, these generally took the form of memorial resolutions and notes of the death and funeral of the Brother, but sometimes there were extensive memorials presented by a member of the Grand Lodge.

A

• Abbot, John, Past Grand Master. 1854 (V-510). Memorial.
• Allen, Major Lewis, descendant of Ethan Allen and a member of Jordan Lodge. 1886 (1886-141). in Grand Master's Address.

1887

• Atwell, John Bryant. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Avery, Edward, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1897 (1897-260). In Grand Master's Address.

B

• Baker, Joseph Kelley, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1886 (1886-133). Memorial.
• Baker, Ruel, Grand Steward. 1848 (V-162). Memorial.
• Baker, Stephens. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Baker, William W., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1882 (1882-292). Memorial.
• Bancroft, Edmund Dana, Grand Lecturer. 1896 (1896-219). Memorial.
• Bates, Charles, Grand Lecturer. 1852 (V-383; V-404). Memorial.
• Baxter, Sylvanus, Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1861 (VI-402). Memorial.
• Bigelow, Timothy. Past Grand Master. 1821 (III-356). Memorial.
• Bicknell, Lovell, Grand Standard Bearer. 1875 (1875-155). Memorial.
• Bicknell, Zachariah Lovell, Grand Standard Bearer. 1899 (1899-44). Memorial.
• Blanchard, William C., Past District Deputy for China District. 1878 (1878-79). Memorial.
• Bradford, John R., Past Grand Warden. 1865 (VII-9). Memorial.
• Briggs, Richard, presiding Grand Master. 1893 (1893-75). Memorial.
• Butler, Caleb, Past Grand Master. 1854 (V-546). Memorial.
• Burlingame, Anson. Member of Amicable Lodge. 1870 (1870-115). Memorial.
• Burns, Robert Stuart, Past Grand Master of South Carolina. 1874 (1874-21). Memorial.
• Burr, E. Waters, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1897 (1897-260). In Grand Master's Address.
• Buttrick, Samuel Bartlett, signer of the Declaration of 1831. 1887 (1887-97). in Grand Master's Address.

C

• Capen, Azel, signer of the Declaration of 1831. 1884 (1884-145). Memorial.
• Carlton, Frazier. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Cheever, Tracy P., Recording Grand Secretary. 1881 (1881-139; 1881-204). Memorial.
• Chickering, Henry, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1881 (1881-72). Memorial.
• Chickering, Jonas, Director. 1853 (V-471). Memorial.
• Childs, Francis, a Director of Grand Lodge. 1887 (1887-68). Memorial.
• Clark, David, Past Grand Master of Connecticut. 1889 (1889-10). Memorial.
• Cole, Thomas, Past Grand Warden. 1852 (V-421). Memorial.
• Crane, Elijah, Past Grand Master. 1834 (IV-362). Report of death.
• Collamore, John Hoffman, philanthropist. 1896 (1896-315). In Grand Master's Address.
• Conkey, Ithamar F., Past Grand Warden. 1875 (1875-107). Memorial.
• Coolidge, William T., Past Grand Master. 1885 (1885-55; 1885-120). Memorial.
• Crossman, William H., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1897 (1897-289). Memorial.
• Cutler, John, Past Grand Master. 1805 (II-295ff). Funeral Procession, beginning on Page II-298.

D

• Dadmun, John W., Past Grand Chaplain. 1890 (1890-78). Memorial.
• Dame, Abraham A., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1878 (1878-167). Memorial.
• Danforth, Charles J., Junior Grand Warden. 1877 (1877-183). Memorial.
• Davis, Col. P. Stearns, Master of Putnam Army #8, at Petersburg. 1864 (VI-526). Memorial.
• Davis, Wendell T., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1876' (1876-157) Memorial.
• Dean, Benjamin, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1897 (1897-94). Memorial.
• Dean, Paul, Past Grand Master. 1860 (VI-330). Report of death; 1861 (V-365). Memorial.
• Dewing, Seth. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Dickson, James A., Past Grand Warden. 1853 (V-457). Memorial.
• Dixwell, John, Past Grand Master. 1834 (IV-358). Report of death.
• Dove, John, Grand Secretary of Virginia "and the oldest Grand Secretary in the United States." 1876 (1876-151). Memorial.
• Doyle, Thomas Arthur, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island. 1886 (1886-131). Memorial.

E

• Eaton, Asa, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1858 (VI-181). Memorial.
• Ellis, Bartlett. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Evans, Joseph D., Past Grand Master of New York. 1888 (1888-225). Memorial.
• Everett, J. Mason, Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1886 (1886-138). in Grand Master's Address.

F

• Farragut, David G., Bro. and Admiral. 1870 (1870-347). Memorial.
• Fay, Samuel P. P., Past Grand Master. 1856 (VI-22). Memorial.
• Ferson, William, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1853 (V-470). Memorial.
• Flint, John, Past Grand Warden. 1875 (1875-20). Memorial.
• Flint, William, Deputy Grand Master. 1859 (VI-245). Memorial.
• Forbes, Henry, first Master of Bethel Lodge. 1885 (1885-123). Memorial.
• French, Benjamin Brown, Past GM of District of Columbia. 1870 (1870-364). Memorial.

G

• Gamwell, Lorenzo Hamilton, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1896 (1896-380). Memorial.
• Gardner, William Sewall, Past Grand Master. 1888 (1888-62). Memorial.
• Garfield, James A., President of the United States. 1881 (1881-140; 1881-190). Memorial.
• Gay, Eben F., Grand Tyler. 1875 (1875-56). Memorial.
• Gay, Lemuel, Past DDGM, 5th District. 1866 (VII-75). Memorial.
• Goodwin, William, Past Deputy Grand Master of Maine. 1885 (1885-123). Memorial.
• Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1896 (1896-366). Memorial.
• Gouley, George Frank, died in St. Louis. 1877 (1877-186). Memorial.
• Greenhalge, Frederic T., Governor of Massachusetts. 1896 (1896-13). Memorial.
• Greenwood, Jonathan, Past Master of Middlesex Lodge during the anti-Masonic period. 1885 (1885-55; 1885-120). Memorial.

H

• Hammatt, John B., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1864 (VI-524). Memorial.
• Harris, John A., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. 1877 (1877-205). Memorial.
• Harris, Thaddeus Mason, Past Deputy Grand Master, Grand Chaplain. 1842 (IV-544). Memorial Service.
• Harwood, Daniel. 1881 (1881-195). Memorial.
• Haskell, Elias, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1857 (VI-121). Memorial.
• Heard, John T., Past Grand Master. 1880 (1880-108). Memorial. 1881 (1881-14, 1881-26, 1881-32). Memorial.

1881

• Hews, John, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1870 (1870-100). Memorial.
• Howland, Abraham H., Jr., Past Grand Master. 1887 (1886-58). Memorial.
• Huntoon, Benjamin, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1864 (VI-557). Memorial.
• Hutchinson, Samuel K., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1877 (1877-210). Memorial.

I

• Israel, Fielder, Grand Chaplain. 1889 (1889-10). Memorial.
• Ives, Stephen B. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.

J

• Jackson, Andrew, Former President. 1845 (V-34). Necrology.
• Jansen, DeWitt C., Past District Deputy Grand Master, China. 1894 (1894-141). Memorial.
• Jones, Peter C., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1885 (1885-55; 1885-120). Memorial.

K

• Kane, Elisha Kent. 1857 (VI-106). Memorial.
• Kimball, Charles, Past Senior Grand Master. 1879 (1879-47). Memorial.
• Kimball, Nathan Swett, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1893 (1893-38). Memorial.

L

• Lash, Robert, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1863 (VI-467). Memorial.
• Laurie, William A., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. 1870 (1870-365). Memorial.
• Leavitt, William. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Lewis, Winslow, Jr., Past Grand Master. 1875 (1875-118ff). Memorial. Also, more than 250 pages in this volume of the Proceedings was given over to testimonials, correspondence and other material related to this Brother.
• Lewis, Winslow, Sr., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1850 (V-287ff). Memorial.
• Londesborough, Rt. Hon. Earl of, Past Senior Grand Warden of the U.G.L.E. 1900 (1900-101). Memorial.
• Loring, James J., Past Senior Grand Warden 1856 (VI-87). Memorial.
• Lowe, Abraham T., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1888 (1888-261). Memorial.

