MassachusettsYear1800
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1800
SAMUEL DUNN, Grand Master
Joseph Laughton, Deputy Grand Master
John Boyle, Senior Grand Warden
Thaddeus Mason Harris, Junior Grand Warden
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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/10 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-165;
- II-165: Communication from St. Andrew's Lodge.
- II-166: Petition for Mount Zion, Hardwick; granted. Other petitions to be reported at the next Quarterly communication, including new petitions for lodges in Camden (Me.) and Barnstable.
- II-166: Committee appointed to determine a suitable resting place for the funeral insignia used in the 02/11 procession.
- II-166: Grand Secretary directed to give each lodge an account of its dues.
- 06/09 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-168;
- II-168: Paul Revere given charge of the Urn and regalia.
- II-169: Members of Harmonic Lodge would be allowed to petition.
- II-169: Franklin Lodge permitted to meet half the year at Cheshire, half at Lanesboro.
- 09/08 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-170;
- II-170: Petition for Sincerity Lodge, Partridgefield; filed.
- II-170: Petition for lodge in Plymouth; filed.
- II-171: Committee to settle Grand Secretary's and Grand Treasurer's accounts.
- II-171: Notice of Special Meeting in December to be published in newspapers.
- 12/08 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-174;
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/08 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-156;
- II-156: Consideration of whether the Grand Lodge would take part in the Boston city funeral procession for President Washington.
- II-157: Committee of eleven to be appointed to develop a funeral oration for Washington.
- II-157: Inquiry to Mrs. Washington to request a lock of Washington's hair to be preserved in a golden urn.
- 02/11 (Old State House, Boston): II-157;
- II-157ff: Funeral Obsequies for George Washington, with extensive description. The Golden Urn was displayed for the first time in this procession.
- 02/15 (Oxford): II-160;
- II-160ff: Funeral Honors for George Washington at Oxford. Urn present in the procession.
- 10/01 (Rehoboth): II-172;
- II-172: Constitution of Eastern Star Lodge, with officers of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island on hand.
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1800
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date | Chartering Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | St. John's (Boston) | 07/30/1733 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 2 | Boston | Rising States | 11/30/1752 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 3 | Marblehead | Philanthropic | 03/25/1760 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 4 | Portland (Me.) | Lodge at Portland | 03/30/1762 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 5 | Newburyport | St. John's (Newburyport) | 07/17/1766 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 6 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 03/02/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 7 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 8 | Nantucket | Union (Nantucket) | 05/27/1771 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 9 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1773 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 10 | Lancaster | Trinity | 02/15/1776 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 11 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 12 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 13 | Charlestown | King Solomon's | 09/05/1783 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 14 | Williamstown | Friendship | 07/23/1785 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 15 | Salem | Essex | 06/11/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 16 | Wiscasset (Me.) | Lincoln | 06/01/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 17 | Hanover | Old Colony | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 18 | Blandford | Federal | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 19 | Worcester | Morning Star | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 20 | Cheshire | Franklin | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 21 | Penobscot (Me.) | Hancock | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 22 | Greenfield | Republican | 12/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 23 | Framingham | Middlesex | 06/08/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 24 | Lenox | Evening Star | 06/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 25 | Great Barrington | Cincinnatus | 12/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 26 | Provincetown | King Hiram's | 12/12/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 27 | Hallowell (Me.) | Kennebec | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 28 | Charlton | Fayette | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 29 | Roxbury | Washington | 03/17/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 30 | Boston | Columbian | 06/08/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at large |
| 31 | Northfield | Harmony | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 32 | Dorchester | Union (Dorchester) | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 33 | Monson | Thomas | 12/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 34 | Groton | St. Paul's | 01/31/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 35 | Wellfleet | Adams | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 36 | South Hadley | Jerusalem | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 37 | Columbia (Me.) | Tuscan | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 38 | Norton | Bristol | 06/14/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 39 | Bridgewater | Fellowship | 06/15/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 40 | Concord | Corinthian | 06/16/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 41 | Franklin | Montgomery | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 42 | Oxford | Olive Branch | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 43 | Brookfield | Meridian Sun | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 44 | Lexington | Hiram | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 45 | Watertown | Meridian | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 46 | Holmes' Hole | King Solomon Lodge in Perfection | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 47 | Falmouth | Marine | 03/13/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 48 | Reading | Mount Moriah | 03/14/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 49 | Ashby | Social | 03/16/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 50 | Rehoboth | Eastern Star | 03/16/1798 constituted 10/01/1800 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 51 | Taunton | King David | 06/12/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 52 | Stoughton | Rising Star | 12/09/1799 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 53 | Hardwick | Mount Zion | 03/11/1800 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
