Cincinnatus

CINCINNATUS LODGE

Location: New Marlborough; Great Barrington (1800); Sheffield (1852); Great Barrington (1857).

Chartered By: Paul Revere

Charter Date: 12/09/1795 II-79

Precedence Date: 12/09/1795

Current Status: Active

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NOTES

According to the web site, the lodge moved to Great Barrington in 1800.

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Charter: 1795
• Petition for Removal (to Sheffield): 1852
• Petition for Removal (to Great Barrington): 1857

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1896 (Centenary)
• 1946 (150th Anniversary)
• 1971 (175th Anniversary)
• 1995 (200th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1881 (Lawrence)
• 1896 (Holmes)
• 1905 (Sanford)
• 1912 (Benton)
• 1917 (Abbott)
• 1919 (Abbott; Ladies' Night)
• 1928 (Simpson)
• 1945 (Wragg; reception for Junior Grand Warden James F. Watson)
• 1946 (Wragg; 150th Anniversary)
• 1958 (A. Jenkins; Hall dedication)
• 1971 (Jaynes; 175th Anniversary)
• 1995 (Lovering; 200th Anniversary, with Evening Star Lodge)
• 1998 (A. Johnson)
• 2009 (Pageau)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1858 1870 1886 1887 1891 1913 1922 1927 1928 1929 1931 1933 1950 1958 1959 1961 1980 1994 2003

HISTORY

• 1896 (Centenary History, 1896-180)
• 1946 (150th Anniversary History, 1946-156)
• 1971 (175th Anniversary History, 1971-247)
• 1971 (200th Anniversary History, 1995-183)

OTHER

• 1806 (Regarding disputes with New York)
• 1822 (Report of delinquency)
• 1824 (Report of delinquency)
• 1828 (Report of delinquency)
• 1829 (Report of delinquency)
• 1851 (Petition for remission of dues)
• 1895 (Participation in the centennial of Evening Star Lodge)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Orlando C. Bidwell, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1902; SN
• Zacheus H. Cande, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1953, 1954; Cincinnatus; N
• Miles T. Huntington, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1893, 1894; SN
• Henry T. Robbins, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1890, 1891; SN
• Walter B. Sanford, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1919, 1920; Memorial
• Clarence I. Sweet, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1927, 1928; N
• James F. Watson, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1937, 1938; Junior Grand Warden 1945
• John Whiting, DDGM, District 8 (Berkshires), 1813-1820; SN

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DISTRICTS

1803: District 8 (Berkshires)

1821: District 8

1835: District 9

1849: District 9

1867: District 9 (Pittsfield)

1883: District 15 (Pittsfield)

1911: District 16 (Pittsfield)

1927: District 16 (Pittsfield)

2003: District 31

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LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges