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ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE
JOHN ROWE, Grand Master
No records available for this year.
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.
- 1931-195: Meetings of the Lodge at Marblehead, Lodge at Falmouth, Lodge at Salem, and First Lodge.
- 1931-196: 06/24; Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- 1931-197: 09/30; Masonic burial service at Camp Wyoming on 07/31.
- 1931-197: 12/27; Feast of St. John the Evangelist.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1779
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 | Boston | Second Lodge | 02/15/1749 |
5 | Newport, Rhode Island | St. John's Newport | 12/27/1749 |
6 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
7 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
8 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
9 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
10 | Newport, Rhode Island | Master's, Newport | 03/20/1759 |
11 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 ★ |
12 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | 03/21/1762 |
13 | Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) | Portland | 03/30/1762 ★ |
14 | Elizabeth Town, New Jersey | Temple | 07/28/1762 |
15 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
16 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
17 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
18 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
19 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 ★ |
20 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Compass, Wallingford | 05/01/1769 |
21 | Nantucket | Union | 05/27/1771 |
22 | Boston | Rising Sun | 06/22/1772 |
23 | Roxbury | American Union | 02/15/1776 |
★ = Meeting of lodge noted.
MASSACHUSETTS (INDEPENDENT) GRAND LODGE
JOSEPH WEBB, Grand Master
Moses Deshon, Deputy Grand Master
Samuel Barrett, Senior Grand Warden
Paul Revere, Junior Grand Warden
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1779
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 |
2 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 02/23/1770 |
3 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 |
4 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1772 |
5 | Stockbridge | Berkshire #5 | 03/08/1777 |
6 | Lancaster | Trinity | 01/30/1778 |
7 | Beverly | United States | 01/30/1778 |
8 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 |
9 | Salem | Essex | 03/09/1779 |
10 | Boston | Friendship | 03/09/1779 French Lodge; const. 01/25/1780 |
11 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 |
12 | Traveling Military Lodge | Washington Army | 10/06/1779 |
13 | Beverly | Amity | 10/06/1779 |