MassachusettsYear1766
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1766
JEREMY GRIDLEY, Grand Master
John Rowe, Deputy Grand Master
Joseph Gardner, Senior Grand Warden
Archibald McNeil, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/24: I-100.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second
- I-100: "The Several Lodges was Called to Attend, but no Persons appeard to represent them except Bro Edm: Quincy for Middletown Lodge."
- I-100: Vote of thanks to Deputy Grand Master Rowe.
- I-101: Appointment and election of Grand Officers.
- I-101: Petition and letter from the Lodge of St. Andrew.
- 01/27: I-101; adjournment from 01/24/1766.
- I-101: Votes on status of the Lodge of St. Andrew.
- 04/25: I-102.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
- I-103: Votes on finances.
- I-103: Vote to consider a visit to the Lodge of St. Andrew.
- I-104: Vote to hold the Feast of St. John the Baptist; appointment of stewards.
- I-104: Minutes from the Lodge of St. Andrew.
- I-106: Committee Report on consideration of the votes.
- 07/25: I-108.
- I-108: "Being Grand Lodge or Quarterly Communication, in Course It was thought Expedient by the Grand Master & Grand Officers, not to summon the Members to Attend, as no Special Business was before them, and the heat of the Weather would make their Meeting very inconvenient and uncomfortable."
- 10/24: I-108; Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
- No Persons appeard for these Lodges: Portsmouth, Charlestown So. Carolina★, Antigua★, Annapolis Royal★, Newfoundland, Newport Rhode Island, Annapolis in Maryland, Newhaven, New London, Middletown, Crown Point, Providence R Island, Louisbourg, Master's, Newport, Québec, Halifax, Marblehead, Norwich, Salem, Virginia, "Surrinam", St. Christophers, "Barbadoes", Elizabeth Town, Hartford, WaterburyFalmouth, Pitt County, Newburyport, St. John's, Newfoundland
- ★ = These lodges are listed, but were no longer on the rolls of the St. John's Grand Lodge in 1766.
- I-109: Votes on finances and the Feast of St. John the Evangelist.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 12/30: I-110; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-110: Feast of St. John the Evangelist.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1766
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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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 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
9 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
10 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
11 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
12 | Newport, Rhode Island | Master's, Newport | 03/20/1759 |
13 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 |
14 | Surinam | Surinam | 04/06/1761 |
15 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | 03/21/1762 |
16 | Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) | Portland | 03/30/1762 |
17 | Elizabeth Town, New Jersey | Temple | 07/28/1762 |
18 | Québec, Canada | Québec | 10/26/1764 |
19 | Pitt County, North Carolina | Pitt County | 10/26/1764 |
20 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
21 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
22 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
23 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
24 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
25 | Virginia | Virginia | 10/24/1766 |
26 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
27 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
OTHER LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1766
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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1 | Boston | Lodge of St. Andrew | 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland |