MassachusettsCharters

CHARTERS

Boldface indicates charters that are currently in use in Massachusetts.

A

• Aberdour ★ † % § ¤
• Abraham H. Howland Jr. % † § ¤
• Acacia † % § ¤
• Adams ¶ † % §
• Adelphi % † % §
• Adelphi-Noddle's Island % † §
• Alfred Baylies † % §
• Algonquin † % §
• Alpha ★ ¤ % † §
• Amicable ⊕ ★ ¤ % † §
• ° Amity (1779) ¶
• Amity (1864) † % §
• Amity-Mosaic † % § ¤
• Anchor †x % §
• Ancient York † % § ¤
• Artisan † % §
• Ashler † % § ¤
• Athelstan † % §
• Athol † % § ¤
• Atlantic † % §
• Aurora † % §
• Azure † % § ¤

B

• Baalbec † % §
• Baalis Sanford ★ ¤ % † §
• Bay Path % † § ¤
• Bay State † % §
• Beaver † % §
• Belcher % † §
• Belmont † % §
• Belmont-Beaver † % §
• Benjamin F. Arrington % † §
• • Benjamin Franklin †x §
• x Berkshire (1777)
• Berkshire (1858) § % †
• Bethany % † § ¤
• Bethel † % §
• Bethesda (Brighton) % § † ¤
• Beth-Horon ★ % † §
• Bethlehem † % §
• Blackstone River † % §
• Blue Hill  % † § ¤
• Boston University ★ ⊕ % † § ¤
• Boylston † § ¤
• Brigham (1892) † % § ¤
• Brigham (2013) † % § ¤
• Bristol ¤ % † §
• Brookline † § % ⊕
• Brotherhood % † §
• Budleigh ★ % † § ¤

C

• Caleb Butler ★ † § ¤ %
• Canaan % † §
• • Carmel †x §
• Caribbean Naval % † §
• • Cassia †x §
• Cawnacome Sunshine † % §
• Celestial ★ †x % §
• • Central †x §
• • Charity (1803) †x §
• Charity (1870) ⊕ % † § ¤
• Charles A. Welch % † §
• Charles C. Dame † % §
• Charles C. Spellman % † §
• Charles H. Titus † % §
• Charles River † % §
• Charles W. Moore † % §
• Chicopee ¤ † % §
• Cincinnatus † % §
• • Clinton †x §
• Cochichewick ¤ † % §
• Columbian ★ ¤ ¶ % † §
• The Consolidated § †x % ¤
• Constellation ★ ¤ † % §
• Converse % † §
• Corinthian % † § ¤
• Corner Stone ★ ¤ † % §
• Cosmopolitan † % §
• Crescent † % §
• Crescent-Pittsfield † % §

D

• Dalhousie ¤ % † §
• Damascus † % §
• Daniel Webster ¤ % † §
• Day Spring † % §
• Delta † % §
• The DeMolay % † §
• DeWitt Clinton ¤ † % §
• Dorchester † % §
• • Doric (1826) †x §
• Doric (1864) † % §
• Dover † % §

E

• • Eastern Star (1798) † §
• Eastern Star (1924) † % §
• Ebenezer Fuller % † § ⊕
• • Eden (1824) †x §
• Eden (1864) % † §
• The Lodge of Eleusis † % §
• Eliot † % §
• Eliot-Hyde Park †x % §
• Elm % † §
• Elm-Belcher % † §
• Emeth † % §
• Esoteric ⊕ % † §
• Esoteric-Sherwood ⊕ % † § ¤
• ° Essex % † § ¶ ★ ¤ ⊕
• Euclid % † §
• Eureka † % § ★
• Evening Star % † §
• Everett C. Benton ★ † % §
• Excelsior † % §
• Ezekiel Bates % † ¤ §
• Ezra † % §

