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St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City, United States, is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the
The lodge originally met on Ann Street in New York City. In 1770, a fire destroyed St. John's Lodge room, along with their lodge jewels and furniture. A new set of by-laws was adopted in 1773 and was signed by 70 members of the lodge. The lodge purchased a new altar bible in November 1770 which was used in the first Presidential Inauguration and is now known as the George Washington Inaugural Bible.
At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the members of St. John’s Lodge who supported the Colonies’ independence seized the lodge’s warrant, and fled New York City. These exiled members held gatherings at the Fishkill Supply Depot in Fishkill, New York, until the end of the war in 1783, when they returned to New York City with the warrant, while many Masons who supported the British fled to Canada.
In 1789, St. John’s was acknowledged as the oldest Masonic lodge in New York State, and was designated as Number 1. A new charter was then conveyed to St. John’s Lodge, under which charter the lodge is still working.
St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. Website
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York
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Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7, 1757 by George Harison, Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York
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under the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns).
History
The lodge originally met on Ann Street in New York City. In 1770, a fire destroyed St. John's Lodge room, along with their lodge jewels and furniture. A new set of by-laws was adopted in 1773 and was signed by 70 members of the lodge. The lodge purchased a new altar bible in November 1770 which was used in the first Presidential Inauguration and is now known as the George Washington Inaugural Bible.
At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the members of St. John’s Lodge who supported the Colonies’ independence seized the lodge’s warrant, and fled New York City. These exiled members held gatherings at the Fishkill Supply Depot in Fishkill, New York, until the end of the war in 1783, when they returned to New York City with the warrant, while many Masons who supported the British fled to Canada.
In 1789, St. John’s was acknowledged as the oldest Masonic lodge in New York State, and was designated as Number 1. A new charter was then conveyed to St. John’s Lodge, under which charter the lodge is still working.
Notable members
* Edward Antill – Lt. Colonel in the Revolutionary War * Abraham Baldwin – American Founding Father and first president of the University of Georgia *Joshua Bloomer – First graduate ofKing's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom:
*King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge
*King's College London, a constituent of the University of London
It ca ...
(now Columbia University)
*Ebenezer Foote – Major in the Revolutionary War
*Jacob Morton
Major-General Jacob Morton (1761–1836) was an American military officer, lawyer, and businessman.
Biography
Morton was born in New York City on July 8, 1761. He studied law at The College of New Jersey, the predecessor of Princeton University; ...
– Marshal for the First inauguration of George Washington
* John Ramage – Miniature artist and Second Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War
* José Miguel Carrera – Chilean general and one of the founders of independent Chile
Notes
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St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. Website
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York
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