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He received his first instruction in Freemasonry in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] Lodge, Springfield. Was one of the charter members of Alpha Lodge and was Master in 1880-1. Removing to Auburn, R.I., he became a member of Doric Lodge of that place, Providence R. A. Chapter, Providence Council R. & S. Masters, St. John's Commandery and R. I. Consistory 32nd degree A. & A. S. Rite.
 
He received his first instruction in Freemasonry in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] Lodge, Springfield. Was one of the charter members of Alpha Lodge and was Master in 1880-1. Removing to Auburn, R.I., he became a member of Doric Lodge of that place, Providence R. A. Chapter, Providence Council R. & S. Masters, St. John's Commandery and R. I. Consistory 32nd degree A. & A. S. Rite.
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[http://www.butlerlink.com/Biographies/Butler/LuciusMarshallButler/LuciusMarshallButler.html His Family History Page] on butlerlink.com ''Thanks to a relative found on ancestry.com''
  
 
=== GEORGE W. BUTTERWORTH 1889-1956 ===
 
=== GEORGE W. BUTTERWORTH 1889-1956 ===

Revision as of 02:37, 15 August 2013

ALPHA LODGE

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Location: (South) Framingham

Chartered By: Percival L. Everett

Charter Date: 09/13/1876 1876-59

Precedence Date: 09/02/1875

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

  • William Henry Phipps, 1875-1876; Mem Bio
  • Charles Perkins Knowlton, 1877-1879; Bio
  • Charles Frederic Cutler, 1880 Bio
  • Lucius Marshall Butler, 1881-1882; Bio
  • Henry Lyman Sawtelle, 1883-1884; Bio
  • Alexander Hoyt, 1885-1886; Bio
  • Frederick Adams Pratt, 1887; Bio
  • Lewis Merritt Palmer, 1888-1889; Mem Bio
  • Fred Leslie Oaks, 1890-1891; Bio
  • Alfred Earl Martin, 1892-1894; Bio
  • Orville William Collins, 1895-1896; Bio
  • George Thomas Stevens, 1897-1898; Bio
  • Alfred John Heath, 1899-1900; Bio
  • Frederick March Esty, 1901-1902; SN Bio
  • Frederick Ellsworth Porter, 1903-1904; Bio
  • Henry Otis Stearns, 1905-1906; Bio
  • George Herring Eames, 1907-1908; Bio
  • Frank Woodcock Jennings, 1909-1910; Bio
  • Sands Sanford Woodbury, 1911-1912; Mem Bio
  • Henry Stewart Hilton, 1913-1914; Bio
  • George Ruggles Coolidge, 1915-1916; Bio
  • George Washington Cokell, 1917; Bio
  • Frederick Albert West, 1918-1919; Bio
  • Harry Murray Conrad, 1920-1921; Bio
  • George Duncan Hyndman, 1922; Bio
  • Arba Stearns Baldwin, 1923
  • Foster Reed Wheeler, 1924-1925
  • Richard McIntire Wyman, 1926
  • Ernest Brown Rockwood, 1927
  • Simeon Twichell Hawkes, 1928
  • George Henry Davis, Jr., 1929
  • Floyd Leroy Swift, 1930
  • Newton Frederick Cokell, 1931
  • Joseph William Danforth, 1932
  • Morton Fenton Yates, 1933; N
  • Earl Leslie Hatch, 1934
  • Roderick MacLeod, 1935
  • Spencer Wilson, 1936
  • Robert King Wadsworth, 1937
  • Thomas Francis Kenney, 1938
  • Charles Hasbrouk Hauptman, 1939
  • Carl Otto Swanson, 1940
  • David Hilton, 1941
  • Clarence Edward Rockwood, 1942
  • Ralph Jules Buliung, 1943
  • Frank Wesley Callahan, 1944
  • Harry Lee Augusta, 1945
  • Frank Wilfred Green, 1946
  • Leonard Walter Taft, 1947; N
  • William Hibbert Atkinson, 1948
  • Oliver Stewart Dexter, 1950
  • Frederick Henry Abbott, Jr., 1949, 1951
  • James Herbert Wignott, 1952
  • George Forest Penniman, 1953
  • William Eugene Stickney, 1954
  • Raymond Lloyd Watts, 1955
  • Frank Edward Wilson, 1956
  • Emil Arthur Davis, 1957
  • Charles Denniston Warner, 1958
  • Gordon Joseph Hutchinson, 1959
  • Paul Theodore Burr, Jr., 1960
  • Charles Wenzel Lindsay, 1961
  • George Edmund Leslie, 1962
  • Harold Gray Douglas, 1963; N
  • George Emil Engman, 1964
  • Robert Lawrence Pierce, 1965
  • Richard Edward Allen, 1966
  • Joseph Walker Crommellin, 1967
  • Robert B. Gettys, Jr., 1968
  • Lowell Wendell Plum, 1969
  • Frank True Scales, 1970
  • Robert Sargent Phillips, 1971 PDDGM
  • David Moore Sanborn, 1972
  • John Bernard Farrell, 1974
  • Wallace Jack Bennett, 1975 PDDGM
  • Walter Weisgerber, 1976
  • Charles Conrad Buchanan, 1977
  • Robert Becker Neff, 1978
  • Robert Allan Howland, 1980
  • Melvin Douglas Voget, 1981
  • Frank Elmer Truesdale, 1982
  • Robert Allen Nourse, 1983
  • Howard Alston Judd, Jr., 1984
  • Harold Victor Barrows, 1985
  • Dennis Russell Coates, 1986
  • William Glen La Counte, 1987-1988
  • George Forest Hamilton, 1989-1990
  • Graham Williard Joy, 1973, 1991
  • Robert Francis Greene, Sr., 1992
  • Antoine Henein Khoury, 1993
  • Charles Henry Noble, 1994-1995
  • Harold Leslie Swindell, 1979, 1996-1997
  • Steven Mason Knott, 1998
  • Robert Everett Havener, 1999 PDDGM
  • Leonard James Constantine, 2000
  • John Thomas Howland, 2001, 2003
  • Daniel Christopher Buentello, 2002
  • Karl Hollis Langmead, 2004-2005
  • James Joseph Pashturro, 2006
  • Scott Ramgoolam, 2007-2008
  • Steven Raia, 2009
  • Richard E. Daley, 2010-2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1875
  • Petition for Charter: 1876

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1926 (50th Anniversary)
  • 1951 (75th Anniversary)
  • 1976 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1887 1890 1893 1909 1913 1917 1919 1921 1931 1932 1933 1935 1937 1938 1941 1942 1948 1949 1953 1965 1968 1971 1973 1976 1979 1983 2000

HISTORY

  • 1926 (50th Anniversary History, 1926-149)
  • 1951 (75th Anniversary History, 1951-205)

OTHER

  • 1936 (Petition to reduce fees; approved)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


MATERIAL FROM THE 1911 HISTORY

In 1910, the Lodge voted to appoint Wor. Edgar Potter, Secretary of the Lodge, as "Historian of Alpha Lodge and that he be requested forthwith to prepare a history of the Lodge for the first thirty-five years of its life as a constituted Lodge." Brother Potter's efforts resulted in a fine printed volume: History of Alpha Lodge A.F. & A.M., South Framingham, Mass., 1875 to 1911. It was published by the Lodge that year, and included many portraits of members and Past Masters, and biographies of members.

This section includes these pictures and biographies. Where not otherwise listed, necrologies are given for these Craftsmen.

CLARENCE LEVERNE BUTLER 1850-1925

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LUCIUS MARSHALL BUTLER 1838-1905

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 42:

was born in Hinsdale, N.H., April 9, 1838.

Attended school in his native town until seventeen years old when he entered a railroad machine shop and followed that business all his life, for many years being Master Mechanic for the N. Y., N.H. and H. railroad.

He received his first instruction in Freemasonry in Hampden Lodge, Springfield. Was one of the charter members of Alpha Lodge and was Master in 1880-1. Removing to Auburn, R.I., he became a member of Doric Lodge of that place, Providence R. A. Chapter, Providence Council R. & S. Masters, St. John's Commandery and R. I. Consistory 32nd degree A. & A. S. Rite.

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GEORGE W. BUTTERWORTH 1889-1956

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EDGAR M. CASWELL 1852-1915

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GEORGE WASHINGTON COKELL 1872-1953

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ORVILLE WILLIAM COLLINS 1857-1910

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  • MM 1878, Oxford #18, Norway, ME
  • WM 1894-1895, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 78:

was born in Stark, Me., July 30, 1857.

Graduated from Bates College 1876. Was Supt. of Schools in Framingham twenty years from 1884 and for several years Chairman of the school committee. He graduated from the Harvad Medical School in 1887.

He took a great interest in the Framingham Hospital and Training School for Nurses, and for twenty years was a member of the staff. At the time of his death, Sept. 5, 1910, he was President of the District Nursing Association, He served two years as President of the Framingham Board of Trade. He was made a Mason in Oxford Lodge, Norway, Me., 1878, became a member of Alpha Lodge in 1888. Received the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter and Templar degrees in Natick Commandery. He served two years as Master of Alpha Lodge and one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S. He died Sept. 5, 1910.

H(ARRY). MURRAY CONRAD 1879-1964

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  • MM 1906, WM 1919-1920, Alpha

GEORGE R. COOLIDGE 1876-?

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  • MM 1900, WM 1914, Alpha
  • Suspended by Grand Lodge 1934

CHARLES FREDERIC CUTLER 1841-1907

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 40:

Was born in that part of Framingham, now Ashland, July, 1841.

For several years after leaving school he was associated with his father and brothers in the grain business in Ashland and South Framingham.

He early saw that the telephone possessed great possibilities and with others organized the first Telephone Company in this state, and constructed the line from Boston to Worcester. After a few years developing the business here he sought larger fields in New York, where he became a leader in the business.

He received the degrees of Symbolic Masonry in North Star Lodge, Ashland, and was a Charter member and first Senior Warden of Alpha Lodge. After four years in that office he served one year as Master in 1879. He died at Saranac Lake, N. Y., May 19, 1907.

GEORGE HERRING EAMES 1867-1953

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  • MM 1896, WM 1906-1907, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 102:

was born in Framingham, Feb. 7, 1867.

And has always lived in the "Old Red House," he being the fourth generation in direct line that has occupied that historic house for nearly two hundred years.

He was educated in the public schools of the town.

For several years he was engaged in the manufacture of leather goods, but more recently in the manufacture of straw goods.

He was made a Mason in Alpha Lodge in 1897 and received the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter.

After serving the several lower positions he was chosen Master in 1906 and served two years. At present he is Secretary of both Alpha Lodge and Concord Chapter.

FREDERICK MARCH ESTY 1852-1931

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 94:

Born in Framingham, July 27, 1852.

Educated in our public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover.

Was admitted to the bar in 1882, appointed Deputy Sheriff in 1887 and later Court officer for the Supreme and Superior Courts.

Was afterwards appointed permanent officer for the Probate Court and in 1904 Assistant Register of Probate and Insolvency for Middlesex County, a position he still holds.

He was made a Mason in Alpha Lodge in 1885. Received the Royal Arch degrees in 1887 and Templar degrees in 1892.

Was Master of Alpha Lodge in 1900-1, High Priest of Concord R. A. Chapter in 1896-7, D. D. G. H. Priest for the 9th Capitular District in 1899-0, D. D. G. Master 21st Masonic District in 1904-5. He also served one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S.