F

• Faith ★ ⊕ † % §
• • Farmers †x §
• • Fayette † §
• • Federal (1792) † §
• Federal (1914) † % §
• Fellowship ★ ¤ † % §
• Fidelity % † § ¤ ★
• • Fore Fathers' Rock † §
• Fourth Estate † % §
• Frank W. Thompson % † § ¤
• • Franklin (1794) † § ¶
• Franklin (1852) ★ ¤ % † §
• Fraternal † % §
• Fraternity % † § ⊕
• Fraternity & Fuller % † § ⊕
• • Fredonia † §
• • Freedom (1824) †x §
• Freedom (1947) % † §
• • Friendly Society † §
• x Friendship (1779)
• • Friendship (1794) †x §
• Friendship (1902) ⊕ % † § ¤

G

• Galilean † % §
• Garden City ¤ % † §
• Gate of the Temple ¤ † % §
• George H. Taber ¤ † % §
• Germania † % §
• Germania-Revere †x % §
• Globe † % §
• Globe Unity † % §
• Golden Fleece % † §
• • Golden Rule (1815) † §
• Golden Rule (1888) % ★ ¤ † § ⊕
• • Good Samaritan (1816) †x §
• Good Samaritan (1871) % † §
• Granite † % §
• Grecian † % § ★
• Greylock † % §
• Guiding Lights ¤ † % §

H

• Hammatt % † §
• Hammatt-Ocean % † §
• Hampden † % §
• x Hampshire (1761)
• x Hampshire (1784)
• Hampshire (1872) † % §
• x Harmonic †x
• Harmony † % §
• • Harris † §
• The Harvard ★ † % §
• Hayden † % §
• Henry Price ★ † % §
• Hesperia † % §
• Hiram ⊕ ¤ ¶ † § %
• Hope % § †
• Howard † % §
• • Humanity †x §
• Huntington † % §
• Huntington-Federal † % §
• Hyde Park † % §

I

• Independence †x % §
• Indian Orchard † % §
• Indian Orchard Masonic † % §
• Indian Orchard-Shawmont † % §
• Ionic (Easthampton) † % §
• Ionic (Taunton) † % §
• Isaac Parker ⊕ % † §
• Isaiah Thomas † % §

J

• J. Philip Berquist ★ † % §
• James Otis † % §
• Jerusalem † % §
• Joel H. Prouty % † § ¤
• John Abbot ⊕ % † §
• John Abbot-Samuel Crocker Lawrence ⊕ % † §
• John Cutler ★ † % §
• John Hancock † % §
• John T. Heard ★ ¤ † % §
• John Warren % ¤ § †
• Jordan ★ ¤ ¶ † % §
• Joseph Warren § † %
• Joseph Warren-Soley ¤ § † %
• Joseph Webb ★ † % §

K

• Kilwinning % † §
• King Cyrus % † §
• King David † % §
• King Hiram's ¤ % §
• King Philip % † §
• King Solomon Lodge in Perfection †x §
• King Solomon's ¶ % † §
• Konohassett ¤ † % §

L

• Lafayette (North Adams) † % §
• Lafayette-Greylock † % §
• Lafayette (Roxbury) † % §
• Lafayette-Dover ¤ † % §
• Lawrence United ¤ % † §
• • Leicester †x §
• Level % † §
• Liberty ★ % † §
• Logia America ¤ ★ † % §
• Longmeadow % † §
• Loyalty † % §
• Loyalty-Realty † % §
• Lynnfield % † §
• Lynnfield-Zetland % † § ¤

