Masons

“He from earth did suddenly retreat, To the grand lodge above: We trust he’s gone to take his seat, Where masons dwell in love.”

Elijah Flagg Jr. was born in Lunenburg, MA on August 17, 1779 in the midst of the American Revolution. His father may be the Elijah Flagg who lived in Worcester, MA. More research is needed. In the early 1800s he worked as a school master in Lunenburg, MA. He married Mercy Osborne of Bolton on January 12, 1808. Elijah was living in Marlborough, MA and working as a physician. The couple had four daughters, and at least three of them lived to adulthood. Dr. Flagg died on consum

David Wilder was born in Leominster, MA on May 3, 1778 to David and Lucy (Joslin) Wilder. He was one of Leominster’s most prominent citizens, serving his community as a State Representative, a State Senator, a Justice of the Quorum, a member of the Governor’s Council, and the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Wilder joined the Aurora Lodge in 1803 while it was still in Leominster. He served as the Lodge Master from 1812-1816. Later he served as the District

Capt. John Williams, Patriot, Mason, and charter member of the Order of the Cincinnati.

Moses was born to Moses and Mary (Pierce) Harrington on November 8, 1759. Though his birth was recorded in Grafton, MA the church record states he was born in Watertown, MA. He was their second child and second son. In 1776 aged only 17 Moses served during the Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. Manasseh Sawyer’s Company in Col. Nicholas Dike’s Regiment. They were stationed at Dorchester Heights, and he was given an allowance for the two days it would take him to walk hom

Colonel Seth Bannister (1739-1819) Veteran of the American Revolution Mason

Lt. Edward Wallace Wellington (1840-1880) 25th Massachusetts Infantry 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry US Civil War

Major Moses Dresser (1755-1813) of Charlton, MA. Mason, and veteran of the American Revolution.

The colorful life of Francis DeWitt (1813-1868)

A map of the locations of gravestones belonging early Masons.