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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence SAMUEL CROCKER LAWRENCE], Grand Master'''
 
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence SAMUEL CROCKER LAWRENCE], Grand Master'''
  
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEWright Edwin Wright]''', Deputy Grand Master<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLLWinship F. Lyman Winship]''', Senior Grand Warden<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLNKimball Nathan S. Kimball]''', Junior Grand Warden
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=== QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS ===  
 
=== QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS ===  
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* 1881-92: Reception of Most Wor. Noble D. Larner, Grand Master of Masons of the District of Columbia. Remarks of Bro. Larner.  
 
* 1881-92: Reception of Most Wor. Noble D. Larner, Grand Master of Masons of the District of Columbia. Remarks of Bro. Larner.  
 
* 1881-95: The Recording Grand Secretary was directed to furnish each lodge a copy of the Digest of Masonic Law published 1878 (with the words "Presented by the M.W. Grand Lodge" printed on the cover).
 
* 1881-95: The Recording Grand Secretary was directed to furnish each lodge a copy of the Digest of Masonic Law published 1878 (with the words "Presented by the M.W. Grand Lodge" printed on the cover).
* 1881-95: Address by the Grand Master on the subject of the capitation tax. Further "forcible comments" by Rt. Wor. Edwin Wright.
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* 1881-95: Address by the Grand Master on the subject of the capitation tax. Further "forcible comments" by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEWright Edwin Wright].
  
 
==== 12/10 Agenda ====
 
==== 12/10 Agenda ====
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*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHope Mount Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingPhilip King Philip] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River] (11/17; address on debt)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHope Mount Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingPhilip King Philip] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River] (11/17; address on debt)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid King David], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AlfredBaylies Alfred Baylies], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IonicT Ionic], in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton] (11/18; address on debt)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid King David], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AlfredBaylies Alfred Baylies], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IonicT Ionic], in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton] (11/18; address on debt)
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea] (11/26; for the funeral of Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever)
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*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea] (11/26; for the funeral of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Tracy P. Cheever])
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (11/30; 125th Anniversary)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (11/30; 125th Anniversary)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aberdour Aberdour], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (11/30)
 
*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aberdour Aberdour], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (11/30)
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* 1881-189: Semi-centennial of the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 Declaration of 1831].
 
* 1881-189: Semi-centennial of the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 Declaration of 1831].
 
* 1881-203; Report of committee on returns.
 
* 1881-203; Report of committee on returns.
* 1881-216; Vote of thanks for Wor. and Dr. George B. Cogswell, for care of Rt. Wor. Cheever at the time of his stroke.
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* 1881-216; Vote of thanks for Wor. and Dr. George B. Cogswell, for care of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Cheever] at the time of his stroke.
 
* 1881-220; Recording Grand Secretary presented a lengthy communication from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ontario requesting recognition; referred.
 
* 1881-220; Recording Grand Secretary presented a lengthy communication from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ontario requesting recognition; referred.
 
* 1881-221; Petition from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wyoming Wyoming] Lodge, requesting definition of jurisdiction, requesting the entire jurisdiction of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWakefield Wakefield].
 
* 1881-221; Petition from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wyoming Wyoming] Lodge, requesting definition of jurisdiction, requesting the entire jurisdiction of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWakefield Wakefield].
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==== Necrologies and Memorials ====
 
==== Necrologies and Memorials ====
  
* 03/09: 1881-13: Death of Rt. Wor. Henry Chickering, Past Senior Grand Warden''. ''Presented by the Grand Master.
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* 03/09: 1881-13: Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHChickering Henry Chickering], Past Senior Grand Warden''. ''Presented by the Grand Master.
** 06/08: 1881-72; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Charles L. Woodbury, on behalf of the committee.
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** 06/08: 1881-72; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCWoodbury Charles Levi Woodbury], on behalf of the committee.
  
* 03/09: 1881-14: Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHeard John T. Heard], Past Grand Master. Presented by Past Grand Master Nickerson. ''Portrait appears opposite page 1881-15.''
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''Past Grand Master Heard''
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* 03/09: 1881-14: Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHeard John T. Heard], Past Grand Master. Presented by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Nickerson]. ''Portrait appears opposite page 1881-15.''
 
** 1881-26: Report on the Memorial from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] Lodge, 01/08/1881, and resolutions, presented by and prefaced by remarks from Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge Coolidge].
 
** 1881-26: Report on the Memorial from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] Lodge, 01/08/1881, and resolutions, presented by and prefaced by remarks from Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge Coolidge].
** 1881-32: Memorial from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] Lodge, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], presented by Rt. Wor. Tracy P. Cheever.
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** 1881-32: Memorial from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] Lodge, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Tracy P. Cheever].
  
* 09/14: 1881-90; Death of Rt. Wor. Daniel Reynolds, Past Junior Grand Warden.
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* 09/14: 1881-90; Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLDReynolds Daniel Reynolds], Past Junior Grand Warden.
** 1881-211; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Edmund P. Kendrick, for the committee.
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** 1881-211; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEKendrick Edward P. Kendrick], for the committee.
  
* 12/14: 1881-135; Death of Rt. Wor. Daniel Harwood, memorial in Grand Master's address.
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* 12/14: 1881-135; Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLDHarwood Daniel Harwood], memorial in Grand Master's address.
** 1881-195; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Edwin Wright, for the committee.
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** 1881-195; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEWright Edwin Wright], for the committee.
  
