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| − | Note 2: One of the original petitioners for the Lodge in 1855 was Bro. Henry W. Rugg (pictured above), later Grand Master of Masons in Rhode Island. | + | Note 2: One of the original petitioners for the Lodge in 1855 was Bro. and Rev. Henry W. Rugg (pictured above; raised in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] Lodge in 1854), later Grand Master of Masons in Rhode Island. He wrote a book of sketches of the Presidents, as well as a short history of the Christian Church. |
=== PAST MASTERS === | === PAST MASTERS === | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 7 March 2013
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LODGE
Location: West Dennis
Chartered By: Winslow Lewis
Charter Date: 12/12/1855 V-591
Precedence Date: 02/12/1855
Current Status: unknown; Merged with Mount Horeb Lodge by “incorporation” 06/08/1859 (page VI-255), surrendered charter.
Note 1: This is the first recorded merger in the history of Massachusetts Freemasonry.
Henry W. Rugg 1826-1910
Note 2: One of the original petitioners for the Lodge in 1855 was Bro. and Rev. Henry W. Rugg (pictured above; raised in Fraternal Lodge in 1854), later Grand Master of Masons in Rhode Island. He wrote a book of sketches of the Presidents, as well as a short history of the Christian Church.
PAST MASTERS
- Veranus B. Nickerson, 1859
