MassachusettsYear1757
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1757
JEREMY GRIDLEY, Grand Master
Robert Jenkins, Deputy Grand Master John Rowe, Senior Grand Warden William Coffin, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/14: I-48.
- 04/08: I-50.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Portsmouth, St. John's, Middletown, Lodge at Lake George Army
- I-51: Election of new Grand Treasurer.
- 07/08: I-52.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Portsmouth
- 10/14: I-53.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Portsmouth
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/31: I-48 (at Royal Exchange Tavern).
- I-49: Entering and passing of Capt. Harry Charters, Capt. Gilbert McAdams, John Appy, and John Melvill.
- I-49: Feast of St. John the Evangelist; list of Brethren present (including John Earl of Loudon, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England).
- 06/24: I-51; Roxbury.
- I-51: "Our Right Worshipfull Bro. Jeremy Gridley Esq. G M Summon'd the Brethren to attend him at the Grey Hound Tavern in Roxbury where he Held a Grand Lodge and the Day was Celebrated with Decency & Mirth."
- I-51: List of Brothers in attendance.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1757
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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1 | Boston | First Lodge | 07/30/1733 |
2 | Portsmouth (N.H.) | St. John's (Portsmouth) | 06/24/1736 |
3 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 |
4 | Annapolis-Royal, Nova Scotia | Annapolis-Royal | 06/24/1738 transferred to Nova Scotia Provincial GL 12/27/1757 |
5 | Newfoundland | St. John's, Newfoundland | 12/24/1746 |
6 | Boston | Second Lodge | 02/15/1749 |
7 | Newport, Rhode Island | St. John's Newport | 12/27/1749 |
8 | Annapolis, Maryland | Annapolis, Maryland | 08/12/1750 |
9 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
10 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
11 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
12 | Crown Point, New York | Lake George Army Lodge | 05/13/1756 |
13 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
OTHER LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1757
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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1 | Boston | Lodge of St. Andrew | 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland |