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~ The Lodge was originally chartered as ''Essex Lodge #10'' by The Massachusetts Grand Lodge on ''03/10/1779'', however. due to the fact that many of our members were men of the sea, and gone for sometimes years at a time, attendance and receipt of dues became very low. This led to non-representation at the Grand Lodge Quarterlies, and non-payment of Grand Lodge dues, and the Charter was revoked on ''06/06/1788''. A petition for a new charter was granted on ''06/06/1791'' under the name of ''Essex Lodge.'' At the Communication of ''10/02/1928,'' Wor. Theodore B. Marsh, Master, read a communication from Grand Lodge stating that a request, made by the Lodge, that the date of the origin of the Lodge be backdated to ''03/10/1779,'' the date of the original charter, had been granted. A notation was made on the charter, and Grand Lodge adjusted our date of presidence accordingly.
 
~ The Lodge was originally chartered as ''Essex Lodge #10'' by The Massachusetts Grand Lodge on ''03/10/1779'', however. due to the fact that many of our members were men of the sea, and gone for sometimes years at a time, attendance and receipt of dues became very low. This led to non-representation at the Grand Lodge Quarterlies, and non-payment of Grand Lodge dues, and the Charter was revoked on ''06/06/1788''. A petition for a new charter was granted on ''06/06/1791'' under the name of ''Essex Lodge.'' At the Communication of ''10/02/1928,'' Wor. Theodore B. Marsh, Master, read a communication from Grand Lodge stating that a request, made by the Lodge, that the date of the origin of the Lodge be backdated to ''03/10/1779,'' the date of the original charter, had been granted. A notation was made on the charter, and Grand Lodge adjusted our date of presidence accordingly.
  
 
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===History ===
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The founding of a Masonic Lodge in Salem caused a bit of controversy.
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Prior to the establishment of Essex Lodge in 1779, In order to do any Masonic work, Brethren in Salem were obliged to travel 5 miles (a long and difficult trip in 1779) to the United States Lodge in Danvers. Finally, on Thursday, March the 4th 1779, local silversmith Bro. John Butler invited 13 Salem Brothers to his home for the purpose of discussing the formation of an organized Lodge in Salem. After much deliberation, and some libation, a petition was drafted to the Most Worshipful Joseph Webb, Grand Master of all Lodges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.(During the Revolution, St. john's Lodge in Boston went dark, being chartered by the Grand Lodge of England, and most of the Brethren were Loyalists.)
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The next evening, they gathered at the home of William Lang to review the petition and determine the most expedient way of sending it to Boston. It was decided to hand deliver it to Grand Master. Accordingly, early the next morning, Bro. Butler and Bro. George Abbot set out. Upon our arrival, however, we were shocked to find a representative from United States Lodge of Danvers, who had been dispatched in an attempt to block the Salamites petition, arguing that the formation of a Lodge in Salem could be ruinous to the Danvers Lodge, and that the Brethren in Salem would be welcomed as members of United States Lodge.
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The Grand Master read the petition, and listened to the arguments on both sides, then informed those present that the matter would be discussed the following Wednesday, at the next regular meeting of Grand Lodge, and that we would be informed of their decision.
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Brothers Abbot and Butler returned and informed the others of the situation with the Danvers Lodge, On March 9th, seven members of the Craft, who were not present at the first meeting, drew up a second petition to bolster the Salem Brothers request. This petition was presented to Grand Lodge the next day by Bro. Abbot just as their meeting was about to be begin. After much debate, a vote was taken and it was decided that a Charter would be granted, and the new Salem Lodge would be known as Essex Lodge #10. It was duly affixed with the Seal of the Grand Lodge, and signed on the 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1779, and of Masonry, 5779.
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Upon receiving the news, a letter immediately dispatched , thanking the Grand Lodge, and authorizing Bro. William Carlton to act as our agent to receive the Charter, and any instructions the Grand Master may have for us. He arrived in Boston on the 12th, paid 30 pounds to the Grand Treasurer for the Charter and 6 pounds to the Grand Clerk for engrossing, with an additional 3 pounds for the cost of the vellum.
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Essex Lodge was thus duly established on March 14, 1779, With Charter in hand, the first meeting as a Legal Lodge was held that night at the home of Bro. Butler. Brother Robert Foster was chosen as Moderator until such time as we could hold a proper election of Officers. By-laws were drawn up, approved and signed. Essex Lodge was born, but there was one last attempt to smother the infant it its cradle.
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In late March, a letter was received from United States Lodge. To our amazement, and some amusement, it was not the expected Fraternal greetings and congratulations, but a suggestion that United States Lodge might remove itself from Danvers to Salem, and absorb our fledgling Lodge, using their name, number, Charter & by-laws! On April the First, they met again at Bro. Butler's home to debate and discuss this offer, which was naturally rejected. A polite letter of refusal was drafted, and then a committee of four was formed to deliver our response to Danvers Lodge, along with our Fraternal good wishes and pledge of eternal Brotherly friendship.
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The next night, we held our first meeting in a proper Lodge room, a rented space in the back of Blaney’s Brick Building, for the purpose of the election of Officers.
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Robert Foster was elected Master, John Butler, Senior Warden; John Leach, Junior Warden; Charles Shimmon, Secretary; William Williams, as Senior Deacon; William Lang, Junior Deacon;James King & John Duvan, Stewads and Simon Lamb, as Tyler. Two weeks later, Brother Samuel Flagg was elected as Treasurer. Bro. Butler, being a silversmith, crafted and presented the Lodge with the first set of Officer’s Jewels and Brother Carlton bestowed a Bible and silver hilted sword for the Tyler.
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Revision as of 17:04, 27 September 2012