ARVILLE E. FRENCH 1876-1956

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ALFRED JOHN HEATH 1860-1933

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  • MM 1888, WM 1898-1899, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 90:

was born Feb. 19, 1860 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

In early life he was employed as clerk ir various stores in New York City. In 1881 he engaged in business with his uncle at Three Rivers, Palmer, Mass. After some two years he sold his interest in the concern and entered the employ of Sears & Co., Boston, as travelling salesman, a position he held for more than twenty-three years. He is now engaged as Commission Merchant and real estate agent.

He received his Masonic degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1888, the Capitular degrees in Concord Chapter and the Knight Templar degrees in Natick Commandery. He was Master of Alpha Lodge in 1898-9.

He served two years as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter, O. E. S.

HENRY STEWARD HILTON 1875-1929

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  • MM 1900, WM 1912-1913, Alpha

ALEXANDER HOYT 1843-1902

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  • MM 1872, Meridian
  • WM 1884-1885, Alpha
  • Charter Member, Alpha Lodge

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 48:

was born in Industry, Me., Oct. 27, 1843.

For more than thirty years he was a resident of South Framingham and was employed the most of that time as conductor on the Boston and Albany Railroad, winning the love and respect of both his employers and the public he served.

He was made a Mason in Meridian Lodge, became a charter member of Alpha Lodge and was Master in 1884-5.

He died December 5, 1902.

GEORGE DUNCAN HYNDMAN 1884-1978

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  • MM 1906, WM 1921, Alpha

FRANK WOODCOCK JENNINGS 1867-1948

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  • MM 1898, WM 1908-1909, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 106:

was born in Little Compton, R.I., Feb. 20, 1867.

Received his education in the common schools of that town.

His first employment was with the New Bedford Gas and Electric Light Co. Some twenty years ago he came to South Framingham as Superintendent of the Framingham Gas, Fuel and Power Co., a position he still holds.

He received his degrees in Freemasonry in Alpha Lodge being raised Jan. 24, 1898. After serving in the various offices from Inside Sentinel to Senior Warden he was installed Worshipful Master in 1908 and filled that office two years.

He served one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S.

CHARLES PERKINS KNOWLTON 1833-1910

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 36:

was born in Jaffrey, N.H., September 28, 1833.

His education was received in the common schools of that day. At the age of seventeen he entered the employ of the Boston and Worcester Railroad. After a few weeks in the machine shop he was given the position of fireman. After four years' service in that capacity he returned to the machine shops for three years. At the age of twenty-four he was promoted to engineer and for more than fifty years followed that occupation.

He was one of the Selectmen of Framingham in 1890 and 1891

He was made a Mason in Middlesex Lodge June 13, 1873. Received the Capitular degrees in Concord Chapter, and the Knight Templars degrees in Natick Commandery. He was a Charter member and the first Master of Alpha Lodge after its Constitution, a position he held for three years. He had served as Eminent Commander of Natick Commandery, and at the time of his death was Prelate.

He died Nov. 30, 1910.

ALFRED EARL MARTIN 1852-1922

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  • MM 1888, WM 1901-1903, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 68:

was born in Brooklyn, Conn., Sept. 23, 1852.

And attended the public schooL of that town and the Academy of Woodstock until eighteen rears of age. For a time was engaged in teaching. In 1873 he entered the office of the Sewer Department of Providence, R. I., as a student in engineering. He continued in this business at Providence and Boston until 1879.

For four years he was engaged at Ashland in the construction of a dam for the Boston Water Department.

In 1885 he came to South Framingham, and aided in the construction of our water supply system and became its Superintendent, a position he held until Feb., 1903, when he resigned to become Superintendent of the Water Department of Springfield, a position he still holds.

He received his Masonic Degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1888, the Capitular Degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter. He was Master of Alpha Lodge in 1901-2-3.

He also served one year as High Priest of Concord R. A. Chapter and one year as Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S.

FRED LESLIE OAKS 1854-1938

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  • MM 1885, WM 1890, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 60:

was born in Athens, VT., Nov. 16, 1854.

In early life he came to South Framingham and was employed in the grocery store of his brother, C. S. Oaks.

When the South Framingham National Bank was instituted in 1880, he entered it as clerk, and when that institution was absorbed by the Framingham National Bank he became cashier, a position he still holds. For several years he was town Auditor. He served one year as President of the Framingham Board o{ Trade.

He received the degrees of Freemasonry in Alpha Lodge in 1885 and the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter. He served two years as Master of Alpha Lodge, and later seven years as Treasurer, and two years as Chaplain. He served one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S.

LEWIS MERRITT PALMER 1860-1919

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See the Memorial.

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 52:

was born in Litchfield, Me., Sept. 2, 1850.

Graduated from Bates College and Harvard Medical School. he located in So. Framingham in 1882 and since that time has been an active participant in the civic, social and fraternal life of the town. He served six years on the school committee, six years on the Board of Health and for the past nine years has been Medical Examiner for the District. He served two years as President of the Board of Trade.

Always an enthusiastic worker for the Framingham Hospital and a member of the staff from its beginning.

He received the degrees of Freemasonry in John Warren Lodge, Hopkinton; became a member of Alpha Lodge in 1883. Received the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter and the Templar degrees in Natick Commandery.

He served two years as Master of Alpha Lodge, two years as High Priest of Concord Chapter, two years as D.D.G.M. for the 21st Masonic District, two years as D. D. G. H. P. for the 9th Capitular District and one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter, O. E. S.

RALPH H. PARKER 1877-1932

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WILLIAM HENRY PHIPPS 1833-1913

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See the Memorial.

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 22:

Born October 9, 1833.

All his long life he has been a close student of Freemasonry and a devoted worshipper at its shrine. He was made a Master Mason Sept. 21, 1858, in Montgomery Lodge of Milford. He was one of the charter members of John Warren Lodge of Hopkinton, and was Master of that Lodge in 1861. He was a charter member of Alpha Lodge, and its Master under Dispensation. He is at present a member of Live Oak Lodge of Oakland, California. He was D. D. Grand Master of the 12th Masonic District in 1879.

Was made a Royal Arch Mason in Mt. Lebanon Chapter, Milford, in November, 1858, and is still a member of that Chapter. Received the Knight Templar degrees in Milford Commandery, in 1859, and was Eminent Commander in 1864. Received the degrees of the A. & A. S. Rite in Massachusetts Consistory of Boston in 1865 and those of Royal and Seleci Masters in Worcester Council in 1866. He is an active member of the Masonic Veteran Association of the Pacific coast.

FREDERICK ELLWORTH PORTER 1868-1960

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 96:

was born in South Framingham, March 21, 1868.

Was educated in the public schools of the town, and always resided here until four years ago when he moved to Wellesley where he now resides. After leaving school he engaged in the retail shoe trade, which he still pursues.

He received his Masonic degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1890; the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter.

Was Master of Alpha Lodge in 1902-3.

EDGAR POTTER 1856-1919

  • MM 1865, WM 1875, Middlesex
  • Charter Member of Alpha Lodge

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 113:

was born in Waterville, Vermont, Dec. 4, 1831.

Became a citizen of Framingham in 1859.

For more than twenty-five years he was engaged in the "$how Business," for five years he was Editor of the Ashland Advertiser and Framingham Gazette, and for the past twenty years has been in the real estate business. He served five years on the School Committee, was Secretary five years and Treasurer three years of the Middlesex Agricultural Society, twenty years as Curator and two years as President of the Framingham Historical and Natural History Society, has been Secretary of the Board of Trade for thirteen years.

