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CHARTER SUMMARY

The following tables list charters granted in Massachusetts. They do not include charters granted by either Massachusetts Grand Lodge in other colonies or states that have since come under the authority of other Grand Lodges (such as Connecticut or Maine).

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Status Meaning
Charters active under the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, in the possession of the Lodge*
Charters no longer active, lost, destroyed or location unknown
Charters surrendered or revoked, in possession of the Grand Lodge Library.

* The original charters for many active old lodges are kept in archival storage in Lexington.

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Lodge Name Status Grand Master Charter Date Notes
St. John's (Boston) Price 1733 First lodge chartered in Massachusetts. Original charter lost, replaced after 1864 fire. Second merged here 1783. Rising Sun merged here 1791.
Master's Price 1738 Chartered for the conferral of the Master Mason Degree. Charter surrendered in 1796.
Second Oxnard 1749 Merged into First Lodge in 1783.
Third Oxnard 1749 Ceased work around 1753.
Lodge of St. Andrew GM Scotland 1756 Chartered by the Grand Master of Scotland and not recognized by St. John's Grand Lodge. Founding Lodge of Massachusetts Provincial Grand Lodge. Endorsed 1809 by Grand Master Thomas to come under the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
Philanthropic (Marblehead) Gridley 1760 Possibly not using the original 1760 charter but instead a reissued document from the 1780s; suspended, reinstated 1821.
St. John's, Newburyport Gridley 1766 Active. In possession of original charter; endorsed by Thomas in 1803.
The Tyrian Joseph Warren 1770Merged with Acacia Lodge to form Tyrian-Acacia, 2003; merged with Ashler Lodge to form Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia, 2007
The Massachusetts Joseph Warren 1770 Active.
Union (Nantucket) Rowe 1771 Active.
St. Peter's Joseph Warren 1772 Inactive, but status of charter unknown.
Rising Sun Rowe 1771 Merged into St. John's (Boston), 1791. Status of charter unknown.
American Union Rowe 1776 Renewed 1803; became a part of the Grand Lodge of Ohio in 1817; charter presumably still in use there.
Berkshire (Williamstown) Webb 1783 Charter recalled 1784; status unknown.
Trinity Webb 1778 New charter issued in 1859; original charter and precedence restored in 2017. Original charter in Grand Lodge vault; certified copy of original in use by the lodge.
United States Webb 1778 "Erased" 1788; status unknown.
Essex Webb 1779 Active; an additional (or replacement) charter was granted in 1791, and endorsed in 1792.
Unity (Ipswich) Webb 1779 Inactive; location unknown.
Washington Army Webb 1779 Inactive; lapsed. Charter disposition unknown.
King Solomon's John Warren 1783 Active.
Rising States John Warren 1783 Separated from Lodge of St. Andrew to remain under Massachusetts Independent Grand Lodge; took St. Andrew's precedence; charter resigned in 1810.
Hampshire John Warren 1784 Inactive; charter lapsed or revoked sometime between 1796 and 1804.
Friendship (Williamstown) Webb 1785 Inactive; charter surrendered 1828.
Harmonic Hays 1790 Charter vacated 1797; charter location unknown.
Old Colony Cutler 1792 Active.
Federal (Blandford) Cutler 1792 Inactive; dropped from Grand Lodge rolls in 1835.
Morning Star Cutler 1793 Active. Quinsigamond merged here in 2017.
Franklin (Cheshire) Cutler 1794 Inactive; surrendered around 1826.
Republican Cutler 1794 Active. The library has the 1851 temporary charter.
Evening Star Revere 1795 Active. Charter endorsed 1813 to resume work.
Cincinnatus Revere 1795 Active.
King Hiram's Revere 1795 Active.
Fayette Revere 1796 Inactive; ceased work around 1830. Charter location unknown.
Washington Revere 1796 Active.
Columbian Revere 1796 Active.
Harmony Revere 1796 Active.
Union (Dorchester)' Revere 1796 Active.
Thomas Revere 1796 Active.
St. Paul Revere 1797 Active.
Adams Revere 1797 Inactive, surrendered in 1821. A new charter was issued in 1867 for a new lodge.
Jerusalem Revere 1797 Active. Ionic merged here in 2005.
Bristol Revere 1797 Active.
Fellowship Revere 1797 Active.
Corinthian Revere 1797 Active.
Montgomery Revere 1797 Active.
Olive Branch Revere 1797 Active.
Meridian Sun Revere 1797 Inactive, unknown; last meeting under this charter in 1834.