* 12/14: 1881-136; Death of Rt. Wor. Tracy Patch Cheever, Recording Grand Secretary; memorial in Grand Master's address.
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''Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever''
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* 12/14: 1881-136; Death of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Tracy Patch Cheever], Recording Grand Secretary; memorial in Grand Master's address.
 
** 1881-139; Communication of sympathy from Grand Master of Missouri.
 
** 1881-139; Communication of sympathy from Grand Master of Missouri.
** 1881-204; Memorial presented by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch], for the committee. ''Portrait of Rt. Wor. Cheever opposite page 1881-205.''
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** 1881-204; Memorial presented by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch], for the committee. ''Portrait of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Cheever] opposite page 1881-205.''
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http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/images/JamesGarfield1881.jpg<br>
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''President James Garfield''
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* 12/14: 1881-140; Death of President and Bro. James Abram Garfield. ''Portrait of President Garfield opposite page 1881-141''.
 
* 12/14: 1881-140; Death of President and Bro. James Abram Garfield. ''Portrait of President Garfield opposite page 1881-141''.
 
** 1881-142; Letter of sympathy to Mrs. Garfield from the Grand Master.
 
** 1881-142; Letter of sympathy to Mrs. Garfield from the Grand Master.
 
** 1881-144; Order sent to the lodges from the Grand Master.
 
** 1881-144; Order sent to the lodges from the Grand Master.
** 1881-190; Commemoration of the death of the President, presented by Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall.
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** 1881-190; Commemoration of the death of the President, presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWMarshall Wyzeman Marshall].
  
 
==== Petitions for Charters ====
 
==== Petitions for Charters ====
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* Dispensations, reported in Grand Master's Address beginning on Page 1881-145:
 
* Dispensations, reported in Grand Master's Address beginning on Page 1881-145:
** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket], East [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABridgewater Bridgewater] (04/06)
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** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBridgewater East Bridgewater] (04/06)
  
 
=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
 
=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
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** 1881-3: Installation of officers by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman] "as usual in this Body." He then "addressed the Brethren with his accustomed force and vivacity."
 
** 1881-3: Installation of officers by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman] "as usual in this Body." He then "addressed the Brethren with his accustomed force and vivacity."
 
** 1881-4: "The Grand officers were subsequently entertained at a sumptuous banquet." Speeches by the Grand Master and other distinguished Brethren.
 
** 1881-4: "The Grand officers were subsequently entertained at a sumptuous banquet." Speeches by the Grand Master and other distinguished Brethren.
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''Skinner Block, Taunton, around 1910''<br>
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''From Hanna and Crowley, '''Wish you were here, Taunton, Mass.''',''<br>
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''Old Colony Historical Society, 1972.''
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* 01/19/1881: 1881-5; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid King David] Lodge.
 
* 01/19/1881: 1881-5; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid King David] Lodge.
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** 1881-6: Address by the Grand Master to the "large and brilliant assembly (which was composed mainly of Brethren of the four Lodges of Taunton and their female friends)."
 
** 1881-6: Address by the Grand Master to the "large and brilliant assembly (which was composed mainly of Brethren of the four Lodges of Taunton and their female friends)."
 
** 1881-7: ". . . the remaining hours of the evening were devoted to the enjoyment of a feast." Speeches by the Grand Master and others.
 
** 1881-7: ". . . the remaining hours of the evening were devoted to the enjoyment of a feast." Speeches by the Grand Master and others.
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** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid#HALL_DEDICATION.2C_JANUARY_1881 Description of Events]
  
 
* 05/10/1881: 1881-59; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] Lodge.
 
* 05/10/1881: 1881-59; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] Lodge.
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** 1881-60: Dedication of the hall "to the uses and purposes of Masonry."
 
** 1881-60: Dedication of the hall "to the uses and purposes of Masonry."
 
** 1881-61: Address by the Grand Master to the Brethren.
 
** 1881-61: Address by the Grand Master to the Brethren.
** 1881-62: A "levee and reception," with an address by the Grand Master, a "succinct account of the establishment and progress of the Lodge" by Wor. C.C. Bixby, and "recitations" by Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall.
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** 1881-62: A "levee and reception," with an address by the Grand Master, a "succinct account of the establishment and progress of the Lodge" by Wor. C.C. Bixby, and "recitations" by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWMarshall Wyzeman Marshall].
  
 
* 10/13/1881: 1881-97; Boston. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], and installation of officers.
 
* 10/13/1881: 1881-97; Boston. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], and installation of officers.
 
** 1881-98: Opening of Grand Lodge.
 
** 1881-98: Opening of Grand Lodge.
** 1881-98: Constitution of Granite Lodge in ample form. The officers of the lodge present for the occasion were installed into their respective offices.
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** 1881-98: Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] Lodge in ample form. The officers of the lodge present for the occasion were installed into their respective offices.
** 1881-99: Address by Grand Master Lawrence.
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** 1881-99: Address by Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence].
  
 
* 11/09/1881: 1881-102; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] Lodge.
 
* 11/09/1881: 1881-102; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton]. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] Lodge.
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** 1881-109: A "banquet handsomely spread" was provided, with speeches by Grand Officers and brethren.
 
** 1881-109: A "banquet handsomely spread" was provided, with speeches by Grand Officers and brethren.
 
''"The apartments were elegantly furnished and equipped at the expense of Bro. Oliver Ames, a member of the Lodge, and, through his generosity, are leased to the Lodge for a hundred years, at the nominal rent of one dollar a year."''<br>
 
''"The apartments were elegantly furnished and equipped at the expense of Bro. Oliver Ames, a member of the Lodge, and, through his generosity, are leased to the Lodge for a hundred years, at the nominal rent of one dollar a year."''<br>
''The record was made by Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever but attested by Grand Master Lawrence, noting that Bro. Cheever was taken ill that day after saying, "my record is finished; it will read right a hundred years hence." and died the next afternoon.''
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''The record was made by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Tracy P. Cheever] but attested by Grand Master Lawrence, noting that Bro. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Cheever] was taken ill that day after saying, "my record is finished; it will read right a hundred years hence." and died the next afternoon.''
  
* 11/26/1881: 1881-111; Boston. Funeral of Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever.
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* 11/26/1881: 1881-111; Boston. Funeral of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Tracy Cheever].
 
** 1881-111: Summons by Grand Master.
 
** 1881-111: Summons by Grand Master.
 
** 1881-113: Opening of Grand Lodge; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Sereno Nickerson] acted as Recording Grand Secretary.
 
** 1881-113: Opening of Grand Lodge; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Sereno Nickerson] acted as Recording Grand Secretary.
** 1881-114: Sketch of Rt. Wor. Cheever's life. The Grand Master "passed a high encomium on his character and usefulness as an officer of the Grand Lodge." Masonic Funeral Service.
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** 1881-114: Sketch of Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTCheever Cheever]'s life. The Grand Master "passed a high encomium on his character and usefulness as an officer of the Grand Lodge." Masonic Funeral Service.
 
** 1881-115: Sacred scroll.  
 
** 1881-115: Sacred scroll.  
 
** 1881-116: Procession by carriage to the Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea; services conducted by Prof. Charles H. Leonard, of Tufts College. His eulogy begins on page 1881-117.
 
** 1881-116: Procession by carriage to the Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea; services conducted by Prof. Charles H. Leonard, of Tufts College. His eulogy begins on page 1881-117.
 
** 1881-120: Masonic burial service.
 
** 1881-120: Masonic burial service.
** 1881-121: Procession to Garden Cemetery in Chelsea, under the escort of Post No. 35 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a number of Masonic bodies including [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarBethlehem Star of Bethlehem] Lodges. Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch] and Rt. Wor. W. H. Chessman acted as pallbearers for the Grand Lodge. The body would be removed to the family tomb in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem.
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** 1881-121: Procession to Garden Cemetery in Chelsea, under the escort of Post No. 35 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a number of Masonic bodies including [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarBethlehem Star of Bethlehem] Lodges. Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch] and Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWChessman William H. Chessman] acted as pallbearers for the Grand Lodge. The body would be removed to the family tomb in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem.
  
 
=== FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ===
 
=== FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ===
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* 1881-240: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
 
* 1881-240: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
 
** 1881-241: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence]. ''In addition to the five above-named Brothers, Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder and Rt. Wor. Bradford L. Wales were introduced as signatories to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 Declaration of 1831].''
 
** 1881-241: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence]. ''In addition to the five above-named Brothers, Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder and Rt. Wor. Bradford L. Wales were introduced as signatories to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 Declaration of 1831].''
** 1881-245: Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder.
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** 1881-245: Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLMWilder Marshall P. Wilder].
 
** 1881-248: Wor. Charles Breck.
 
** 1881-248: Wor. Charles Breck.
** 1881-259: Rt. Wor. Bradford L. Wales.
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** 1881-259: Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBWales Bradford L. Wales].
 
** 1881-261: Bro. Clement Willis.
 
** 1881-261: Bro. Clement Willis.
 
** 1881-262: Bro. William N. Spinney.
 
** 1881-262: Bro. William N. Spinney.
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** 1881-264: Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond of Maine.
 
** 1881-264: Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond of Maine.
 
** 1881-267: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMGardner Gardner].
 
** 1881-267: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMGardner Gardner].
** 1881-267: Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury “as the champion of the ladies.”
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** 1881-267: Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCWoodbury Charles Levi Woodbury] "as the champion of the ladies."
 
** 1881-270: Wor. and Rev. Alonzo H. Quint.
 
** 1881-270: Wor. and Rev. Alonzo H. Quint.
 
** 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Joshua Young.
 
** 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Joshua Young.
 
** 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Fielder Israel.
 
** 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Fielder Israel.
** 1881-272: Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall, "a dramatic recitation."
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** 1881-272: Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWMarshall Wyzeman Marshall], "a dramatic recitation."
  
 
==== SIGNATORIES OF THE [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 DECLARATION OF 1831] ====
 
==== SIGNATORIES OF THE [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 DECLARATION OF 1831] ====
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* 1881-273: Bro. Henry A. Breed, Lynn
 
* 1881-273: Bro. Henry A. Breed, Lynn
 
* 1881-276: Bro. Esek Saunders, Saunders Mills
 
* 1881-276: Bro. Esek Saunders, Saunders Mills
* 1881-277: Past Deputy Grand Master A. T. Lowe, Boston
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* 1881-277: Past Deputy Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLALowe Abraham T. Lowe], Boston
 
* 1881-277: Bro. John B. Atwell, Wakefield
 
* 1881-277: Bro. John B. Atwell, Wakefield
 
* 1881-278: Bro. Reuben Peterson, Jamaica Plain
 
* 1881-278: Bro. Reuben Peterson, Jamaica Plain
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The following list of surviving signatories appears on page 1881-279''ff'', by town of residence in 1831:
 
The following list of surviving signatories appears on page 1881-279''ff'', by town of residence in 1831:
* '''Boston.''' Samuel A. Allen, Marshall P. Wilder*, Nathaniel Winsor, Jr., Abraham T. Lowe, Clement Willis*, Nahum Capen, Francis R. Bigelow, Daniel D. Brodhead.
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* '''Boston.''' Samuel A. Allen, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLMWilder Marshall P. Wilder]*, Nathaniel Winsor, Jr., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLALowe Abraham T. Lowe], Clement Willis*, Nahum Capen, Francis R. Bigelow, Daniel D. Brodhead.
 
*'''Charlestown.''' John B. Wilson, John Cheever.
 
*'''Charlestown.''' John B. Wilson, John Cheever.
 
* '''Roxbury.''' Abijah Draper.
 
* '''Roxbury.''' Abijah Draper.
* '''Milton.''' Charels Breck*, Moses Gragg, Thomas T. Wadsworth.
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* '''Milton.''' Charles Breck*, Moses Gragg, Thomas T. Wadsworth.
 
* '''Brighton.''' William R. Champney.
 
* '''Brighton.''' William R. Champney.
 
* '''Newton.''' Barney L. White.
 
* '''Newton.''' Barney L. White.
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* '''Dedham.''' Jonathan H. Cobb, Ezra W. Taft.
 
* '''Dedham.''' Jonathan H. Cobb, Ezra W. Taft.
 
* '''Weymouth.''' Alvah Raymond.
 
* '''Weymouth.''' Alvah Raymond.
* '''Randolph.''' Bradford L. Wales*, Hiram Alden.
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* '''Randolph.''' [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBWales Bradford L. Wales]*, Hiram Alden.
 
* '''South Reading.''' Joshua Tweed, Nathaniel Cowdry, Thomas Emerson, John Sweetser, John B. Atwell.
 
* '''South Reading.''' Joshua Tweed, Nathaniel Cowdry, Thomas Emerson, John Sweetser, John B. Atwell.
 
* '''Stoughton.''' Azel Capen.
 
* '''Stoughton.''' Azel Capen.
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* '''Newburyport.'''. Anthony S. Jones, Atkinson Stanwood, Esek Saunders.
 
* '''Newburyport.'''. Anthony S. Jones, Atkinson Stanwood, Esek Saunders.
 
* '''Lynn.''' Henry A. Breed, Wiliams Ingalls.
 
* '''Lynn.''' Henry A. Breed, Wiliams Ingalls.
* '''Taunton.''' Wiliam N. Spinney*, C.R. Vickery, William W. Crossman.
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* '''Taunton.''' William N. Spinney*, C.R. Vickery, William W. Crossman.
 
* '''New Bedford.''' Oliver Swain.
 
* '''New Bedford.''' Oliver Swain.
 
* '''Fairhaven.''' Joseph Hooper.
 
* '''Fairhaven.''' Joseph Hooper.
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
  
==== DISTRICT 1: Boston ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1867-1882 DISTRICT 1: Boston] ====
 
'''Nathaniel Greene, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Nathaniel Greene, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321''
 
''Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1752)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1756)    
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eleusis The Lodge of Eleusis] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1865)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eleusis The Lodge of Eleusis] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1865)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zetland Zetland] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zetland Zetland] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1867)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWebb Joseph Webb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1876)  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWebb Joseph Webb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1876)
  
==== DISTRICT 2: Charlestown ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown2_1867-1882 DISTRICT 2: Charlestown] ====
 
'''Leander N. Hannum, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Leander N. Hannum, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-287; Tabular: 1881-322''
 
''Report: 1881-287; Tabular: 1881-322''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Soley Soley] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1879)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Soley Soley] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1879)
  
==== DISTRICT 3: Boston Highlands ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABostonHighlands3_1867-1882 DISTRICT 3: Boston Highlands] ====
'''William H.H. Soule, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSoule William H.H. Soule], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-288; Tabular: 1881-323''
 
''Report: 1881-288; Tabular: 1881-323''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Temple Temple] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBoston East Boston], 1870)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Temple Temple] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBoston East Boston], 1870)
  
==== DISTRICT 4: Cambridge ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge4_1867-1882 DISTRICT 4: Cambridge] ====
'''Thomas W. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTDavis Thomas W. Davis], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-290; Tabular: 1881-324''
 
''Report: 1881-290; Tabular: 1881-324''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAConcord Concord], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAConcord Concord], 1797)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWatertown Watertown], 1797)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick Natick], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BethesdaB Bethesda] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrighton Brighton], 1819)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BethesdaB Bethesda] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrighton Brighton], 1819)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Monitor Monitor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham Waltham], 1820)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Monitor Monitor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham Waltham], 1820)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternity Fraternity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternity Fraternity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 5: Salem ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown2_1867-1882 DISTRICT 5: Salem] ====
'''Albert H. Sweetser, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''14 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLASweetser Albert H. Sweetser], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''14 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321''
 
''Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADanvers Danvers], 1870)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADanvers Danvers], 1870)
  
==== DISTRICT 6: Newburyport ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport6_1867-1882 DISTRICT 6: Newburyport] ====
'''Stephen Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLSOsgood Stephen Osgood], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-294; Tabular: 1881-326''
 
''Report: 1881-294; Tabular: 1881-326''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
  
==== DISTRICT 7: Lowell ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell7_1867-1882 DISTRICT 7: Lowell] ====
 
'''Nathaniel C. Sanborn, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Nathaniel C. Sanborn, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-296; Tabular: 1881-327''
 