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ESSEX LODGE

Location: Salem

Chartered By: Joseph Webb (1779)
Chartered By: Moses Michael Hays (1791)

Charter Date: 03/10/1779 I-272

Precedence Date: 03/10/1779 (Backdated in 1928 to date of original charter)

Current Status: Active.

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PAST MASTERS

  • Robert Foster, 1779
  • Joseph Hiller, 1780, 1785, 1791, 1793
  • Edward Pulling, 1794, 1798
  • Benjamin Hodges, 1799, 1800, 1803
  • Abel Lawrence, 1804
  • Robert Brookhouse, 1805
  • Thomas Hartshorne, 1806, 1808
  • Edward Lang, 1809
  • Joseph Baker, 1810, 1811
  • James Charles King, 1812, 1815
  • Thomas Cole, 1816, 1819
  • Henry Whipple, 1820, 1822
  • Jesse Smith, 1823, 1845, 1846
  • Benjamin F. Brown, 1824, 1827; SN
  • George Choate, 1828, 1829
  • Caleb Foote, 1830, 1832
  • Stephen Haraden, 1833
  • Samuel B. Buttrick, 1847
  • Robert H. Farrant, 1848, 1851
  • Nathaniel Pitman, 1852
  • George C. S. Choate, 1853
  • Thomas M. Dix, 1854, 1855
  • George H. Pierson, 1856, 1862; SN
  • Henry A. Brown, 1863, 1864
  • Israel S. Lee, 1865, 1866
  • Thomas J. Hutchinson, 1867, 1868, 1874
  • Charles H. Norris, 1869, 1870
  • Charles E. Getchell, 1871, 1872
  • William L. Hyde, 1873
  • William F. Annable, 1875, 1876
  • Arthur S. Williams, 1877
  • William A. Hill, 1878, 1879
  • Oliver D. Way, 1880, 1882
  • Edward A. Daniels, 1883
  • Charles H. Tuttle, 1884, 1885
  • Horace N. Smith, 1886, 1887
  • James F. Johnson, 1888
  • Arthur T. Way, 1889, 1890
  • Charles W. Richardson, 1891, 1892
  • John M. Raymond, 1893, 1894; Mem
  • Andrew J. Wilson, 1895, 1896
  • Thomas G. Pinnock, 1897, 1898
  • Gardner M. Jones, 1899, 1900
  • Charles H. Osborne, 1901, 1902
  • Albert P. Chute, 1903
  • Albert F. Smith, 1904, 1905
  • Charles S. Chase, 1906, 1907
  • George F. Cooke, 1908, 1909; Mem
  • Edward Jenks, 1910, 1911
  • Frederick F. Warner, 1912, 1913
  • Fred A. Norton, 1914, 1915
  • Harry P. Gifford, 1916, 1917; Mem
  • Adelbert Dennett, 1918, 1919
  • Frank T. Goodell, 1920, 1921; N
  • John Danforth, 1922, 1923
  • Roscious S. L. Marsh, 1924, 1925
  • Frederick W. Full, 1926, 1927
  • Theodore R. Marsh, 1928, 1929
  • Everett A. Sumner, 1930, 1931; N
  • Charles E. Bickford, 1932, 1933
  • George W. Curtis, 1934, 1935
  • Edmund S. Cogswell, 1936, 1937
  • William Hilton Webb, 1938, 1939
  • Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr., 1940, 1941; N
  • Wallace V. D'Entremont, 1942, 1943
  • Edgar W. Nickerson, 1944, 1945
  • John W. Hubbard, 1946, 1947
  • Gordon C. Smith, 1948, 1949
  • Edward S. Averell, 1950, 1951
  • Winthrop F. Doty, 1952
  • Dean E. Cogswell, 1953; N
  • Roy C. Earley, 1954
  • R. Marshall Finniss, 1955
  • W. Keith Butler, 1956; SN
  • John L. Farley, Jr., 1957
  • Robert B. Addison, 1958; SN
  • Hollis M. Buxton, 1959
  • Hyman Goldfarb, 1960
  • Herbert B. Plummer, 1961
  • Allen B. Newton, 1962
  • Harold P. Hadley, 1963
  • Howard H. Young, 1964
  • Philip E. Forsberg, Jr., 1965
  • Sahag Sahagian, 1966, 1967
  • Donald Y. Sellars, 1968
  • William R. Wiley, 1969
  • Clinton T. Macy, 1970
  • John H. Raynes, Jr., 1971
  • Paul W. Lunn, 1972, 1987
  • Ralph E. Noble, 1973
  • Robert S. Randall, 1974
  • Henry L. Berkowitz, 1975
  • Harvey A. Whitmore, 1976, 1989
  • Achille D. Presutti, 1977
  • Robert M. Shimer, 1978
  • Karol John Buba, 1979
  • Ray F. Randall, 1980, 1986
  • Mark C. LeBeau, 1981, 1999, 2007; PDDGM
  • John S. Linehan, 1982, 1983
  • Barry S. Kossover, 1984, 1985
  • Richard E. Haley, 1988, 2008
  • Donald R. Daly, 1990, 2009
  • Judson W. Greene, 1991, 1992
  • Eugene A. Haley, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011
  • Myron C. Osterstuck, Jr., 1995, 1996
  • Roger A. Poor, 1997, 1998
  • John D. Linn, 2000, 2001, 2003
  • Scott D. Wells, 2004, 2005

NOTES

~ The Lodge was originally chartered as Essex Lodge #10 by The Massachusetts Grand Lodge on 03/10/1779, however. due to the fact that many of our members were men of the sea, and gone for sometimes years at a time, attendance and receipt of dues became very low. This led to non-representation at the Grand Lodge Quarterlies, and non-payment of Grand Lodge dues, and the Charter was revoked on 06/06/1788. A petition for a new charter was granted on 06/06/1791 under the name of Essex Lodge. At the Communication of 10/02/1928, Wor. Theodore B. Marsh, Master, read a communication from Grand Lodge stating that a request, made by the Lodge, that the date of the origin of the Lodge be backdated to 03/10/1779, the date of the original charter, had been granted. A notation was made on the charter, and Grand Lodge adjusted our date of presidence accordingly.

History

The founding of a Masonic Lodge in Salem caused a bit of controversy.

Prior to the establishment of Essex Lodge in 1779, In order to do any Masonic work, Brethren in Salem were obliged to travel 5 miles (a long and difficult trip in 1779) to the United States Lodge in Danvers. Finally, on Thursday, March the 4th 1779, local silversmith Bro. John Butler invited 13 Salem Brothers to his home for the purpose of discussing the formation of an organized Lodge in Salem. After much deliberation, and some libation, a petition was drafted to the Most Worshipful Joseph Webb, Grand Master of all Lodges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.(During the Revolution, St. john's Lodge in Boston went dark, being chartered by the Grand Lodge of England, and most of the Brethren were Loyalists.) 

The next evening, they gathered at the home of William Lang to review the petition and determine the most expedient way of sending it to Boston. It was decided to hand deliver it to Grand Master. Accordingly, early the next morning, Bro. Butler and Bro. George Abbot set out. Upon our arrival, however, we were shocked to find a representative from United States Lodge of Danvers, who had been dispatched in an attempt to block the Salamites petition, arguing that the formation of a Lodge in Salem could be ruinous to the Danvers Lodge, and that the Brethren in Salem would be welcomed as members of United States Lodge.

The Grand Master read the petition, and listened to the arguments on both sides, then informed those present that the matter would be discussed the following Wednesday, at the next regular meeting of Grand Lodge, and that we would be informed of their decision.

Brothers Abbot and Butler returned and informed the others of the situation with the Danvers Lodge, On March 9th, seven members of the Craft, who were not present at the first meeting, drew up a second petition to bolster the Salem Brothers request. This petition was presented to Grand Lodge the next day by Bro. Abbot just as their meeting was about to be begin. After much debate, a vote was taken and it was decided that a Charter would be granted, and the new Salem Lodge would be known as Essex Lodge #10. It was duly affixed with the Seal of the Grand Lodge, and signed on the 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1779, and of Masonry, 5779.

Upon receiving the news, a letter immediately dispatched , thanking the Grand Lodge, and authorizing Bro. William Carlton to act as our agent to receive the Charter, and any instructions the Grand Master may have for us. He arrived in Boston on the 12th, paid 30 pounds to the Grand Treasurer for the Charter and 6 pounds to the Grand Clerk for engrossing, with an additional 3 pounds for the cost of the vellum. 

Essex Lodge was thus duly established on March 14, 1779, With Charter in hand, the first meeting as a Legal Lodge was held that night at the home of Bro. Butler. Brother Robert Foster was chosen as Moderator until such time as we could hold a proper election of Officers. By-laws were drawn up, approved and signed. Essex Lodge was born, but there was one last attempt to smother the infant it its cradle. 

In late March, a letter was received from United States Lodge. To our amazement, and some amusement, it was not the expected Fraternal greetings and congratulations, but a suggestion that United States Lodge might remove itself from Danvers to Salem, and absorb our fledgling Lodge, using their name, number, Charter & by-laws! On April the First, they met again at Bro. Butler's home to debate and discuss this offer, which was naturally rejected. A polite letter of refusal was drafted, and then a committee of four was formed to deliver our response to Danvers Lodge, along with our Fraternal good wishes and pledge of eternal Brotherly friendship.

The next night, we held our first meeting in a proper Lodge room, a rented space in the back of Blaney’s Brick Building, for the purpose of the election of Officers.

Robert Foster was elected Master, John Butler, Senior Warden; John Leach, Junior Warden; Charles Shimmon, Secretary; William Williams, as Senior Deacon; William Lang, Junior Deacon;James King & John Duvan, Stewads and Simon Lamb, as Tyler. Two weeks later, Brother Samuel Flagg was elected as Treasurer. Bro. Butler, being a silversmith, crafted and presented the Lodge with the first set of Officer’s Jewels and Brother Carlton bestowed a Bible and silver hilted sword for the Tyler.


YEARS

1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788

original charter revoked 06/06/1788

1789 1790 1791

second charter granted 06/06/1791

1792 1802 1810 1814 1835 1836 1837

charter temporarily revoked 03/08/1837 due to the "Morgan Excitement."

1838 1839

charter restored 06/12/1845

1845 1850 1868 1871 1873 1874 1879 1881 1882 1884 1886 1889 1890 1895 1901 1908 1909 1912 1916 1917 1920 1923 1924 1928 1933 1939 1940 1949 1951 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1961 1965 1968 1979 1980 1984 1985 1991 1993 2003

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1803: District 2 (Newburyport and North Shore)

1821: District 2

1835: District 2

1849: District 2

1867: District 5 (Salem)

1883: District 8 (Salem)

1911: District 8 (Lynn)

1927: District 8 (Salem)

2003: District 9

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges

The curator for this page is Brother Bob Simoneau. Please direct informational updates and questions to him.

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