History of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut
The Lodges which formed the first Masonic Convention in Connecticut, whose delegates took the first preliminary step towards establishing the Grand Lodge, were the following, viz:— Hiram, at New Haven; St. John's, Middletown; St. John's, Fairfield; St. John's, Hartford; St. John's, Norwalk; King Solomon's, Woodbury; St. John's, Stratford; Compass, Wallingford; Union, Danbury; Wooster, Colchester; St. Paul's, Litchfield; and King Hiram, Derby.
Some of these Lodges have kept their records in a good state of preservation, from their first organization, which enables us to give the following brief sketch of their early history. From others we have found no records earlier than the formation of the Grand Lodge, and all the knowledge we have of their previous existence is derived from the fact that they were represented in the Convention of Delegates at the time the Constitution was adopted.
-taken from "The Records of Freemasonry in the State of Connecticut with a brief Account of its Origin in New England, and the Entire Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, from its First Organization, A.L. 5789" compiled from authentic sources by E. G. Storer, Grand Secretary, 1859
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HIRAM LODGE, NEW HAVEN |
November l2, 1750 |
R. W. Thomas Oxnard, Provincial Grand Master |
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ST. JOHN'S LODGE, MIDDLETOWN |
February 14, 1754 |
R. W. Thomas Oxnard, Esq., Provincial Grand Master at Boston |
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ST. JOHN'S LODGE, FAIRFIELD |
1762 |
R. W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master of New York |
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ST.JOHN'S LODGE, HARTFORD |
1763 |
R.W. Jeremy Gridley, Esq., of Boston, "Provincial Grand Master of Masons in North America" |
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UNION LODGE, STAMFORD |
November, 1764 |
R.W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master at New York |
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ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NORWALK |
May 23, 1765 |
R. W. George Harrison, Grand Master, Provincial Grand Lodge in New York |
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ST. JOHN'S LODGE, STRATFORD |
April 22, 1766 |
R. W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master for the Colony of New York |
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UNION LODGE, DANBURY |
March 23, 1780 |
R.W. John Rowe, New York , "Grand Master for North America" |
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ST. PAUL'S LODGE, LITCHFIELD |
June 1, 1781 |
R.W. Joseph Webb, Esq., "Grand Master of Masons in America" |
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WOOSTER LODGE, COLCHESTER |
1781 |
Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
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MONTGOMERY LODGE, SALISBURY |
March 5, 1783 |
Most Worshipful Joseph Webb, "Grand Master of Ancient Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in America" |
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FREDERICK LODGE, FARMINGTON |
September 18, 1787 |
“Massachusetts Grand Lodge," at Boston |
