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
HIRAM LODGE,
NEW HAVEN
November l2,
1750
R. W. Thomas Oxnard, Provincial
Grand Master
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, MIDDLETOWN
February 14, 1754
R. W. Thomas Oxnard, Esq.,
Provincial Grand Master at Boston
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, FAIRFIELD
1762
R. W. George Harrison,
Provincial Grand Master of New York
ST.JOHN'S LODGE, HARTFORD
1763
R.W. Jeremy Gridley, Esq., of
Boston, "Provincial Grand Master of Masons in North America"
UNION LODGE, STAMFORD
November, 1764
R.W. George Harrison, Provincial
Grand Master at New York
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NORWALK
May 23, 1765
R. W. George Harrison, Grand
Master, Provincial Grand Lodge in New York
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, STRATFORD
April 22, 1766
R. W. George Harrison,
Provincial Grand Master for the Colony of New York
UNION LODGE, DANBURY
March 23, 1780
R.W. John Rowe, New York , "Grand Master for North America"
ST. PAUL'S LODGE, LITCHFIELD
June 1, 1781
R.W. Joseph Webb, Esq.,
"Grand Master of Masons in America"
WOOSTER LODGE, COLCHESTER
1781
Massachusetts Grand Lodge
MONTGOMERY LODGE, SALISBURY
March 5, 1783
Most Worshipful Joseph Webb,
"Grand Master of Ancient Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
in America"
