MassachusettsYear1803
From MasonicGenealogy
1803
Contents
- 1 NOTES
- 2 QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 3 PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS
- 4 SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 5 LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT
- 5.1 DISTRICT 1 (Boston and vicinity)
- 5.2 DISTRICT 2 (Newburyport and North Shore)
- 5.3 DISTRICT 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod)
- 5.4 DISTRICT 4 (Southeast)
- 5.5 DISTRICT 5 (Framingham, west and north)
- 5.6 DISTRICT 6 (Central Mass., Worcester)
- 5.7 DISTRICT 7 (North Central Massachusetts)
- 5.8 DISTRICT 8 (Berkshires)
- 5.9 DISTRICT 9 (Southern Maine)
- 5.10 DISTRICT 10 (Central Maine)
- 5.11 DISTRICT 11 (Eastern Maine)
- 5.12 DISTRICT 12 (Islands)
- 5.13 OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS
NOTES
ISAIAH THOMAS, Grand Master
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/14 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-210;
- II-210: Report from Rising States Lodge, regarding improper conduct by certain members. Endorsed by the Grand Lodge.
- II-214: "Lengthy communication" from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina.
- 06/13 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-219;
- II-219: Committee on communication from King Solomon's Lodge to report at next Quarterly.
- II-220: Hancock Lodge given leave to remove from Penobscot to Castine.
- II-220: Grand Secretary directed to remind lodges of the need for proxy certificates to have seals.
- 09/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-221;
- II-222: Correspondence from Grand Lodge of England.
- II-222: Correspondence from Grand Lodges of Tennessee and North Carolina.
- 12/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-229;
- II-229: Remonstrance by brothers regarding application to another lodge, and their expulsion.
- II-230: Report on Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.
- II-230: Committee on compensation for Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary.
- II-231: Committee on "numbers and grades of lodges."
- II-231: Petition by Unity Lodge, Ipswich, requesting a remission of dues because of their "deranged situation."
- II-231: Rural Lodge permitted to remove to Quincy.
- II-232: Re-election of Grand Master Isaiah Thomas and other Grand Lodge officers.
- II-233: Committee to prepare "a suitable platform" as well as jewels for District Deputy Grand Masters.
- II-233: Committee to consider means to erect a hall for the use of the Grand Lodge.
PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS
- 03/14: II-214; Petition for St. John's, Newburyport to assemble again as a lodge; granted, charter endorsed.
- 03/14: II-214; Petition for Charity Lodge, Mendon; laid over;
- 06/13: II-219, granted.
- 03/14: II-214; Petition for Washington Remembered Lodge, NewBedford; laid over;
- 09/12: II-221, granted.
- 06/13: II-219; Petition for Wisdom Lodge, West Stockbridge; granted.
- 06/13: II-219; Petition for Pythagorean Lodge, Fryeburg (Me.); granted.
- 06/13: II-219; Petition for Cumberland Lodge, New Gloucester (Me.); granted.
- 09/12: II-221; Petition for lodge in Quincy, withdrawn.
- 09/12: II-221; Petition for St. Mark's Lodge, Newburyport; granted.
- 09/12: II-221; Petition by American Union Lodge, Marietta, Ohio, for a renewal of their charter; granted.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 04/25 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-51;
- II-215: Visit to Rising States Lodge, Boston.
- 09/06 (West Stockbridge) II-236;
- II-236: Constitution of Wisdom Lodge, West Stockbridge; installation of officers.
- 10/13 (Athol) II-228;
- 10/19 (Dedham) II-224;
- II-224: Visit to Constellation Lodge, Dedham; insallation of officers.
- 11/15 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-226;
- II-226: Visit to The Massachusetts Lodge, Boston; address by Charles P. Sumner.
- 11/15 (Barnstable): II-227;
- II-227: Deputy Grand Lodge by R.W. John Dunbar, DDGM of the 3rd District, to constitute and install Fraternal Lodge, Barnstable.
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT
DISTRICT 1 (Boston and vicinity)
- John Boyle, District Deputy Grand Master
- 13 Lodges: St. John's (Boston, 1733), Rising States, (Boston, 1752), The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770), King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783), Columbian (Boston, 1796), Washington (Roxbury, 1796), Union (Dorchester, 1796), Hiram (Lexington, 1797), Meridian (Watertown, 1797), Mount Moriah (Reading, 1798), Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801), Rural (Quincy, 1801), Constellation (Dedham, 1802).
DISTRICT 2 (Newburyport and North Shore)
- Jonathan Gage, District Deputy Grand Master
- 8 Lodges: Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760), St. John's (Newburyport, 1766), The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770), St. Peter's (Newburyport, 1773), Unity (Ipswich, 1779), Essex (Salem, 1792), Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802), St. Mark's, (Newburyport, 1803).
DISTRICT 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod)
- John D. Dunbar, District Deputy Grand Master
- 8 Lodges: Old Colony (Hanover, 1792), King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795), Adams (Wellfleet, 1797), Marine (Falmouth, 1798), Fore Fathers' Rock (Plymouth, 1801), Sumner (Dennis, 1801), Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801), Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801).
DISTRICT 4 (Southeast)
- Seth Padelford, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 5 (Framingham, west and north)
- Timothy Whiting, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 6 (Central Mass., Worcester)
- Ebenezer Phillips, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 7 (North Central Massachusetts)
- Solomon Vose, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 8 (Berkshires)
- Caleb Hyde, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 9 (Southern Maine)
- Woodbury Storer, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 10 (Central Maine)
- George Ulmer, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 11 (Eastern Maine)
- John Cooper, District Deputy Grand Master
DISTRICT 12 (Islands)
- William Coffin, District Deputy Grand Master
OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS
- No District Deputy Grand Master
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date | Chartering Body |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boston | St. John's (Boston) | 07/30/1733 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
2 | Boston | Rising States | 11/30/1752 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
3 | Marblehead | Philanthropic | 03/25/1760 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
4 | Portland (Me.) | Lodge at Portland | 03/30/1762 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
5 | Newburyport | St. John's (Newburyport) | 07/17/1766 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
6 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 03/02/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
7 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
8 | Nantucket | Union (Nantucket) | 05/27/1771 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
9 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1773 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
10 | Lancaster | Trinity | 02/15/1776 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
11 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
12 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
13 | Charlestown | King Solomon's | 09/05/1783 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
14 | Williamstown | Friendship | 07/23/1785 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
15 | Salem | Essex | 06/11/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
16 | Wiscasset (Me.) | Lincoln | 06/01/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
17 | Hanover | Old Colony | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
18 | Blandford | Federal | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
19 | Worcester | Morning Star | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
20 | Cheshire | Franklin | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
21 | Castine (Me.) | Hancock | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
22 | Greenfield | Republican | 12/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
23 | Framingham | Middlesex | 06/08/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
24 | Lenox | Evening Star | 06/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
25 | New Marlborough | Cincinnatus | 12/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
26 | Provincetown | King Hiram's | 12/12/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
27 | Hallowell (Me.) | Kennebec | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
28 | Charlton | Fayette | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
29 | Roxbury | Washington | 03/17/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
30 | Boston | Columbian | 06/08/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at large |
31 | Northfield | Harmony | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
32 | Dorchester | Union (Dorchester) | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
33 | Monson | Thomas | 12/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
34 | Groton | St. Paul's | 01/31/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
35 | Wellfleet | Adams | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
36 | South Hadley | Jerusalem | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
37 | Columbia (Me.) | Tuscan | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
38 | Norton | Bristol | 06/14/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
39 | Bridgewater | Fellowship | 06/15/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
40 | Concord | Corinthian | 06/16/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
41 | Franklin | Montgomery | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
42 | Oxford | Olive Branch | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
43 | Brookfield | Meridian Sun | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
44 | Lexington | Hiram | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
45 | Watertown | Meridian | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
46 | Holmes' Hole | King Solomon Lodge in Perfection | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
47 | Falmouth | Marine | 03/13/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
48 | Reading | Mount Moriah | 03/14/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
49 | Ashby | Social | 03/16/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
50 | Rehoboth | Eastern Star | 03/16/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
51 | Taunton | King David | 06/12/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
52 | Stoughton | Rising Star | 12/09/1799 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
53 | Hardwick | Mount Zion | 03/11/1800 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
54 | Camden (Me.) | Amity | 03/10/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
55 | Boston | Mount Lebanon | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
57 | Plymouth | Fore Fathers' Rock | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
58 | Barnstable | Fraternal | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
59 | Sunderland | Pacific | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
60 | Leominster | Aurora | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
61 | Eastport (Me.) | Eastern | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
62 | Starbrock, Demarara | St. John's | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
63 | Quincy | Rural | 06/08/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
64 | Partridgefield | Sincerity | 09/14/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
65 | Dennis | Sumner | 09/15/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
66 | Topsham (Me.) | United | 12/14/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
67 | Duxbury | Corner Stone | 12/14/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
68 | Dedham | Constellation | 12/15/1801 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
69 | Athol | Harris | 06/14/1802 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
70 | Saco (Me.) | Saco | 06/14/1802 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
71 | Haverhill | Merrimack | 06/15/1802 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
72 | Hampden | Rising Virtue | 09/13/1802 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |