MassachusettsYear1775

1775

ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE

JOHN ROWE, Grand Master

Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Samuel Fitch, Senior Grand Warden
John Joy, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/27: I-218; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Rising Sun
  • I-218: Appointment of Grand Officers.
  • I-218: Grant of money to Grand Tyler and Grand Secretary.
  • I-207: Letters received from Union Lodge. (Text on Page I-219.)

INFORMATION FROM PAST GRAND MASTER JOHNSON'S ADDRESS, SEPTEMBER 1931

In 1931, Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson gave a paper at the September Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge, detailing information regarding the activities of St. John's Grand Lodge, demonstrating that it was active during the period for which records were, and remain, unavailable. The following items are from his report, and indicate the page in the 1931 Proceedings where they are listed.

• 1931-193: Meetings of Falmouth and Second Lodges.

LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1775

No.	Location	Lodge	Precedence Date
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	Newfoundland	St. John's, Newfoundland	12/24/1746 no record after 1775
5	Boston	Second Lodge	02/15/1749
6	Newport, Rhode Island	St. John's Newport	12/27/1749
7	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Halifax	07/19/1750 no record after 1775
8	Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	08/12/1750 no record after 1775
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
13	Providence, Rhode Island	St. John's, Cranston	01/18/1757
15	Newport, Rhode Island	Master's, Newport	03/20/1759
16	Marblehead	Lodge at Marblehead	03/25/1760
17	Surinam	Surinam	04/06/1761 no record after 1775
19	Hartford, Connecticut	Hartford	03/21/1762
20	Falmouth (Portland) (Maine)	Portland	03/30/1762
21	Elizabeth Town, New Jersey	Temple	07/28/1762
24	Waterbury, Connecticut	King Solomon's, Waterbury	10/26/1764
25	Prince Town, New Jersey	St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey	10/26/1764
26	Newburyport	Newburyport	07/17/1766
27	Norwich, Connecticut	Norwich	10/24/1766
28	Salem	Salem	10/24/1766
30	St. Christopher, West Indies	St. Christopher	10/24/1766 no record after 1775
31	Barbados, West Indies	Barbados	10/24/1766 no record after 1775
32	Wallingford, Connecticut	Compass, Wallingford	05/01/1769
33	Nantucket	Union	05/27/1771
34	Guilford, Connecticut	Guilford	07/10/1771 No record of meeting after 1775
35	Boston	Rising Sun	06/22/1772

MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE

JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master

Joseph Webb, Deputy Grand Master; Acting Grand Master
Ezra Collins, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Barrett, Junior Grand Warden

• Memo 19th April 1775. Hostellitys Commenc'd, between the Troops of G Britain & America, in Lexington Battle. In Consequence of which the Town was Blockaded, & no Lodge held untill Dec. 1776.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1775

No.	Location	Lodge	Precedence Date
1	Boston	Lodge of St. Andrew	11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland
2	Boston	Lodge #322	1759 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland
3	Boston	Lodge #58	1769 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of England
4	Gloucester	The Tyrian	02/23/1770
5	Boston	The Massachusetts	05/13/1770
6	Newburyport	St. Peter's	03/06/1772
7	Boston	Lodge #243	12/02/1774 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland

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