Grand Lodge of New Jersey
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| Formation | January 30, 1787 |
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Region | The State of New Jersey |
| Website | newjerseygrandlodge.org |
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The Grand Lodge of New Jersey Free & Accepted Masons is the official governing body of New Jersey Masonic Lodges[1] as recognized by other Grand Jurisdictions throughout the world. As early as 1730, New Jersey was one of the first states with active Freemasonry.[2]: 51 The Grand Lodge of NJ was formally established in 1787.[3]: 558 The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of State of New Jersey[4] and The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of New Jersey recognize each other as Masonic Grand Lodges.
History of the Lodge
Background
The first known Freemason to live in the "New World" is believed to be John Skene, who was a member of Aberdeen Lodge #1 in Scotland. His name appears as the 27th listed in one of the oldest written records of Freemasons, the Mark Book of Aberdeen Lodge#1 (1670), as "Merchand and Meason".[5][6][7]: XVI : 1 Records being vague of the membership to protect trade secrets, John Skene's name is the first that can be traced to the new world.[8]: 55 John Forbes, another Freemason from Aberdeen Lodge #1, moved to Plainfield, New Jersey in 1684 only to go back to Scotland the following year.[9]: 122 Several other Masons from Aberdeen Lodge #1 moved to West Jersey during the same period but most shortly moved back to Scotland.[10]: 182
The passage for many of these Masons was secured by Harrie Elphingson (Master of Aberdeen Lodge #1 at the time of the Mark Book of 1670) as booking agent and under the patronage of the
Freemasonry in the Early American Colonies
On June 5 of 1730, the
References
- ^ Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. "Beginnings of American Freemasonry". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Oliver, George. Macoy, Robert. General History, Cyclopedia and Dictionary of Freemasonry. Masonic Publishing Company, 1870.
- ^ Prowell, George Reeser. The History of Camden County, New Jersey. L. J. Richards & Company, 1886.
- ^ Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, State of New Jersey. "Home Page". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "The Colonial Skene Family". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Freemasonry from AD 1600 to the Grand Lodge Era". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Bulloch, John. Henderson, John Alexander. Scottish Notes and Queries, Volumes 5-6. D. Wyllie & son, 1892.
- ^ Hodapp, Christopher. Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington,, Part 3. Ulysses Press, Dec 21, 2006.
- ^ Barclay, John Memoirs of the Rise, Progress and Persecutions of the People Called Quakers: In the North of Scotland. Nathan Kite, 1835.
- ^ a b Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell; Yates, Donald Neal Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History. McFarland, 2012.
- ^ Mackey, Albert G. "Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry (Extended Annotated Edition)" Jazzybee Verlag, 2013
- ^ Jeffers, Harry Paul. Freemasons: A History and Exploration of the World's Oldest Secret Society. Citadel Press, 2005.
- ^ The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America. "PEACHFIELD (1725)". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Lambert, David E. The Protestant International and the Huguenot Migration to Virginia. Peter Lang, 2010.
- ^ a b Brownell, John. H.. Smith, Arthur Maurice. Morcombe, Joseph E.. Pride, Richard. Campbell, George T.. The American Tyler-keystone: Devoted to Freemasonry and Its Concerdant Others, Volume 16, Issue 14. J. H. Brownell, 1902.
- ^ a b Whitehead, William Silas "Origin of Masonry in the State of New Jersey: And the Entire Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, from Its Organization." J. H. Hough, 1870
- ^ Lemay, J. A. Leo "The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 2: Printer and Publisher, 1730-1747" University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006