He was made a Mason in Middlesex Lodge in 1865, a Royal Arch Mason in Concord Chapter in 1867 and Knight Templar in Milford Commandery 1868. He was High Priest of Concord Chapter in 1872-4, Master of Middlesex Lodge in 1875, and served twenty-one years as Secretary of Alpha Lodge. He served one year as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter O. E. S.

FREDERICK ADAMS PRATT 1854-1912

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  • MM 1878, WM 1886, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 50:

was born in Leominster, Feb. 10, 1854.

Came to Framingham when young and was educated in the public schools of this town. He adopted book-keeping as a profession.

He received his Masonic degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1878 and was chosen Secretary of the Lodge the same year anil served five years in that office. Was S. D. in 1883, J. W. in 1884, S. W. in 1885 and Master in 1886.

He has lived in Westboro for the past twenty years or more, and has served as Worthy Patron of Bethany Chapter O. E. S., in that town.

HENRY LYMAN SAWTELLE 1849-1922

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History of Alpha Lodge, Page 44:

was born in Berlin, Mass., Sept. 20, 1849.

He received his education in the common schools of that town.

When seventeen years of age he engaged in railroad work as freight brakeman, and was soon promoted to freight conductor on the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg railroad. In 1871 he came to So. Framingham in charge of supplies, a position he held for thirteen years. He was then transferred to Marlboro Junction as station agent where he remained twenty-one years. He is now conducting the telephone exchange at Northboro.

He received his Masonic Degrees in Middlesex Lodge in 1875, being raised March 31st, of that year.

He was one of the Charter members of Alpha Lodge and after holding several subordinate offices, was chosen Master, September, 1882, a position he held two years.

HENRY OTIS STEARNS 1858-1941

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  • MM 1896, WM 1904-1905, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 100:

Was born in Framingham, September 7, 1858, and received his education in the public schools of that town.

After leaving school he was clerk for Mr. Willard Howe in his grocery store and Post Office for three years. He was with the Howard Clock and Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Co., for several years as machinist. For the past eighteen years he has worked as a machinist in straw goods manufacturies.

He received the degrees of Freemasonry in Alpha Lodge in 1896 and after passing through the several subordinate positions was chosen Master in 1904 and served two years.

GEORGE THOMAS STEVENS 1867-1933

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  • MM 1890, WM 1896-1897, Alpha

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 84:

was born in Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 22, 1867.

And came to Framingham in 1876.

Received his education in the public schools of the town, and French's Business College of Boston.

He is engaged in the ice business with his father.

Received his Masonic degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1890. After serving as S. D., J. W., and S. W., he was chosen Master in 1896 and served two years,. He is also a member of Concord R. A. Chapter, Natick Commandery, K. T. and Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine. He served as Worthy Patron of Orient Chapter in 1909.

FREDERICK ALBERT WEST 1873-1962

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  • MM 1900, WM 1917-1918, Alpha

SANDS SANFORD WOODBURY 1848-1934

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See the Memorial.

History of Alpha Lodge, Page 110:

was born in Bremen, Me., Sept. 18, 1848.

He received his education in the public schools of that town and at Lincoln Academy, New Castle, Me. When eighteen years of age he came to Boston and was engaged as clerk in various trades, and taking evening lessons at Come/s Commercial College. In 1885 he acquired an interest in the Massachusetts Boot and Shoe Co., and since that time has been interested in the shoe business, at present owning a store in Haverhill. In 1902 he engaged in the manufacture of curtains which he still continues.

He became a citizen of Framingham in 1895. He received his Masonic degrees in Alpha Lodge in 1900, the Capitular degrees in Concord R. A. Chapter and the Templar degrees in Natick Commandery. He is the present Master of Alpha Lodge and Excellent King of Concord Chapter.


DISTRICTS

1875: District 12 (Milford)

1883: District 21 (Framingham)

1911: District 23 (Milford)

1927: District 23 (Natick)

2003: District 15

2009: District 15 North


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