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In memory of Mrs. Anna Lacey, Wife of Josiah Lacey, Esqr., Who departed this life April 7, A. D. 1812, aged 46 years 3 months and 2 days. History of Bridgeport and vicinity, Volume 1, edited by George Curtis Waldo (Jr.) http://books.google.com/books?id=DwkWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22josiah+lacey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fvz8TtGjJKLg0QHNgZ 2DAg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22josiah%20lacey%22&f=false Capt. Josiah Lacey, a house joiner by trade, was commissioned in 1777 by Governor John Hancock to raise a company for the Continental army. This he did and was its captain for three years. After the war he built a house at 237 State Street. Josiah Lacey, captain. Born 1746; died October 28, 1812. Served as private in Lexington Alarm; ensign under Colonel Dimon, 1775; lieutenant under Colonel Waterbury, 1776; captain in Fifth Regiment, 1777-1780. He was Master of St. John’s Lodge, Bridgeport, CT, in 1802. St. John's Lodge, No. 3, Free and Accepted Masons, of Bridgeport, was founded under a charter dated February 12, 1762, the same having been issued by George Harrison, Grand Master of the province of New York, to Eleazer Hubbell of Stratfield. At this time there was not a grand lodge in Connecticut; in fact, there were only two local lodges, Hiram No. 1 of New Haven, instituted in 1750, and St. John's No. 2 of Middletown, instituted in 1754. The first meeting of the St. John's lodge at Stratfield was held at the home of Capt. Samuel Wakeman, on what is now Park Avenue, a short distance south of State Street, on February 15, 1762. There were just five members present at this time, namely: Arnout Cannon, of New York, who acted as master pro tern; Joseph Knapp and Isaac Young, of Fairfield; Eleazer Hubbell, of Stratfield; and J. Anderson, a visiting member of the lodge who acted as secretary. This particular meeting was called for the purpose of initiating into the order David Wheeler and Wolcott Chauncey. The first regular meeting was held at the house of Richard Hubbell, on the street later called Clinton Avenue, on February 24, 1762. On July 14th of the same year occurred the first election of officers and Eleazer Hubbell was chosen the first master. Until December 8, 1762 the meetings of the lodge were held in Stratfield, but on that date the lodge was moved to the house of c Young in Fairfield. Two years later it was again moved, this time to the "Sign of the Anchor," presumably an inn at Fairfield. In January, 1763, it was voted that the lodge should have a seal and parchment and that the secretary should assess the sum of three shillings for a certificate. Until 1780 the initiation fee was three pounds ten shillings, approximately $17, then it was changed to three pounds in silver coins. That the members of the lodge in the early days were not strangers to the sociability and good will of the "flowing bowl" is abundantly proved by various items in the official records. The lodge room was equipped with a spacious punch-bowl and the the steward had his orders "to provide necessaries for the lodge room, rum, sugar, pipes and tobacco." These appurtenances, or "refreshments" as they were officially designated, were considered indispensable to a successful meeting. Needless to say, this feature has passed with the years. The two St. John's Days—June 24th and December 27th—were days when a celebration was held, the lodge members inviting their friends to hear a sermon by some member of the clergy. Rev. Andrew Elliot of Fairfield was a frequent speaker on these occasions, also Revs. Lamson, Baldwin, Shelton and Sayre. Some present or token of appreciation was usually presented to the obliging minister, such for instance, as a strip of calico to Reverend Elliot and a pair of silk gloves to Reverend Stebbins. Under date of February 25, 1793 the record states the following: "Voted unanimously, That Bros. Lacey and Cannon wait on the Rev. Philo Shelton and present him with the thanks of this lodge, as likewise one guinea, for his excellent discourse on St. John's Day, 27th December, 1792, at Newfield." Some of the prominent members of the lodge at this time were Jonathan Bulkley, who served for seventeen years as master; Gen. Elijah Abel, sheriff of Fairfield County; Lieut. Isaac Jarvis and Capt. Samuel Smedley, who won honors in the Revolutionary war; and Dr. Francis Forgue, the leading doctor of the village. In connection with the latter a pathetic note appears in the records, when it was written "That Brother Abel be desired to wait on Brother Forgue and know whether it is his desire that prayers be desired for him at the Throne of Grace, under his present indisposition of body." A short time later Forgue died. During the War of the Revolution long intervals occurred when no meetings were held, in fact until 1789 meetings were infrequent. In 1789 Josiah Lacey, Lambert Lockwood and Daniel Young induced the removal of the order to the village of Newfield where they were engaged in business. Here the first meeting was held at the house of Daniel Young, on the southwest corner of Union and Water Streets, on June 24, 1789. Nine members and four visiting members were present. After the election of officers and delegates to the convention the members walked to the tavern of William Peet, "where they dined and drank in good harmony." On January 27, 1790 it was decided to meet at the house of William Peet upon the north side of State Street and on December 14, 1791 another removal was made to Josiah Lacey's house, on the south side of State Street, between Main and Water. A year later the lodge began to meet in the home of Isaac of Hinman, on the southwest corner of Wall and Water streets. From 1800 until 1812 the lodge was compelled, by order of the grand lodge, to meet within one mile of the court house in the Town of Fairfield. In 1812 the members returned to Hinman's house. Free Masonry suffered severe criticism during the years 1831-2, owing to the alleged abduction of Morgan and in Bridgeport, as elsewhere, the order was pronounced "injurious to morality and religion." St. John's Lodge strenuously defended themselves and an article signed by fifty members was published in the local newspapers. Among the prominent signers of this defense were: Hanford Lyon, Philo Hurd, Wilson Hawley, Gen. Enoch Foote, Charles Foote, William Peete, Rev. H. R. Judah, Dr. William B. Nash, Abijah Hawley, Ezekiel Hubbell, Eli Thompson, and Gideon Thompson, all representative men of Bridgeport. However, after 1847 Masonry began to revive and once more St. John's became active. Meetings were held in the old lodge room in the second story of a school house at 200 State Street, afterwards upon the northwest corner of State and Water streets, at the foot of State, and then over 38
Ferris Kurd's store on Water Street. In 1835 the lodge occupied rooms in the Sturdevant Building at the corner of Main and Bank streets. http://gl.ctfreemasons.net/index.php/history-of-the-grand-lodge-of-connecticut.html HIRAM LODGE, NEW HAVEN 12 Nov 1750 R. W. Thomas Oxnard, Provincial Grand Master ST. JOHN'S LODGE, MIDDLETOWN 14 Feb 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 Nov 1764 R.W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master at New York ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NORWALK 23 May 1765 R. W. George Harrison, Grand Master, Provincial Grand Lodge in New York ST. JOHN'S LODGE, STRATFORD 22 Apr 1766 R. W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master for the Colony of New York UNION LODGE, DANBURY 23 Mar 1780 R.W. John Rowe, New York , "Grand Master for North America" ST. PAUL'S LODGE, LITCHFIELD 1 Jun 1781 R.W. Joseph Webb, Esq., "Grand Master of Masons in America" WOOSTER LODGE, COLCHESTER 1781 Massachusetts Grand Lodge MONTGOMERY LODGE, SALISBURY 05 Mar 1783 Most Worshipful Joseph Webb, "Grand Master of Ancient Masons for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in America" FREDERICK LODGE, FARMINGTON 18 Sep 1787 “Massachusetts Grand Lodge," at Boston ST. JOHN'S LODGE, FAIRFIELD. This Lodge was instituted in 1762, under a Warrant from R. W. George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master of New York, by which "our worshipful and well-beloved Brother Eleazer Hubbell, was nominated, constituted and appointed to be Master of the Saint John's Lodge, in the County of Fairfield, and Colony of Connecticut." The members of this Lodge, in the year 1763, were Eleazur Hubbell, Isaac Youngs, Woolcott Chauncey, Benjamin Wyncoop, David Wheeler, Ebenezer Bartam, Jr., Joseph Silliman, Joseph Knapp, N. Smith Odell, Gold, Samuel Hull, Jr., Daniel Brown, Timothy Northam, Seth Sherwood, Henry Ketch, Seth Warner, John Whiteo, Aaron Hubbell, John Gregg. Upon the organization of the Grand Lodge, a new charter was taken out by this Lodge, locating it at Newfield, and giving it rank as "number three" in the list of subordinates. From and after the October session of 1801, St. John's, No. 3, was located at Bridgeport, or, at least, their returns to the Grand Lodge were dated at that place, until the May session of 1809, when by vote of the Grand Lodge it was " ordered, that Saint's Lodge, No. 3, be holden in future within one mile of the court-house in the town of Fairfield." This arrangement was continued until the annual communication of 1821, since which, without any action of the Grand Lodge, the permanent location has been at Bridgeport; and in 1826 a new Lodge was constituted in Fairfield. St. John's, No. 3, has generally been among the most active flourishing Lodges in this jurisdiction; but in the excitement that, which prevailed for a few years after 1826, she bowed before the storm, only to rise when it had passed, and to stand again, more erect and firm than ever. ----- Diary kept by Capt. Elihu Marshall while a participant in the campaign against the Indians of New York state in the summer of 1779 ... Wyoming Valley, Tioga, Chemung, Owego, and elsewhere, June - Sept. 1779. ----- Yale and her Honor-roll in the American Revolution, 1775-1783, by Henry Phelps Johnston http://books.google.com/books?id=XAcAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA312&dq=%22john+mix%22+%22regiment%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vCEC T-GHOKjs0gHTxbjGAg&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22john%20mix%22%20%22regiment%22&f=false John Mix, Lieutenant, Continental Army, of Farmington, CT; b. 1755. He entered the army as Ensign in the Third Connecticut Regiment, Colonel Wyllys, 1 Jan 1777, and served at first along the Hudson, and in fortifying West Point. 28 Apr 1778, he was promoted Lieutenant and Adjutant of Col. Butler's Second Connecticut Regiment, and afterwards acted as Quartermaster. From 1 Jan 1781, to the close of the war he was in Col. S. B. Webb's regiment in the Highlands. He remained in service until Sep 1783. After the war Mix settled in Farmington, and held various offices. He kept the position of Town Clerk for thirty-two years from 1791, represented his town in the Assembly, six sessions excepted, for 25 years, and from 1810 to 1820 was Probate Judge. In 1796 the governor appointed him Quartermaster General of the State Militia, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was thereafter known as Col. Mix. In 1776 he married Martha Cowles, daughter of Solomon Cowles Martha Spencer [or Ezekial Cowles and Martha Hooker?], who died 23 Feb 1826, aged 72. Col. Mix himself died 29 Apr 1834, leaving no descendants. Member Connecticut Cincinnati Society. Children 1. Eben Hooker Mix b: 10 OCT 1776 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 2. Betsey Mix b: 25 DEC 1781 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 3. Ann Goodwin Mix b: 15 FEB 1783 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 4. Ann Goodwin Mix b: 4 MAR 1784 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 5. William Mix b: 27 SEP 1785 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 6. Catherine Mix b: 1 DEC 1787 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 7. Martha Hooker Mix b: 1793 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 39
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