Hiram Revere 1797 Active. (now Mystic Valley)
Meridian Revere 1797 Active.
King Solomon in Perfection Revere 1797 Inactive; unknown. Surrendered 1822.
Marine Bartlett 1798 Active.
Mount Moriah (Reading) Bartlett 1798 Inactive; ceased work 1829.
Social Bartlett 1798 Inactive; ceased work 1827.
Eastern Star Bartlett 1798 Inactive; surrendered charter 1822
King David Bartlett 1798 Active. Alfred Baylies merged here, 1974; Ionic and Charles H. Titus merged here, 1998.
Mount Zion Dunn 1800 Active.
Mount Lebanon Dunn 1801 Active.
Fore Fathers' Rock Dunn 1801 Inactive; charter surrendered 1821.
Fraternal Dunn 1801 Active.
Pacific Dunn 1801 Inactive; unknown, removed from Grand Lodge lists around 1834.
Aurora Dunn 1801 Active.
St. John's (Demarara) Dunn 1801 Inactive; unknown, removed from Grand Lodge lists around 1834.
Rural Dunn 1801 Active.
Sincerity Dunn 1801 Inactive; charter surrendered 1824.
Sumner Dunn 1801 Inactive; ceased work around 1829
Corner Stone Dunn 1801 Inactive; charter surrendered 1834 and restored in 1844
Constellation Dunn 1801 Inactive; charter vacated 1842. A new charter was granted in 1872.
Harris Dunn 1802 Inactive; charter surrendered around 1834.
Merrimack Dunn 1802 Active.
Charity Thomas 1803 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1830, charter never returned to Grand Lodge, status unknown.
Wisdom Thomas 1803 Active; charter surrendered around 1834, re-granted 1855.
Washington Remembered Thomas 1803 Inactive; dropped from Grand Lodge list in 1821.
St. Mark's Thomas 1803 Active.
Sheffield Thomas 1803 Inactive; last meeting 1826; status unknown.
Amicable Thomas 1805 Active; charter surrendered 1838, re-granted 1845.
Mount Carmel Thomas 1805 Active. Charter surrendered 1836, re-granted 1845. Mount Sinai Lodge merged here 1989; Damascus Lodge merged here, 2001; Bethlehem Lodge merged here, 2006.
Mountain Bigelow 1806 Active. Originally granted in Rowe; re-granted in Colerain in 1818; inactive 1832-1855.
Mount Vernon Bigelow 1807 Inactive; ceased work 1828; status of charter unknown.
Pentucket Bigelow 1807 Active.
Sylvan Bigelow 1807 Inactive. Name changed to Sylvan 1810; ceased work 1828; status of charter unknown.
Mount Pleasant Bigelow 1808 Inactive; no record after 1828; status of charter unknown.
Rising Sun Bigelow 1808 Inactive; ceased work 1828; status of charter unknown.
Jordan Bigelow 1808 Active. Starr King Lodge merged here, 2016.
Fredonia Bartlett 1810 Inactive; surrendered charter 1834.
Mystic Bartlett 1810 Active; New Moon Lodge since 2015.
Humanity Bigelow 1811 Inactive; ceased work some time after 1828; status of charter unknown.
Thompson Bigelow 1812 Inactive; ceased work some time after 1826; status of charter unknown.
Orion Russell 1815 Inactive; ceased work around 1835; status of charter unknown.
Golden Rule, Russell 1815 Inactive; ceased work some time after 1829; status of charter unknown.
Good Samaritan Russell 1816 Inactive; ceased work some time after 1840; charter voted to be restored in 1855, but the lodge never worked under it.
Hampden Oliver 1817 Active; now Brigham Lodge; merged with Indian Orchard Masonic in 2013, formed by merger between Hampden and Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard in 2003.
Mount Hermon Oliver 1817 Inactive; changed name to Brooks Lodge; no record after 1828, charter status unknown.
St. Alban's Oliver 1818 Active; dark from 1833 to 1855.
Solomon's Temple Oliver 1818 Active.
Bethesda Oliver 1819 Active.
Norfolk Union Oliver 1819 Active; inactive 1838-1854.
Seven Stars Fay 1820 Inactive; charter surrendered 1824; status of charter unknown.
Monitor Fay 1820 Active; oldest component of Waltham Triad Lodge since 1988.
L'Hereux Reveil Dixwell 1821 Inactive; lodge in Puerto Rico, inactive prior to 1833; no information on charter.
Urbanity Dixwell 1822 Inactive; ceased work sometime around 1830.
St. Matthew's Dixwell 1822 Active.