''Report: 1881-296; Tabular: 1881-327''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StPaulA St. Paul's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAyer Ayer], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StPaulA St. Paul's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAyer Ayer], 1797)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALeominster Leominster], 1801)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg Fitchburg], 1801)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pentucket Pentucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1807)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pentucket Pentucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1807)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientYork Ancient York] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1852)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientYork Ancient York] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1852)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamNorth William North] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamNorth William North] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1867)
  
==== DISTRICT 8: Greenfield ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield8_1867-1882 DISTRICT 8: Greenfield] ====
'''Charles H. McClellan, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCMcClellan Charles H. McClellan], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-297; Tabular: 1881-328''
 
''Report: 1881-297; Tabular: 1881-328''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1878)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATurnersFalls Turner's Falls], 1878)
  
==== DISTRICT 9: Pittsfield ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield9_1867-1882 DISTRICT 9: Pittsfield] ====
 
'''William H. Murray, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
 
'''William H. Murray, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''12 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-300; Tabular: 1881-329''
 
''Report: 1881-300; Tabular: 1881-329''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALenox Lenox], 1795)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALee Lee], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wisdom Wisdom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWStockbridge West Stockbridge], 1803)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wisdom Wisdom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWStockbridge West Stockbridge], 1803)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mystic Mystic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1810)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mystic Mystic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1810)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Crescent Crescent] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1873)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Crescent Crescent] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1873)
  
==== DISTRICT 10: Springfield ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield10_1867-1882 DISTRICT 10: Springfield] ====
'''Edmund P. Kendrick, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEKendrick Edward P. Kendrick], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-301; Tabular: 1881-330''
 
''Report: 1881-301; Tabular: 1881-330''
  
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASHadley South Hadley], 1797)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1817)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1817)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Chicopee Chicopee] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee Chicopee], 1848)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Chicopee Chicopee] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee Chicopee], 1848)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
  
==== DISTRICT 11: Worcester ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester11_1867-1882 DISTRICT 11: Worcester] ====
 
'''Edward W. Ball, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Edward W. Ball, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''13 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-302; Tabular: 1881-331''
 
''Report: 1881-302; Tabular: 1881-331''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWBoylston West Boylston], 1876)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWBoylston West Boylston], 1876)
  
==== DISTRICT 12: Milford ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMilford12_1867-1882 DISTRICT 12: Milford] ====
 
'''Arba Covel Slater, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''15 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Arba Covel Slater, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''15 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-305; Tabular: 1881-332''
 
''Report: 1881-305; Tabular: 1881-332''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bristol Bristol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro Attleboro], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bristol Bristol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro Attleboro], 1797)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWrentham Wrentham], 1818)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFoxborough Foxborough], 1818)  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorwood Norwood], 1861)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorwood Norwood], 1861)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton], 1863)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton], 1863)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Norfolk Norfolk] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANeedham Needham], 1874)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Norfolk Norfolk] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANeedham Needham], 1874)
  
==== DISTRICT 14: New Bedford ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford14_1867-1882 DISTRICT 14: New Bedford] ====
 
'''Wanton T. Drew, District Deputy Grand Master;''' ''14 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Wanton T. Drew, District Deputy Grand Master;''' ''14 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-309; Tabular: 1881-334''
 
''Report: 1881-309; Tabular: 1881-334''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GeorgeHTaber Concordia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFairhaven Fairhaven], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GeorgeHTaber Concordia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFairhaven Fairhaven], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1876)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1876)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Noquochoke Noquochoke] (South [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestport Westport], 1878)  
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Noquochoke Noquochoke] (South [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestport Westport], 1878)
  
==== DISTRICT 15: Barnstable ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarnstable15_1867-1882 DISTRICT 15: Barnstable] ====
'''Russell Matthews, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRMatthews Russell Matthews], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''11 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-310; Tabular: 1881-335''
 
''Report: 1881-310; Tabular: 1881-335''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingHiram King Hiram's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown Provincetown], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingHiram King Hiram's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown Provincetown], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarnstable Barnstable], 1801)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarnstable Barnstable], 1801)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMiddleboro Middleboro], 1823)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWareham Wareham], 1823)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebWH Mount Horeb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHarwich Harwich], 1854)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebWH Mount Horeb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHarwich Harwich], 1854)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich], 1855)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich], 1855)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMartin St. Martin's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChatham Chatham], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMartin St. Martin's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChatham Chatham], 1872)
  
==== DISTRICT 16: Plymouth ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPlymouth16_1867-1882 DISTRICT 16: Plymouth] ====
 
'''Charles W. S. Seymour, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Charles W. S. Seymour, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-311; Tabular: 1881-336''
 
''Report: 1881-311; Tabular: 1881-336''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satuit Satuit] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAScituate Scituate], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satuit Satuit] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAScituate Scituate], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 17: Woburn ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWoburn17_1867-1882 DISTRICT 17: Woburn] ====
 
'''Augustus E. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Augustus E. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-313; Tabular: 1881-337''
 
''Report: 1881-313; Tabular: 1881-337''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingCyrus King Cyrus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoneham Stoneham], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingCyrus King Cyrus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoneham Stoneham], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 18: Palmer ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer18_1867-1882 DISTRICT 18: Palmer] ====
 
'''Alvin A. Gage, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Alvin A. Gage, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-314; Tabular: 1881-338''
 
''Report: 1881-314; Tabular: 1881-338''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Anchor Anchor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWales Wales], 1873)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Anchor Anchor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWales Wales], 1873)
  
==== DISTRICT 19: Taunton ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton19_1867-1882 DISTRICT 19: Taunton] ====
 
'''John B. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
 
'''John B. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
 
''Report: 1881-315; Tabular: 1881-339''
 
''Report: 1881-315; Tabular: 1881-339''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBridgewater East Bridgewater], U.D.)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBridgewater East Bridgewater], U.D.)
  
==== CHILE DISTRICT ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChile_1867-1882 CHILE DISTRICT] ====
'''David Trumbull, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersT#TRUMBULL.2C_DAVID_1819-1889 David Trumbull], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Huelen Huelen] (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Huelen Huelen] (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
  
==== CHINA DISTRICT ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChina_1867-1882 CHINA DISTRICT] ====
'''William F. Salmon, Proxy for [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] Lodge'''; ''1 Lodge''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSalmon William F. Salmon], Proxy for [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] Lodge'''; ''1 Lodge''<br>
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
  

Latest revision as of 20:36, 26 September 2018

1881

SAMUEL CROCKER LAWRENCE, Grand Master

Edwin Wright, Deputy Grand Master
F. Lyman Winship, Senior Grand Warden
Nathan S. Kimball, Junior Grand Warden


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/09: 1881-9;
  • 06/08: 1881-63;
  • 09/14: 1881-81;
  • 12/14: 1881-123; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 1881-13: Communication from the United Grand Lodge of Colon and the Island of Cuba; referred.
  • 1881-42: Amendment regarding the capitation tax, extending the deadline for the $9 payment of commutation through 08/31/1881.
  • 1881-45: Report of the Committee on Ritual.
  • 1881-48: Vote by Grand Lodge to constrain elections of lodges to October and November.
  • 1881-54: Report of Charity Committee.
  • 1881-56: Committee on Centennial Medals was directed to "carry out the provisions of the votes" made in December 1880.
  • 06/08: 1881-70; Form of Centenary Warrant submitted.
  • 12/14: 1881-163; Columbian Lodge and Lodge of St. Andrew granted permission to wear distinctive medals. Centenary warrant for The Massachusetts Lodge granted on 03/22.

06/08 Agenda

  • 1881-66: Complaint by Plymouth Lodge against Corner Stone Lodge over jurisdiction. Referred.
  • 1881-69: A Standing Regulation was adopted: "Candidates for honorary membership in a Lodge shall be regularly proposed and balloted for in the same manner as is required for other candidates, but must be received without any fee."
  • 1881-78: A committee was appointed to consider "some method by which the portraits [of Grand Masters] now wanting shall be supplied."

09/14 Agenda

  • 1881-90: Resolution of sympathy with Brother and President James Abram Garfield, recently the subject of an assassination attempt; a duly attested copy was directed to be sent to the President.
  • 1881-92: Reception of Most Wor. Noble D. Larner, Grand Master of Masons of the District of Columbia. Remarks of Bro. Larner.
  • 1881-95: The Recording Grand Secretary was directed to furnish each lodge a copy of the Digest of Masonic Law published 1878 (with the words "Presented by the M.W. Grand Lodge" printed on the cover).
  • 1881-95: Address by the Grand Master on the subject of the capitation tax. Further "forcible comments" by Rt. Wor. Edwin Wright.

12/10 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/09: 1881-67; Proposal to modify the Grand Constitution regarding the capitation tax, extending the deadline for individual members to commute to 11/26/1881. Referred.
  • 09/14: 1881-88; Reworded amendment approved.
  • 12/14: 1881-202; reworded amendment referred to committee for a vote in March 1882.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/09: 1881-45; Report on Grand Master's Annual Address of December 1880.
  • 12/14: 1881-133; Annual Address by Grand Master Lawrence. Referred, 1881-189.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/09: 1881-13: Death of Rt. Wor. Henry Chickering, Past Senior Grand Warden. Presented by the Grand Master.

JohnTHeard1881.jpg
Past Grand Master Heard

  • 03/09: 1881-14: Death of Rt. Wor. John T. Heard, Past Grand Master. Presented by Past Grand Master Nickerson. Portrait appears opposite page 1881-15.
  • 12/14: 1881-135; Death of Rt. Wor. Daniel Harwood, memorial in Grand Master's address.
    • 1881-195; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Edwin Wright, for the committee.

TracyPCheever1881.jpg
Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever

  • 12/14: 1881-136; Death of Rt. Wor. Tracy Patch Cheever, Recording Grand Secretary; memorial in Grand Master's address.
    • 1881-139; Communication of sympathy from Grand Master of Missouri.
    • 1881-204; Memorial presented by Past Grand Master Welch, for the committee. Portrait of Rt. Wor. Cheever opposite page 1881-205.

JamesGarfield1881.jpg
President James Garfield

  • 12/14: 1881-140; Death of President and Bro. James Abram Garfield. Portrait of President Garfield opposite page 1881-141.
    • 1881-142; Letter of sympathy to Mrs. Garfield from the Grand Master.
    • 1881-144; Order sent to the lodges from the Grand Master.
    • 1881-190; Commemoration of the death of the President, presented by Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall.

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/14/1881: 1881-1; Winchester. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of William Parkman Lodge and installation of officers.
    • 1881-2: Grand Lodge opened in an anteroom. Procession into the hall, where they were received by a committee.
    • 1881-2: Dedication of the hall "to the offices and purposes of Masonry."
    • 1881-2: Address by the Grand Master (to "the large assembly present (many ladies honoring the occasion by their attendance), adverting to the pleasant considerations arising from such an interview as this occasion affords.")
    • 1881-3: Installation of officers by Past Grand Master Parkman "as usual in this Body." He then "addressed the Brethren with his accustomed force and vivacity."
    • 1881-4: "The Grand officers were subsequently entertained at a sumptuous banquet." Speeches by the Grand Master and other distinguished Brethren.

