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1777
Contents
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.
- 1931-194: 12/27; Feast of St. John the Evangelist.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1777
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | First Lodge | 07/30/1733 ★ |
| 2 | Portsmouth (N.H.) | St. John's (Portsmouth) | 06/24/1736 |
| 3 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 |
| 4 | Newfoundland | St. John's, Newfoundland | 12/24/1746 |
| 5 | Boston | Second Lodge | 02/15/1749 |
| 6 | Newport, Rhode Island | St. John's Newport | 12/27/1749 |
| 7 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax | 07/19/1750 |
| 8 | Annapolis, Maryland | Annapolis, Maryland | 08/12/1750 |
| 9 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
| 10 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
| 11 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
| 12 | Crown Point, New York | Lake George Army Lodge | 05/13/1756 |
| 13 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
| 14 | Louisbourg, Acadia | Louisbourg Army | 11/13/1758 |
| 15 | Newport, Rhode Island | Master's, Newport | 03/20/1759 |
| 16 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 ★ |
| 17 | Surinam | Surinam | 04/06/1761 |
| 18 | Crown Point, New York | Crown Point Army | 03/20/1762 |
| 19 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | 03/21/1762 |
| 20 | Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) | Portland | 03/30/1762 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Town, New Jersey | Temple | 07/28/1762 |
| 22 | Québec, Canada | Québec | 10/26/1764 |
| 24 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
| 25 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
| 26 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
| 27 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
| 28 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
| 29 | Virginia | Virginia | 10/24/1766 |
| 30 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
| 31 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
| 32 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Compass, Wallingford | 05/01/1769 |
| 33 | Nantucket | Union | 05/27/1771 |
| 34 | Boston | Rising Sun | 06/22/1772 |
| 35 | 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: 1777
Note: the three military lodges are no longer listed as the Massachusetts Grand Lodge established itself as independent in 1777.
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