Warren Dixwell 1822 Inactive; merged into Charles C. Dame Lodge, 2016.
Social Harmony Dixwell 1823 Active; dark 1834-1855.
Cassia Dixwell 1823 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1832. Status of charter unknown.
Star in the East Dixwell 1823 Active. Paskamansett Lodge merged here in 1992; now Star in the East Lodge (includes Wamsutta Lodge since 2004.)
Leicester Dixwell 1823 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1830. Status of charter unknown.
Liberty J. Abbot 1824 Active.
United Brethren J. Abbot 1824 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1831. Status of charter unknown.
Freedom J. Abbot 1824 Inactive; returned to Grand Lodge in 1848; likely destroyed in the 1864 fire.
Eden J. Abbot 1824 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1827, but removed from record in 1848. Status of charter unknown, likely destroyed in 1864 fire.
Carmel J. Abbot 1824 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1829. Status of charter unknown.
Mount Hope J. Abbot 1824 Active.
Orphan's Hope J. Abbot 1825 Active; now Weymouth United Masonic Lodge.
Orange J. Abbot 1825 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1831. Status of charter unknown.
Morning Sun J. Abbot 1825 Inactive; charter revoked around 1835. Status of charter unknown.
Plymouth J. Abbot 1825 Active; dark 1834-1855.
Bethel J. Abbot 1825 Inactive; merged into Eden Lodge in 1939 as a result of the Quabbin Reservoir construction.
Oxford J. Abbot 1825 Inactive; ceased work 1831, charter revoked around 1854. Status of charter unknown.
Grecian J. Abbot 1825 Active; now the oldest part of Lawrence United Lodge.
Mount Ararat J. Abbot 1826 Inactive; ceased work before 1834. Status of charter unknown.
Doric J. Abbot 1826 Inactive; ceased work around 1830; status of charter unknown.
Clinton J. Abbot 1826 Inactive; ceased work sometime after 1828; status of charter unknown.
Phoenix J. Abbot 1826 Inactive; ceased work after 1829, charter revoked around 1854. Status of charter unknown.
Farmers J. Abbot 1826 Inactive; ceased work after 1832; status of charter unknown.
Central Soley 1827 Inactive; ceased work before 1834; status of charter unknown.
Star of Bethlehem Peabody 1845 Active.
Mount Tabor Robinson 1846 Active.
St. Paul's Robinson 1847 Inactive; Merged with Algonquin Lodge in 1988; merged into Delta Lodge in 2014.
Lafayette (North Adams) Robinson 1848 Active. Greylock Lodge merged here in 1988 to form Lafayette-Greylock Lodge.
Chicopee Raymond 1849 Active. Now the active charter for Mount Holyoke Lodge.
Mount Tom Raymond 1850 Active.
Ashler Randall 1852 Inactive; merged into The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge, 2007.
Franklin Randall 1852 Active.
Baalbec Randall 1853 Inactive; merged into Wyoming Lodge, 2001.
Ancient York Randall 1853 Active.
Germania Randall 1854 Active. Now the oldest part of The Consolidated Lodge.
Bethesda (Valparaiso) Randall 1854 Active.
Mount Hermon Lewis 1855 Inactive; merged into Golden Rule Lodge, 2014.
Mount Horeb Lewis 1855 Active.
Benjamin Franklin Lewis 1856 Inactive; merged into Mount Horeb (West Harwich) in 1859.
Gate of the Temple Lewis 1856 Inactive; merged into Rising Star Lodge in 2012.
DeWitt Clinton Lewis 1856 Active.
Mount Horeb (Woburn) Lewis 1856 Active.
Winslow Lewis Lewis 1856 Active.
Mount Moriah (Westfield) Lewis 1856 Active.
Revere Heard 1857 Inactive; merged into Germania-Revere Lodge, 1999. Now part of The Consolidated Lodge.
Paul Revere Heard 1857 Active. Paul Dean merged here in 2004.
Joseph Warren Heard 1857 Active. Current charter for Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge.
Wyoming Heard 1857 Active.
Pequossette Heard 1857 Active.
Eureka Heard 1858 Active. Now a part of Quittacus Lodge.
Berkshire Heard 1858 Active.
Mount Vernon Heard 1858 Active. Now a part of Mount Vernon-Galilean Lodge since 1997 merger.
John Abbot Heard 1858 Merged to form John Abbot-Samuel Crocker Lawrence Lodge in 2001; became a part of Mystic Valley Lodge in 2004.
Quaboag Heard 1859 Active.
Montacute Heard 1859 Active: merged to form Guiding Lights Lodge, 2003; now a part of Boylston Lodge since 2017.
Henry Price Heard 1859 Merged to form Price-Benton Lodge, 2002; now a part of The Consolidated Lodge.
Webster Heard 1859 Active.
Trinity Heard 1859 Lodge now active under 1778 charter; this charter was used until 2017 and then surrendered.
Hiram (Chile) Heard 1859 Ceased work sometime before 1869; charter placed in Grand Lodge archives around 1877 {?}
Southern Cross (Chile) Heard 1859 Charter issued but lodge never worked under it.
Caleb Butler Lewis 1860 Active.
Pilgrim Lewis 1860 Active.
Wilder Lewis 1860 Active.
John Cutler Lewis 1860 Active; Wampatuck Lodge after 2016 merger.
Orange Lewis 1860 Active; North Quabbin Lodge after 2007 merger.
United Brethren Lewis 1860 Active. Doric merged here, 2003. St. Bernard merged here, 1996.
Martha's Vineyard Lewis 1860 Active; Oriental-Martha's Vineyard Lodge after 1994 merger/.
Oxford Lewis 1860 Active.
Hammatt Lewis 1860 Inactive; part of Mount Tabor Lodge since 2007/
Quinebaug Lewis 1860 Active.
John Warren W. Coolidge 1861 Active.
Dalhousie W. Coolidge 1861 Active.
Pacific W. Coolidge 1861 Active.
John Hancock W. Coolidge 1861 Active.
Aberdour W. Coolidge 1861 Inactive. Merged into United Lodge, 1980. Now in The Consolidated Lodge.
Orient W. Coolidge 1862 Active.
Pythagorean W. Coolidge 1862 Active.
Day Spring Parkman 1863 Active.
Pythagorean Parkman 1863 Active.
Tuscan Parkman 1863 merged with Phoenician Lodge to form Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge, 1980; since 1987 a part of Lawrence United Lodge.
Mount Olivet Parkman 1864 Active.
Pioneer Parkman 1864 Active.
Blue Hill Parkman 1864 Active.
Eden Parkman 1864 Active. Bethel Lodge merged here in 1939.
Amity Parkman 1864 Active; Amity-Mosaic Lodge since 2004.
Hayden Parkman 1864 Active. Spencer Lodge merged here, 2003.
Doric Parkman 1864 Inactive; merged into United Brethren Lodge in 2004.
Starr King Parkman 1865 Inactive; merged into Jordan Lodge, 2016.
Roswell Lee, Springfield Parkman 1865 Active; a part of Brigham Lodge since 2013.
Ancient Landmark (China) Parkman 1865 In recess since March 1950; charter technically still in force, but no members remaining.
Hope Parkman 1865 Active.
St. James Parkman 1865 Inactive; merged into Ezekiel Bates Lodge, 2018.
Belmont Parkman 1865 Inactive; part of Belmont-Beaver Lodge from 1980; merged into Simon W. Robinson Lodge, 2004.
May Flower Parkman 1865 Active.
John T. Heard Parkman 1865 Active.
William Parkman Parkman 1865 Active.
North Star Parkman 1865 Active.
Star Parkman 1865 Inactive; merged into Star-Athol Lodge in 1997; a part of North Quabbin Lodge since 2007.
The Lodge of Eleusis Parkman 1865 Inactive; merged into Delta Lodge in 1995.
Saggahew Parkman 1865 Active.
Mount Hollis Parkman 1865 Active.
Golden Fleece Parkman 1865 Active.
Lafayette Dame 1865 Active. Now Lafayette-Dover Lodge. Dover Lodge merged here, 1985.
Charles W. Moore Dame 1866 Active.
Artisan Dame 1866 Active.
James Otis Dame 1866 Inactive; surrendered charter in 1891.
Adelphi Dame 1866 Inactive. Adelphi-Noddles Island Lodge after 1982; merged into Moses Michael Hays Lodge, 2003.
Hyde Park Dame 1866 Inactive. Eliot-Hyde Park Lodge from 1986; part of Celestial Lodge from 2010.
King Philip Dame 1866 Active.
Alfred Baylies Dame 1866 Inactive. Merged into King David Lodge in 1974.
Adams Dame 1866 Active. This is a distinct charter from the 1797 one.
Excelsior Dame 1867 Active.
Kilwinning Dame 1867 Inactive. Merged into William Sewall Gardner-Kilwinning Lodge in 2007.
Oriental Dame 1867 Inactive. Merged into Oriental-Martha's Vineyard Lodge in 1994.
Eliot Dame 1867 Inactive. Eliot-Hyde Park Lodge from 1986; part of Celestial Lodge from 2010.
Siloam Dame 1867 Active.
William Sutton Dame 1867 Active.
Ionic Dame 1867 Inactive. Merged into King David Lodge in 1998.
Huntington Dame 1867 Inactive. Huntington-Federal Lodge after 1995; surrendered charter 2015.
Robert Lash Dame 1867 Inactive. Surrendered charter 1993.
Charles C. Dame Dame 1867 Active.
Zetland Dame 1867 Active. Lynnfield-Zetland from 2002.
William North Dame 1868 Active.
Isaac Parker Dame 1868 Inactive. Merged into Waltham Triad Lodge in 1988.
Paul Dean Dame 1868 Inactive. Merged into Paul Revere Lodge in 2004.
Ionic Dame 1868 Inactive. Merged into Jerusalem Lodge in 2005.
Mizpah Dame 1868 Inactive. Mizpah-Faith Lodge from 1981. Merged into Charity Lodge in 2008.
St. Bernard Dame 1868 Inactive. Merged into United Brethren Lodge in 1996.
Faith Gardner 1869 Inactive. Merged into Mizpah-Faith Lodge in 1981.
Delta Gardner 1869 Active. The Lodge of Eleusis and Quincy Lodge merged here in 1995. St. Paul's-Algonquin merged here in 2014.
Bethany Gardner 1869 Inactive. Merged into Saggahew Lodge in 2015.
Palestine Gardner 1869 Inactive. Merged into William Sutton Lodge in 2019.
Rabboni Gardner 1870 Active.
Globe Gardner 1870 Active. Globe Unity Lodge from 2009. Unity Lodge merged here in 2009.
Charity Gardner 1870 Active.
Vernon Gardner 1870 Inactive. Merged into Mount Holyoke Lodge in 2019.
Morning Sun Gardner 1870 Inactive. Surrendered charter 1993.
Mount Holyoke Gardner 1870 Active.
Upton Gardner 1870 Active.
Puritan Gardner 1870 Active.
Howard Gardner 1870 Active.
Charles River Gardner 1871 Active.
Temple Gardner 1871 Inactive. Merged into Moses Michael Hays Lodge in 1985.
Aconcagua (Chile) Gardner 1871 Inactive. Surrendered charter 1901.
Ezekiel Bates Gardner 1871 Active.
Quinsigamond Gardner 1870 Inactive. Merged into Morning Star Lodge in 2017.
Mariners' Gardner 1870 Active.
Occidental Gardner 1870 Active.
Belcher Gardner 1871 Active. Elm-Belcher Lodge from 1988.
Beth-Horon Gardner 1871 Active. Moses Michael Hays Lodge from 2019. Nehoiden Lodge merged here in 2010.
Mosaic Gardner 1871 Inactive. Merged into Amity-Mosaic Lodge in 2004.
Newton Gardner 1871 Inactive. Springfield Lodge merged here in 2002. Merged into The Meadows Lodge in 2018.
Phoenician Gardner 1871 Inactive. Merged with Tuscan Lodge to form Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge, 1980; since 1987 a part of Lawrence United Lodge.
Simon W. Robinson Gardner 1871 Active. Belmont-Beaver Lodge merged here in 2004.
Good Samaritan Gardner 1871 Active.
Hampshire Nickerson 1872 Active.
Constellation Nickerson 1872 Active. Celestial since 2010. Eliot-Hyde Park merged here in 2010.
Williams Nickerson 1872 Active.
Greylock Nickerson 1872 Inactive. Merged into Lafayette-Greylock Lodge, 1988.
Spencer Nickerson 1872 Inactive. Merged into Hayden Lodge, 2003.
St. Martin's Nickerson 1872 Active.
Charles A. Welch Nickerson 1873 Active.
Charles H. Titus Nickerson 1873 Inactive. Merged into King David Lodge, 1998.
Athol Nickerson 1873 Inactive. Merged into Star-Athol Lodge, 1997. Now part of North Quabbin Lodge.
Bay State Nickerson 1873 Inactive. Merged into Harmony Lodge, 2004.
Concordia Nickerson 1873 Active. Changed to name George H. Taber in 1901.
Phoenix Nickerson 1874 Active.
Crescent Nickerson 1874 Inactive. Merged into Pittsfield-Crescent Lodge, 1990. Merged into New Moon Lodge, 2015.
Anchor Nickerson 1874 Inactive. Charter surrendered 1891.