Craft Masonry in Albany County, New York - Onondaga and Oswego ...

service will be conducted at the grave by Dr. John Archibold, assisted by the officers and members of the Lodge." Among his pall
bearers was the Superintendent of Schools and the former mayor of Cohoes."
Children, b. Cohoes, NY:
1. Raymond Hildreth Sprague, b. 1899; d. 18 Feb 1985
2. Kenneth R. Sprague, b. 1901; d. 1901
3. Robert Addison Sprague, b. 15 Dec 1902; d. 2 Dec 1968, Big Rapids, Mecosta, MI
4. Thomas Peterman Sprague, b. 26 Jun 1905; d. 16 Jun 1991, Whiting, Ocean Co., NJ
5. Living
6. Clarence (Larry) Lincoln Sprague, b. 30 May 1913; d. Abt 1983, Great Neck, Nassau Co., NY
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A. D. Wait, who has been reappointed a member of the National Racing Board of the L. A. W., is one of the most prominent citizens
and business men of Cohoes. He has been a resident here for the past quarter of a century and for fifteen years has been in the
employ of John Leggett & Son, paper box manufacturers, for the past five years having managed their large establishment. Mr. Wait
is a veteran wheelman, having ridden since 1883. He is a member of the Cohoes Wheelmen, a most flourishing organization. He is
well known as a successful race meet promoter and takes a lively interest in wheeling and everything pertaining thereto and enjoys
well deserved popularity. He was last year a member of the State Racing Board of the L. A. W. and is now chairman of that body,
having recently been appointed to that position by Chief Consul Potter. In politics Mr. Wait is an active worker and although he has
never looked for political fame by seeking office he has nevertheless been a faithful worker for the party to which he adheres. Mr.
Wait is also a member of the Cohoes Lodge [No. 116], F&AM, and an active member of the Hiram Chapter, R. A. M.
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Edward Walker, is one of the leading manufacturers of the city of Cohoes, and has been a resident of this city since 1857, where
he first held a position as overseer of the spinning department in Harmony Mills. In 1875 he engaged in the business with David
Williams, under the firm name of Walker & Williams. As a manufacturer of cotton batting he has been located at the present factory,
corner of Rensselaer and Courtland streets, since 1891. Mr. Walker in his busy life has little time to devote to political matters, yet
he has served five terms as alderman and is] now a member of the Board of Health. He is of New England ancestry, and his mother
was a native of this State. He is a native of Delaware county, born in 1831, and is a son of Horace Walker, also & native of that
county and a lumberman on the Delaware River in early life. Mr. Walker's early manhood was spent at his birthplace, New Berlin
and Utica. He is the father of one son and five daughters. He is a member of Cohoes Lodge No. 116, F&AM, and of Cohoes
Chapter R. A. M.
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David Williams, was born in Troy and removed to Cohoes at a very early age. He was a blacksmith by trade and conducted a
blacksmith shop from 1872 until 1874. He then sold out and went into the bat and shoddy business with Edward Walker, the firm
name being Walker & Williams Mfg. Co. He was appointed fire commissioner in 1893 and served until Jun 1896. He is a member of
Cohoes Lodge No. 116, F&AM, Cohoes Chapter No. 168, R. A. M., and resides at 108 Mohawk street.
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Mount Moriah Lodge No. 143, Albany, New York
Warrant: 1 Mar 1853; Philips Grand Lodge.
At the Union on 7 Jun 1858, the name and and number was renamed Ancient City No. 452, 1858, merged with Temple No. 14,
1977, to become Ancient Temple No. 14, still extant in 2009.
Tompkins Lodge No. 175, Guilderland, New York
Warrant: 7 Dec 1808
The Altamont Enterprise - Thursday, November 1, 2001
http://historicnewspapers.guilpl.org/altamont-enterprise-2001-july-december/altamont-enterprise-2001-july-december%20-
%200568.pdf
The June 2001 Quarterly Newspaper of Freemasonry, The Cornerstone, was sent to this desk by Jack Carman of Dunnsville. It
included a very interesting article on an early Masonic Lodge in Guilderland. The information had come into the possession of Arthur
Gregg in the 1960's.
In April of 1808, seventeen Master Masons residing in the Guilderland area, in the hamlet of Hamilton, petitioned the Grand Master
for a charter to establish a lodge in that area. The community was prospering with the growth of the Hamilton Glass Works. On the
main transportation route, the Great Western Turnpike, and with its proximity to Albany, the village of Hamilton seemed assured of
success and growth.
The new lodge would be named Tompkins after the newly-elected governor of New York State, Daniel D. Tompkins. He was a past
Grand Secretary and a political ally of Dewitt Clinton, then the Grand Master of Masons of New York. Most of the men who signed
the petition included names well known in our town's history: Veeder, Waggonar, Batterman,Sloan, and Schoolcraft.
Both John Schoolcraft and Christopher Batterman were well-known tavern keepers in Hamilton at the time. Schoolcraft was the
grandfather of John L. Schoolcraft, whose house on the turnpike is presently being restored by the town and the Friends of the
Schoolcraft Cultural Center.
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