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Latest revision as of 19:12, 9 September 2013
1831
JOSEPH JENKINS, Grand Master
William Hilliard, Deputy Grand Master
Abraham A. Dame, Senior Grand Warden
William J. Whipple, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
NOTES
EVENTS IN 1831
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/09 (Masons Hall, Boston): IV-211;
- 06/08 (Masons Hall, Boston): IV-214;
- IV-216: Will of Past Grand Master Isaiah Thomas, including a bequest of $500 toward the building of the Temple. Resolves by the Grand Lodge in thanks.
- 09/14 (Masons Hall, Boston): IV-220;
- IV-221: Memorial for R.W. Elijah Morse, Past Deputy Grand Master. "Badges of mourning" for the altar, jewels and regalia of the Grand Lodge.
- 12/14 (Masons Hall, Boston): IV-223; Annual Communication.
- IV-224: Petition from Cassia Lodge recommitted.
- IV-226: Report of Committee on Charity.
- IV-227: Report of Committee on Finance.
- IV-203: Grand Master Jenkins re-elected. (Only 57 ballots cast.) Other Grand Lodge officers elected.
- IV-230: Merrimack Lodge property to be conveyed by quitclaim to the lodge.
- 12/28 (Masons Hall, Boston): IV-232:
- IV-232: Installation of Grand Master Jenkins and other Grand Lodge officers.
PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS
None.
GRAND LODGE TEMPLE HALL
- 03/09: IV-211; Building Committee authorized to borrow an additional $5,000; added to the $20,000 appropriation from the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund, making $40,000 total.
- 06/08: IV-215; Building Committee arranged a loan from the President and Fellows of Harvard College for $15,000 on the property to hold the Masonic Temple.
- 09/14: IV-222; Committee of nine appointed to make arrangements for dedicating the Temple.
- 12/14: IV-225; Report of committee on arrangements for consecration of the new Masonic Hall reported:
- An address will be delivered by "a distinguished Brother (from) another part of the State" at St. Paul's Church.
- Consecrating ceremony to be performed in front of the Brethren.
- Procession will take place to the Church, with "fellow citizens" invited to join there.
- 12/14: IV-226; Committee to request the use of Park Street meeting house for the occasion.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT (with date of precedence): 1831
- Extrapolated from O.P., 1830, as listed on the 1830 year page.
DISTRICT 1
Joseph Eveleth, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- St. John's (Boston, 1733) ★
- Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1756) ★
- The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770) ★
- Columbian (Boston, 1796) ★
- Washington (Roxbury, 1796) ★
- Union (Dorchester, 1796) ★
- Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801) ★
- Rural (Quincy, 1801) ★
DISTRICT 2
Ebenezer Bradbury, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 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)
- Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805) ★
- Jordan (Danvers, 1808) ★
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
- Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
- Grecian (Methuen, 1825)
DISTRICT 3
Royal Turner, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Old Colony (Hanover, 1792) ★
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
- Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
- Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
- Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
- Phoenix (Hanover, 1826)
DISTRICT 4
Josiah J. Fiske, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- Montgomery (Medway, 1797) inactive?
- Meridian (Watertown, 1797) ★
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799) ★
- Constellation (Dedham, 1801) ★
- Charity (Milford, 1803)
- St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818) ★
- Cassia (Medfield, 1823)
DISTRICT 5
Lemuel Shattuck, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
- Trinity (Lancaster, 1776)
- Middlesex (Framingham, 1795) ★
- St. Paul's (Groton, 1797) ★
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797) ★
- Social (Ashburnham, 1798)
- Aurora (Leominster, 1801) ★
- Pentucket (Chelmsford, 1807) ★
- Fredonia (Northboro, 1810) ★
- United Brethren (Marlborough, 1824)
- Clinton (Billerica, 1826)
- Farmers (Sterling, 1826)
DISTRICT 6
Linus Child, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges
- Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
- Fayette (Charlton, 1796) ★
- Olive Branch (Oxford, 1797) ★
- Meridian Sun (Brookfield, 1797)
- Mount Zion (Hardwick, 1800)
- Harris (Templeton, 1802)
- Thompson (Rutland, 1812)
- Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
- Leicester (Leicester, 1823)
- Eden (Ware, 1824)
- Oxford (Oxford, 1825)
- Doric (Southbridge, 1826)
- Mount Ararat (Petersham, 1826)
- Central (Dudley, 1827)
DISTRICT 7
Ansel Phelps, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- Republican (Gill, 1794)
- Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
- Pacific (Leverett, 1801)
- Orion (Cummington, 1815)
- Golden Rule (New Salem, 1815)
- Mountain (Rowe, 1806)
- Orange (Orange, 1825) surrendered charter
- Morning Sun (Ashfield, 1825)
DISTRICT 8
Charles Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- Friendship (Williamstown, 1785)
- Franklin (Cheshire, 1794)
- Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
- Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
- Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
- Sheffield (Sheffield, 1803)
- Rising Sun (New Marlborough, 1808)
- Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
DISTRICT 9
William Hilliard, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- Hiram (Lexington, 1797)
- Mount Moriah (Reading, 1798)
- Amicable (Cambridge, 1805) ★
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)
- Brooks (Malden, 1817)
- Bethesda (Brighton, 1819) ★
- Monitor (Waltham, 1820) ★ charter surrendered 11/1831
- Freedom (Woburn, 1824) ★
DISTRICT 10
Levi Lyman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- Federal (Blandford, 1792)
- Thomas (Monson, 1796)
- * Jerusalem (Northampton, 1797) in recess ★
- Friendly Society (Southwick, 1807)
- Mount Pleasant (Granville, 1808)
- Humanity (Holland, 1811)
- Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
- Bethel (Enfield, 1825)
DISTRICT 11
Sylvester Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
- King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
- Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
- Sumner (Dennis, 1801)
- Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
DISTRICT 12
William Morse, District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges
DISTRICT 13
Luther Hamilton, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
- Bristol (Attleboro, 1797)
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Social Harmony (Wareham, 1823) ★
- Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823) ★
- Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS
No District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges
- St. John's (Starbrock, Demarara, 1801)
★ = Appeared in Grand Lodge in 1831. (See Attendance Summary)