SkinnerBlock_Taunton.jpg
Skinner Block, Taunton, around 1910
From Hanna and Crowley, Wish you were here, Taunton, Mass.,
Old Colony Historical Society, 1972.

  • 01/19/1881: 1881-5; Taunton. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of King David Lodge.
    • 1881-5: Grand Lodge opened in an anteroom.
    • 1881-6: Installation of Rt. Wor. F. Lyman Winship as Senior Grand Warden.
    • 1881-6: Procession into the hall, where they were received by a committee.
    • 1881-6: Dedication of the hall "to the uses and purposes of Masonry."
    • 1881-6: Address by the Grand Master to the "large and brilliant assembly (which was composed mainly of Brethren of the four Lodges of Taunton and their female friends)."
    • 1881-7: ". . . the remaining hours of the evening were devoted to the enjoyment of a feast." Speeches by the Grand Master and others.
    • Description of Events
  • 05/10/1881: 1881-59; Brockton. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of Paul Revere Lodge.
    • 1881-60: Grand Lodge opened in Prelate Hall.
    • 1881-60: Procession into the hall, where they were received by a committee.
    • 1881-60: Dedication of the hall "to the uses and purposes of Masonry."
    • 1881-61: Address by the Grand Master to the Brethren.
    • 1881-62: A "levee and reception," with an address by the Grand Master, a "succinct account of the establishment and progress of the Lodge" by Wor. C.C. Bixby, and "recitations" by Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall.
  • 10/13/1881: 1881-97; Boston. Constitution of Granite, Northbridge, and installation of officers.
    • 1881-98: Opening of Grand Lodge.
    • 1881-98: Constitution of Granite Lodge in ample form. The officers of the lodge present for the occasion were installed into their respective offices.
    • 1881-99: Address by Grand Master Lawrence.
  • 11/09/1881: 1881-102; Canton. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of Blue Hill Lodge.
    • 1881-102: Grand Lodge opened in anteroom.
    • 1881-103: Procession into the hall, where they were received by a committee.
    • 1881-103: Dedication of the hall "to the offices and purposes of Masonry."
    • 1881-104: Address by the Grand Master to the Brethren and guests.
    • 1881-105: A "splendid entertainment" was provided, with speeches by Grand Officers and brethren.
  • 11/22/1881: 1881-106; North Easton. Dedication of the new Masonic apartments of Paul Dean Lodge.
    • 1881-106: Grand Lodge opened in anteroom.
    • 1881-107: Procession into the hall, where they were received by a committee.
    • 1881-107: Dedication of the hall "to the uses and purposes of Masonry."
    • 1881-107: Address by the Grand Master to the Brethren and guests.
    • 1881-109: A "banquet handsomely spread" was provided, with speeches by Grand Officers and brethren.

"The apartments were elegantly furnished and equipped at the expense of Bro. Oliver Ames, a member of the Lodge, and, through his generosity, are leased to the Lodge for a hundred years, at the nominal rent of one dollar a year."
The record was made by Rt. Wor. Tracy P. Cheever but attested by Grand Master Lawrence, noting that Bro. Cheever was taken ill that day after saying, "my record is finished; it will read right a hundred years hence." and died the next afternoon.

  • 11/26/1881: 1881-111; Boston. Funeral of Rt. Wor. Tracy Cheever.
    • 1881-111: Summons by Grand Master.
    • 1881-113: Opening of Grand Lodge; Rt. Wor. Sereno Nickerson acted as Recording Grand Secretary.
    • 1881-114: Sketch of Rt. Wor. Cheever's life. The Grand Master "passed a high encomium on his character and usefulness as an officer of the Grand Lodge." Masonic Funeral Service.
    • 1881-115: Sacred scroll.
    • 1881-116: Procession by carriage to the Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea; services conducted by Prof. Charles H. Leonard, of Tufts College. His eulogy begins on page 1881-117.
    • 1881-120: Masonic burial service.
    • 1881-121: Procession to Garden Cemetery in Chelsea, under the escort of Post No. 35 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a number of Masonic bodies including Robert Lash and Star of Bethlehem Lodges. Past Grand Master Welch and Rt. Wor. William H. Chessman acted as pallbearers for the Grand Lodge. The body would be removed to the family tomb in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1881)

  • 1881-226: Opening and roll call.
  • 1881-228: Introduction of the remaining signers of the Declaration of 1831:
    • Wor. Charles Breck, Milton
    • Bro. William N. Spinney, Lynn
    • Bro. Samuel Sawyer, Lawrence
    • Bro. Clement Willis, Boston
    • Bro. Thomas Adams, Boston
  • 1881-228: Installation of Grand Master Lawrence. Other Grand Lodge officers installed.
  • 1881-233: Introduction of Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond of Maine.
  • 1881-234: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1880, as well as the past 2-5 years.
  • 1881-235: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
  • 1881-237: Report of Charity Committee.
  • 1881-240: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
    • 1881-241: Grand Master Lawrence. In addition to the five above-named Brothers, Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder and Rt. Wor. Bradford L. Wales were introduced as signatories to the Declaration of 1831.
    • 1881-245: Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder.
    • 1881-248: Wor. Charles Breck.
    • 1881-259: Rt. Wor. Bradford L. Wales.
    • 1881-261: Bro. Clement Willis.
    • 1881-262: Bro. William N. Spinney.
    • 1881-262: Past Grand Master Coolidge.
    • 1881-264: Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond of Maine.
    • 1881-267: Past Grand Master Gardner.
    • 1881-267: Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury "as the champion of the ladies."
    • 1881-270: Wor. and Rev. Alonzo H. Quint.
    • 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Joshua Young.
    • 1881-271: Wor. and Rev. Fielder Israel.
    • 1881-272: Rt. Wor. Wyzeman Marshall, "a dramatic recitation."