M

• MacCalla, Clifford P., Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania. 1892 (1892-69). Memorial.
• Marshall, Jonas A., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1887 (1887-42). Memorial.
• Marshall, Wyzeman, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1897 (1897-58). Memorial.
• Martin, William C., installed as Senior Grand Warden. 1863 (VI-453). Memorial.
• Matthews, Russell, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1892 (1892-100). Memorial.
• McClellan, John, Grand Treasurer. 1878 (1878-162). Memorial.
• McClellan, Charles Herbert, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1900 (1900-20). Memorial.
• Moody, Charles W., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1887 (1887-130). Memorial.
• Moore, Charles W., Past Grand Secretary, Honorary Past Grand Master. 1873 (1873-168). Memorial and Funeral Obsequies.
• Morse, Elijah, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1831 (IV-221). Mourning.
• Morton, Albert C., District Deputy Grand Master. 1899 (1899-143). Memorial.
• Mower, Ebenezer, at age 100, a member of Morning Star Lodge, Worcester. 1861 (VI-375). Memorial.
• Munroe, William H., Past Grand Chaplain. 1892 (1892-180). Memorial.

N

• Newhall, Asa T., Past Grand Warden. 1850 (V-318). Memorial.
• North, William, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1872 (1872-31). Memorial.
• Nye, Bonum, of Hayden Lodge, the oldest living Mason in the state in 1891. 1891 (1891-100). Memorial.

O

• Oliver, Francis P., Past Grand Master. 1858 (VI-185). Memorial.
• Oliver, Samuel Parkman, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1888 (1888-260). Memorial.
• Osgood, Samuel, Grand Chaplain. 1862 (VI-444). Memorial.

P

• Paige, Lucius R., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1896 (1896-220, 1896-385). Memorial.
• Parkman, William, Past Grand Master. 1892 (1892-18). Memorial.
• Pattee, Jesse P., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1863 (VI-460). Memorial.
• Peabody, Augustus, Past Grand Master. 1850 (V-303ff). Memorial.
• Phelps, Timothy. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Pickman, C. Gayton, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1861 (VI-366). Memorial.
• Plunkett, William C., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1884 (1884-113; 1884-145). Memorial.
• Power, Thomas, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1868 (VII-258). Memorial.
• Powers, Henry W., Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1886 (1886-137). in Grand Master's Address.
• Purkitt, Henry, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1846 (V-13). Memorial.

Q

• Quint, Alonzo Hall, Past Grand Chaplain. 1896 (1896-313). In Grand Master's Address.

R

• Randall, George M., Past Grand Master. 1873 (1873-163). Memorial.
• Raymond, Edward A., Past Grand Master. 1864 (VI-528). Memorial.
• Robbins, Charles, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1871 Memorial
• Reed, Charles G., Permanent member of Grand Lodge. 1899 (1899-185). Memorial.
• Reynolds, Daniel, Past Junior Grand Warden. 1881 (1881-211). Memorial.
• Richards, Chauncey S., Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1895 (1895-320). Memorial.

1896

• Robinson, Simon W., Past Grand Master. 1868 (VII-257). Memorial.
• Robinson, William Clark, Corresponding Grand Secretary. 1887 (1887-71). Memorial.
• Russell, Benjamin, Past Grand Master. 1845 (V-11). Memorial Service.

S

• Salmon, William F., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1890 (1890-42). Memorial.
• Sanger, George P., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1890 (1890-79). Memorial.
• Sawin, William J., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1877 (1877-279). Memorial.
• Seagrave, Orville, Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1886 (1886-135). Memorial.
• Seavey, Isaac, Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1862 (VI-444). Memorial.
• Shaw, Robert, Trustee of the Grand Charity Fund (and purchaser of the Masonic Temple). 1853 (V-457). Memorial.
• Sheppard, John H., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1873 (1873-77). Memorial.
• Sigourney, Andrew. Past Grand Treasurer. 1820 (III-308). Necrology.
• Simons, John W., Past Grand Master of New York. 1888 (1888-263). in Grand Master's Address.
• Slack, Charles W., Corresponding Grand Secretary. 1885 (1885-72; 1884-119). Memorial.
• Smith, George G., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1878 (1878-188). Memorial.
• Smith, Hiram O., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1900 (1900-97). Memorial.
• Smith, Jerome Van Crowninshield, former Mayor of Boston, author. 1879 (1879-67). Memorial.
• Smith, William I., Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1890 (1890-13). Memorial.
• Soley, John, Past Grand Master. 1851 (V-329). Memorial.
• Spalding, Joel, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1888 (1888-15). Memorial.
• Spinney, William T., signer of the Declaration of 1831. 1885 (1885-124). Memorial.

1886

• Spofford, Richard S., Past Senior Grand Warden. 1872 (1872-33). Memorial.
• Stearns, George Cushman, Senior Grand Warden. 1886 (1886-136). Memorial.
• Stetson, Caleb, of Orphan's Hope Lodge. 1885 (1885-122). Memorial.
• Stevens, Benjamin, "an active, adhering and faithful Brother." 1865 (VII-11). Memorial.
• Stevens, Joseph C. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Sutton, William, Past Grand Warden. 1882 (1882-141, 1882-157). Memorial.
• Swain, Oliver, last surviving Charter Member of Star in the East Lodge. 1886 (1886-139). in Grand Master's Address.
• Sweetser, Albert H., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1889 (1889-118). Memorial.

T

• Thomas, Isaiah. Past Grand Master. 1831 (IV-216). Will and Bequest.
• Thompson, Newell A., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1874 (1874-52). Memorial.
• Titus, Charles H., Past Recording Grand Secretary. 1878 (1878-163). Memorial.
• Tolman, Thomas, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1869 (VII-390). Memorial and Interment.
• Train, Charles R., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1885 (1885-55; 1885-120). Memorial. 1886 (1886-22). Memorial.
• Trumbull, David, District Deputy Grand Master for Chile. 1889 (1889-26). Memorial.
• Tufts, Charles, Past Secretary of Amicable Lodge. 1888 (1888-77). Memorial.

V

• Vickery, Charles R. 1883 (1882-223). Memorial from Grand Master's Address.
• Vinson, Thomas M, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1852 (V-374). Memorial.

W

• Wales, Bradford L., Past Senior Grand Warden and signer of the Declaration of 1831. 1890 (1890-39; 1890-108). Memorial.
• Warren, G. Washington, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1882 (1882-132). Memorial.
• Warren, John. Past Grand Master. 1815 (II-625). Funeral.
• Washington, George, Former President. 1800 (II-157; II-160). Funeral Obsequies. These were held in Boston and also in Oxford, Massachusetts.
• Waterman, Thomas, Past Secretary of Mount Lebanon Lodge. 1875 (1875-9). Memorial.
• Weld, Otis, Past Grand Master. 1897 (1897-99). Memorial.
• Wells, E.M.P., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1878 (1878-166). Memorial.
• Weston, Allyn, Past Grand Master of Masons in Colorado. 1869 (VII-328). Memorial and Interment.
• White, Ferdinand E., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1853 (V-438). Memorial.
• Whiting, Joseph J., of Aberdour Lodge, who although not a member of Grand Lodge was a "highly respectable and beloved member" of his lodge. 1863 (VI-431). Announcement of death.
• Wilder, Marshall P., Past Deputy Grand Master. 1887 (1887-91). Memorial.
• Williams, W. Marlborough, Grand Sword Bearer. 1888 (1888-217). Memorial.
• Winship, Francis Lyman, Past Senior Grand Warden. 1884 (1884-212). Memorial. 1885 (1885-72). Memorial.
• Wood, Henry Gage, Past District Deputy Grand Master. 1895 (1895-317). Memorial.
• Woodbury, Charles Levi, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1898 (1898-138). Memorial.
• Wright, Edwin, Past Deputy Grand Master. 1899 (1899-11). Memorial.
• Wright, Isaac H., Past Junior Grand Warden. 1887 (1887-97). Memorial.