M

• Macedonian ★ † % § ¤
• Major General Henry Knox † % §
• Manchester ★ † % §
• Manet † % §
• Marine ¤ ★ † % §
• Mariners' † % § ¤
• Martha's Vineyard ★ % † §
• ° The Massachusetts ★ ¤ ¶ † % §
• Massasoit † % §
• Massasoit-Narragansett ¤ † % §
• x Master's (1738)
• ° The Masters (1983) % §
• Matthew John Whittall † % § ¤
• Maugus Hill % † §
• May Flower ¤ † § %
• The Meadows ¤ † § %
• Mechanic's † % §
• Meridian ⊕ ★ ¤ † % §
• • Meridian Sun (1797) † §
• Meridian Sun (1894) † % §
• Merrimack ★ ¤ † § %
• Merrimack Valley Daylight † § %
• Metacomet Daylight † % §
• Middlesex † § % ¤
• Milton % † §
• Mizpah ⊕ † % §
• Mizpah-Faith ⊕ % † §
• Monitor ⊕ % † §
• Montacute † % §
• Montgomery ★ ¤ † §
• Morning Star ¤ † % §
• Morning Sun (1825) †x §
• Morning Sun (1870) † §
• Mosaic † % §
• Moses Michael Hays ★ % † §
• Mountain † % §
• • Mount Ararat †x §
• Mount Carmel † % §
• Mount Hermon (1817) † §
• Mount Hermon (1855) ⊕ % † § ¤
• Mount Hollis ¤ % † §
• Mount Holyoke % † § ¤
• Mount Hope ¤ % † §
• Mount Horeb (West Harwich) % † § ¤
• Mount Horeb (Woburn) ⊕ % † § ¤
• Mount Lebanon % † §
• • Mount Moriah (Reading) ¤ ¶ †x §
• Mount Moriah (Westfield) † % §
• Mount Nonotuck † % §
• Mount Olivet ⊕ ¤ % † §
• Mount Orthodox ⊕ % † §
• Mount Pleasant †x §
• Mount Scopus ★ % † §
• Mount Sinai † % §
• Mount Sugar Loaf † % §
• Mount Tabor ★ ¤ % † §
• Mount Tom ¤ † §
• Mount Vernon (1807) †x §
• Mount Vernon (1858) † % §
• Mount Vernon-Galilean † % §
• Mount Zion ¤ † % §
• Mumford River % † § ¤
• Mystic ¤ † % §
• Mystic Valley (1920) ⊕ % † §
• Mystic Valley (2004) ⊕ % † §

N

• Nantascot % † §
• Narragansett † % §
• Nauset Light ★ % † §
• Nehoiden ★  % † §
• Netop † % §
• New Meadows % † §
• New Moon % † §
• Noddle's Island % † §
• Noquochoke % † §
• Norfolk ¤ % † § ★
• Norfolk Union ¤ % † §
• North Quabbin † % §
• North Reading † % §
• North Shore Daylight % † §
• North Star ¤ † % §
• Norumbega ⊕ % † §
• Norumbega & Brookline ⊕ % † §
• Norumbega Fraternity ¤ % § † ⊕

O

• Occidental ★ † % §
• Ocean % † §
• Old Colony ¤ % † §
• Olive Branch ¤ % † §
• Orange (1825) †x §
• Orange (1860) † % §
• Orient ★ % † § ¤
• Oriental % † §
• Oriental-Martha's Vineyard ¤ ★ % † §
• • Orion †x §
• Orphan's Hope % † §
• Oxford (1825) †x % §
• Oxford (1860) † % §

P

• Pacific (1801) % †x §
• Pacific (1861) % † §
• Palestine † % §
• Paskamansett % † §
• Paul Dean † % §
• Paul Revere † % §
• Pentucket ★ ¤ † % §
• Pequossette † % § ¤
• Perfection † % §
• Philanthropic ★ % † § ¤ ¶
• Phoenician † % §
• Phoenix (1826) †x §
• Phoenix (1874) % † § ¤
• Pilgrim † % §
• Pioneer † % §
• Pittsfield † % §
• Plymouth ¤ % † §
• Price-Benton †x % §
• Prospect ★ % † § ¤ ⊕
• Puritan ★ † % §
• Putnam ⊕ % † §
• Pythagorean ¤ † §

Q

• Quaboag ¤ † % §
• Quincy † % §
• Quinebaug † % §
• Quinsigamond ¤ † % §
• Quittacus (1921) † % §
• Quittacus (1991) ¤ † % §

R

• Rabboni % † §
• Realty † % §
• Republican † % §
• Revere † % §
• Richard C. MacLaurin ⊕ ¤ ★ † % §
• Rising Star ★ † % §
• ° Rising States ¶ §
• x Rising Sun (1772)
• Rising Sun (1808) †x §
• Robert Lash † ★ % §
• Rose of Sharon † §
• Roswell Lee † % §
• Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard †x §
• Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood † §
• Rufus Putnam † % §
• Rural ¤ ¶ † % §
• Russell ⊕ % † §

S

• Sagamore † % §
• Saggahew ¤ ★ % † §
• x Salem
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence ¤ ⊕ † % §
• Samuel D. Sherwood ⊕ † % §
• Samuel Osgood † % §
• Satucket † % §
• Satuit ¤ † % §
• Scimitar, U. D. % † §
• Scouters' † % §
• Seaview % † §
• x Second Lodge %
• Seven Stars † % §
• Sharon % † §
• Shawmont †x % §
• Shawmut † % §
• Sheffield † §
• Siloam † % §
• Simon W. Robinson † % §
• Simonds ¤ ★ † % §
• • Sincerity †x §
• • Social † §
• Social Harmony † % §
• Soley † % §
• Solomon's Temple † % §
• Somerville ★ † % §
• Spencer † % §
• Springfield ⊕ † % §
• St. Alban's ¤ † % §
• ° Lodge of St. Andrew ¤ ¶ † % §
• St. Bernard's † % §
• St. George † % §
• St. James ¤ % † §
• St. John's (Boston) ★ ¤ ¶ † % §
• St. John's (Newburyport) ★ ¤ † % §
• St. Mark's ¤ † % §
• St. Martin's † % §
• St. Matthew's † % §
• x St. Patrick's
• St. Paul (Ayer) † % §
• St. Paul's (South Boston) † % §
• St. Paul's-Algonquin ★ † % §
• x St. Peter's (1772)
• St. Peter's (1795) † §
• Star † % §
• Star-Athol † % §
• Star in the East (1823) % † §
• ° Star in the East (2004) % † §
• Star in the East-Paskamansett % † §
• Star of Bethlehem % † § ¤
• Starr King † % §
• The Lodge of Stirling † % §
• Sumner †x §

T

• Tahattawan † % §
• Temple (1870) % † §
• Theodore Roosevelt † % §
• Theodore Roosevelt-Manet † % §
• x Third Lodge
• ° Thomas † % §
• Thomas Talbot' ¤ % † §
• • Thompson †x §
• • Trinity (1793) † §
• Trinity (1859) ¤ † % §
• Tuscan † % §
• Tuscan-Phoenician †x % §
• The Tyrian † % § ★
• The Tyrian-Acacia † % §
• The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia † % §

U

• Union (Dorchester) ★ ¤ ¶ † % §
• ° Union (Nantucket) ¤ † % §
• United † % §
• • United Brethren (1824) †x §
• United Brethren (1860) % † § ¤
• x United States
• x Unity (1779) †x §
• Unity (1897) † % §
• Universal ¤ † % §
• Upton † % §
• • Urbanity †x §

V

• Vernon ¤ % † §
• Victory ⊕ ★ † % §

W

• Waltham ⊕ % † §
• Waltham Triad ⊕ % ★ †x §
• Wamesit ¤ % † §
• Wampatuck ¤ % † §
• Wamsutta % † §
• Warren ¤ † % §
• Washington ★ ¤ ¶ % † §
• • Washington Remembered †x §
• • Watuppa † §
• Wayfarers % † §
• Webster † % §
• Wellesley % † §
• Wessagusset % † §
• West Roxbury † % §
• West Roxbury-Dorchester ¤ † % §
• Weymouth United Masonic † % § ¤
• Wilbraham Masonic (Newton) ⊕ % † §
• Wilder ¤ % † §
• William North ★ % † §
• William Parkman ⊕ ★ % † § ¤
• William Sewall Gardner † % §
• William Sewall Gardner-Kilwinning ★ †x % §
• William Sutton ¤ † % §
• William Whiting † % §
• Williams † % §
• Winslow Lewis † % §
• Winthrop † % §
• Wisdom † % §
• Wollaston † % §
• Wyoming ¤ ★ † % §

XYZ

• Zerubbabel † % §
• Zetland  % † §

LODGES OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS (Before 1792)

Note: Lodges in Maine that were in existence in 1792 are listed in the next section.

• This information courtesy of Marc Tabbert, noted Masonic scholar.
• Also, refer to this article in Moore's Freemason's Monthly in 1869.

LODGES CHARTERED BY ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Summary

• Hiram, New Haven CT chartered 11/12/1750 % ¶
• New London, New London CT chartered 01/12/1753
• St. John's, Middletown CT chartered 02/04/1754
• St. John's, Hartford CT chartered 02/04/1754 ¶
• King Solomon's, Waterbury CT chartered 07/17/1765
• Norwich, CT chartered 10/24/1766
• Compass, Wallingford CT chartered 05/01/1769
• Guilford, Guilford CT chartered 07/10/1771
• Union, Danbury CT chartered 05/23/1780

OTHER NEW ENGLAND

• St. John's, Portsmouth NH Chartered 06/24/1736 ¶
• St. John's, Newport RI Chartered 12/27/1749
• St. John's, Providence RI Chartered 01/18/1757
• Master's, Newport RI Chartered 03/20/1759

OTHER COLONIES

• First, Philadelphia PA Chartered 06/24/1734
• Solomon's #1, Charleston SC Chartered 12/27/1735 ¶
• Annapolis Royal, NS Chartered 06/24/1738 ¶
• First Lodge West Indies, Antigua Chartered 06/24/1738 ¶
• St. John's, Newfoundland Chartered 12/24/1746 ¶
• Halifax Chartered 07/19/1750
• Annapolis MD Chartered 08/12/1750 ¶
• Surinam Chartered 04/08/1761
• Temple, Elizabeth Town NJ Chartered 07/28/1762 ¶
• Quebec Chartered 10/26/1764
• Pitt County, NC Chartered 12/10/1764 ¶
• St. John's, Princeton NJ Chartered 10/25/1765 ¶
• St. Christopher, West Indies Chartered 10/24/1766
• Barbados Chartered 10/24/1766
• Virginia Chartered 10/24/1766

MILITARY

• Lake George (Army), Crown Point NY Chartered 05/13/1756 ¶
• Louisbourg (Army) Chartered 11/13/1758 ¶
• Crown Point (A; Army), Lake George NY Chartered 04/13/1759 ¶
• Crown Point (B; Army), Lake George NY Chartered 03/20/1762 ¶

LODGES CHARTERED BY MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL/INDEPENDENT) GRAND LODGE

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Summary

• Wooster, Colchester CT chartered 01/23/1781
• St. Paul's, Litchfield CT chartered 05/22/1781
• King Hiram, Shelton CT chartered 01/03/1783
• Montgomery, Lakeville CT chartered 03/06/1783
• Columbia, Norwich CT chartered 07/23/1785
• Frederick, Farmington CT chartered 10/29/1787

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• St. Patrick, Portsmouth NH Chartered 03/17/1780
• Rising Sun, Keene NH Chartered 03/05/1784
• Faithful, Cornish NH Chartered 02/22/1788 ¶
• Dartmouth, Hanover NH Chartered 12/18/1788 ¶

VERMONT

• Vermont, Cornish VT Chartered 11/08/1781 ¶
• North Star, Manchester VT Chartered 01/19/1785

OTHER

• Washington Army Chartered 10/06/1779 ¶
• Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie NY Chartered 09/06/1782

LODGES NOT CHARTERED BY MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE

Note: the Lodge of St. Andrew (Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1756) is listed in the section above.

• Military Lodge #322 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland, 1759 ¶
• Military Lodge #106 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1769
• Military Lodge #58 Chartered by the Antient Grand Lodge of England, 1769 ¶
• Military Lodge #243 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland; added to Mass. Grand Lodge, 1774 ¶

LODGES IN MAINE

Maine Lodge Summary

• Adoniram §
• Amity †x % §
• Ancient Landmark †x % §
• Belfast †x % §
• Blazing Star †x % §
• Cumberland †x % §
• Eastern §
• Felicity †x §
• Freeport †x % §
• Hancock †x §
• Ionic †x % §
• Kennebec §
• Lincoln†x % §
• Maine †x % §
• Northern Star †x % §
• Orient §
• Oriental
• Oriental Star †x % §
• Oxford †x % §
• ° Portland (Falmouth) † % §
• Pythagorean §
• Rising Virtue §
• Saco §
• Solar §
• St. George §
• Temple §
• Tranquil †x % §
• Tuscan †x % §
• Union §
• United §
• Village §
• ° Warren †x % §
• York †x % §

LODGES IN CANAL ZONE

• Ancon ¤ † % §
• Army % † §
• Balboa % † §
• Canal Zone ¤ † % §
• Canal Zone Isthmian ¤ † % §
• Chagres ¤ † % §
• Darien % † § ¶
• Eloy Alfaro †x % §
• Gatun % † §
• Isthmian % † §
• Isthmus
• Sibert % † §
• Sojourners ¤ % † §

LODGES IN CHILE

• Aconcagua % §
• Bethesda (Valparaiso) ¶ % † §
• Hiram (Caldera)
• Huelen ¤ † % §
• Southern Cross
• Star-of-the-South
• St. John's (Concepción) % † §

LODGES IN CHINA

• Ancient Landmark % ★
• Chin Ling %
• Hykes Memorial % § ★
• International % ★
• Pagoda % ★
• Pei-he %
• Shanghai % ★
• Sinim now in Tokyo, Japan % ¶ §
• Sungari %
• Talien % ★

LODGES IN OHIO

• American Union
• Scioto ¶ †x

OTHER

CHARTERED

• Caribbean Naval % † §
• L'Hereux Reveil
• St. John's (Demarara)

DISPENSATIONS WITHOUT CHARTERS

• Agawam %
• Delta (China)
• Hawaiian
• Isthmian (1866)
• Isthmus
• J. L. Hutchinson
• Keystone
• Luther S. Bancroft
• San Francisco ¶
• Star of the South
• Trimount † % ¶

ARMY LODGES

These lodges worked under dispensation during the American Civil War and were dissolved at the end of the conflict.

• Bay State Army #1 †x % ¶
• Massachusetts Army #2
• United Brethren Army #3
• Fraternal Army #4
• Bunker Hill Army #5
• Union (McClellan) Army #6
• Berkshire Camp Army #7
• Putnam Army #8
• Olive Branch Army #9
• Warren Army #10

DISPENSATIONS REFUSED OR WITHDRAWN

The following petitions were presented to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and were either withdrawn by the petitioners or refused by the Grand Lodge or Grand Master, or there is simply no record of them. These organizations never received official recognition as lodges or lodges under dispensation.

• Perseverance, Orange (1815) ¶
• Hermon, Annisquam (Gloucester) (1856) ¶
• Mount Etna, Harwich (1857) ¶
• Lebanon, Medfield (1885) ¶
• Equity, South Hadley (1894) ¶
• Lodge of Antiquity, Boston (1903) ¶
• Luz, New Bedford (Portuguese, 1912) ¶
• Lusitania/Acushnet, New Bedford (Portuguese, 1917) ¶
• Tela, Tela, Honduras (1918) ¶
• Lodge in St. Croix, Virgin Islands (1919) ¶
• Roof of the World, Cerro de Pasco, Peru (1919) ¶
• Lodge in Gilbertville, Hardwick (1920) ¶
• Triangle, New Bedford (Portuguese, 1920) ¶
• Truth, Somerville (1920) ¶
• Merrymount, Quincy (1928) ¶
• Chung Hua, Shanghai, China (1930)
• New England Conservatory, Boston (1930) ¶
• Worthington, Worthington (1932) ¶
• Lodge in St. Croix, Virgin Islands (1955) ¶
• Arabia, Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia (1967) ¶