SIGNATORIES OF THE DECLARATION OF 1831

Note: a letter was sent to the 51 surviving signatories of the Declaration of 1831 some weeks before the feast, and a number of letters were received expressing regrets for their inability to attend due to infirmity or distance.

  • 1881-273: Bro. Henry A. Breed, Lynn
  • 1881-276: Bro. Esek Saunders, Saunders Mills
  • 1881-277: Past Deputy Grand Master Abraham T. Lowe, Boston
  • 1881-277: Bro. John B. Atwell, Wakefield
  • 1881-278: Bro. Reuben Peterson, Jamaica Plain
  • 1881-278: Bro. George Clark, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The following list of surviving signatories appears on page 1881-279ff, by town of residence in 1831:

  • Boston. Samuel A. Allen, Marshall P. Wilder*, Nathaniel Winsor, Jr., Abraham T. Lowe, Clement Willis*, Nahum Capen, Francis R. Bigelow, Daniel D. Brodhead.
  • Charlestown. John B. Wilson, John Cheever.
  • Roxbury. Abijah Draper.
  • Milton. Charles Breck*, Moses Gragg, Thomas T. Wadsworth.
  • Brighton. William R. Champney.
  • Newton. Barney L. White.
  • Andover. John Smith, Samuel Sawyer, Nathan Frye.
  • Waltham. Josiah Beard.
  • Framingham. Jonathan Greenwood, Adam Hemenway II.
  • Dedham. Jonathan H. Cobb, Ezra W. Taft.
  • Weymouth. Alvah Raymond.
  • Randolph. Bradford L. Wales*, Hiram Alden.
  • South Reading. Joshua Tweed, Nathaniel Cowdry, Thomas Emerson, John Sweetser, John B. Atwell.
  • Stoughton. Azel Capen.
  • Acton. Simon Hosmer Jr.
  • Concord. W. Shepherd.
  • Bridgewater. Artemas Hale (Note: Born 10/20/1783, initiated 1812; the oldest living ex-member of Congress.); George Clark.
  • West Bridgewater. Jarvis D. Burrell, Jonathan Howard.
  • Plymouth. Bartlett Ellis, Thomas May, James Cox, Thomas Adams*.
  • Newburyport.. Anthony S. Jones, Atkinson Stanwood, Esek Saunders.
  • Lynn. Henry A. Breed, Wiliams Ingalls.
  • Taunton. William N. Spinney*, C.R. Vickery, William W. Crossman.
  • New Bedford. Oliver Swain.
  • Fairhaven. Joseph Hooper.
  • Duxbury. Samuel E. Ripley, Reuben Peterson Jr., Samuel A. Frazar, Jr.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1881

There were 19 districts in Massachusetts in 1881, as well as districts for Chile and China.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Nathaniel Greene, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321

DISTRICT 2: Charlestown

Leander N. Hannum, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Report: 1881-287; Tabular: 1881-322

DISTRICT 3: Boston Highlands

William H.H. Soule, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Report: 1881-288; Tabular: 1881-323

DISTRICT 4: Cambridge

Thomas W. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Report: 1881-290; Tabular: 1881-324

DISTRICT 5: Salem

Albert H. Sweetser, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges
Report: 1881-285; Tabular: 1881-321

DISTRICT 6: Newburyport

Stephen Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Report: 1881-294; Tabular: 1881-326

DISTRICT 7: Lowell

Nathaniel C. Sanborn, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Report: 1881-296; Tabular: 1881-327

DISTRICT 8: Greenfield

Charles H. McClellan, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Report: 1881-297; Tabular: 1881-328

DISTRICT 9: Pittsfield

William H. Murray, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Report: 1881-300; Tabular: 1881-329

DISTRICT 10: Springfield

Edward P. Kendrick, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Report: 1881-301; Tabular: 1881-330

DISTRICT 11: Worcester

Edward W. Ball, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Report: 1881-302; Tabular: 1881-331

DISTRICT 12: Milford

Arba Covel Slater, District Deputy Grand Master; 15 Lodges
Report: 1881-305; Tabular: 1881-332

DISTRICT 13: Dedham

C. E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Report: 1881-307; Tabular: 1881-333

DISTRICT 14: New Bedford

Wanton T. Drew, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges
Report: 1881-309; Tabular: 1881-334

DISTRICT 15: Barnstable

Russell Matthews, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Report: 1881-310; Tabular: 1881-335

DISTRICT 16: Plymouth

Charles W. S. Seymour, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Report: 1881-311; Tabular: 1881-336

DISTRICT 17: Woburn

Augustus E. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Report: 1881-313; Tabular: 1881-337

DISTRICT 18: Palmer

Alvin A. Gage, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Report: 1881-314; Tabular: 1881-338

DISTRICT 19: Taunton

John B. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Report: 1881-315; Tabular: 1881-339

CHILE DISTRICT

David Trumbull, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Report: None; Tabular: None

CHINA DISTRICT

William F. Salmon, Proxy for Ancient Landmark Lodge; 1 Lodge
Report: None; Tabular: None


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