History
Jerusalem Lodge #99, Established 1850
Past Masters of Jerusalem #99
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Sylvester Redfield |
1850 |
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John N. Perkins |
1851 |
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William S. Price |
1852 |
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B. F. Morey |
1853 |
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B. F. Morey |
1854 |
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B. F. Morey |
1855 |
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B. F. Morey |
1856 |
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A. J. Dowdy |
1857 |
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S. Temple |
1858 |
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S. E. Patton |
1859 |
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William Reeder |
1860 |
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G. Nebeker |
1861 |
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G. Nebeker |
1862 |
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G. Nebeker |
1863 |
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G. Nebeker |
1864 |
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G. Nebeker |
1865 |
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A. J. Dowdy |
1866 |
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A. J. Dowdy |
1867 |
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A. J. Dowdy |
1868 |
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G. Nebeker |
1869 |
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G. Nebeker |
1870 |
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G. Nebeker |
1871 |
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George B. Sparks |
1872 |
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G. Nebeker |
1873 |
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George B. Sparks |
1874 |
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George B. Sparks |
1875 |
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J. Roberts |
1876 |
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J. Roberts |
1877 |
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J. Roberts |
1878 |
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P. Z. Anderson |
1879 |
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B. F. Morey |
1880 |
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B. F. Morey |
1881 |
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B. F. Morey |
1882 |
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J. Roberts |
1883 |
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J. Roberts |
1884 |
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H.B. Dudley |
1885 |
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James Roberts |
1886 |
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J. Roberts |
1887 |
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R. B. Bailey |
1888 |
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R. B. Bailey |
1889 |
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J. Roberts |
1890 |
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J. N. Frist |
1891 |
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C. M. White |
1892 |
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H. Nebeker |
1893 |
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G. M. C. Bartmess |
1894 |
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D. W. Larr |
1895 |
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F. N. Frist |
1896 |
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C. M. White |
1897 |
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C. M. White |
1898 |
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C. M. White |
1899 |
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C. M. White |
1900 |
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G. M. C. Bartmess |
1901 |
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C. M. White |
1902 |
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Ross Adams |
1903 |
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Ross Adams |
1904 |
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A. Roberts |
1905 |
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C. Cluder |
1906 |
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L. E. Marvel |
1907 |
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L. E. Marvel |
1908 |
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I. T. Peer |
1909 |
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W. T. Reid |
1910 |
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W. T. Reid |
1911 |
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J. N. Frist |
1912 |
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I. T. Peer |
1913 |
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W. E. Benner |
1914 |
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W. E. Benner |
1915 |
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J. F. Adams |
1916 |
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J. F. Adams |
1917 |
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W. E. Benner |
1918 |
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S. Amour |
1919 |
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E. A. Lewin |
1920 |
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E. A. Lewin |
1921 |
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George Kitto |
1922 |
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David Llewellyn |
1923 |
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Thomas W. Wilson |
1924 |
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W. Samuel Bell |
1925 |
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David T. Wilson |
1926 |
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Raymond B. Medlock |
1927 |
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John Dunsmore |
1928 |
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Charles Taylor |
1929 |
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George Harwood |
1929 |
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Clarence A. Harrison |
1930 |
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H. Raymond Gilfoy |
1931 |
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William F. Provence |
1932 |
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E. A. Lewin |
1933 |
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George Baird |
1934 |
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Roy Butts |
1935 |
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Fred E. Vanhorn |
1936 |
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Louis J. Lemstra |
1937 |
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Odell Archer |
1938 |
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William M. Vastbinder |
1939 |
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Toivo A. Lahti |
1940 |
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Ray R. Shew |
1941 |
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Otis F. Shell |
1942 |
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John T. Miller |
1943 |
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John Griffiths |
1944 |
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Thomas A. Connely |
1945 |
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John Griffiths |
1946 |
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Leonard Hill |
1947 |
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Ear B. Waters |
1948 |
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Albert J. Dunsmore |
1949 |
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Donald Reinerio |
1950 |
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Wakefield P. Kirkman |
1951 |
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Ray M. Biggs |
1952 |
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Harold E. Ruby |
1953 |
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James E. Moudy |
1954 |
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Morris G. Montgomery |
1955 |
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Joesph Marks |
1956 |
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Claude L. Vietti |
1957 |
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Eugene D. Barton |
1958 |
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Elmer E. Humphrey |
1959 |
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Herbert A. Donald |
1960 |
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Paul R. Miller |
1961 |
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Ben S. Sharp |
1962 |
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Carl F. Cloyd |
1963 |
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James W. Helms |
1964 |
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Arthur S. Nowling |
1965 |
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Jack L. McMullen, Sr. |
1966 |
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Wayne L. Blackburn |
1967 |
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David Llewellyn |
1968 |
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Donald R. Kemper |
1969 |
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Henry L. Maudlin |
1970 |
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Arthur E. Jones |
1971 |
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Edward M. Reiber |
1972 |
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Donald M. Wright |
1973 |
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Dtanley D. Owens |
1974 |
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John B. Monts |
1975 |
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Earl L. Guinn |
1976 |
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Paul I. Holbert |
1977 |
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Arnold T. Abner |
1978 |
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Michael L. Guinn |
1979 |
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Richard L. Baker |
1980 |
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George E. Williams |
1981 |
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Steven A. Giordano |
1982 |
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Frank J. Pitchkites |
1983 |
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Jack L. MuMullen, Jr. |
1984 |
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James S. Cloud |
1985 |
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John M. Summers |
1986 |
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James W. Toppas |
1987 |
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Michael Kelley |
1988 |
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Floyd E. Bennett |
1989 |
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Jeffery A. Bates |
1990 |
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Edward P. Magee |
1991 |
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Charles E. Cartwright |
1992 |
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Paul E. Cox |
1993 |
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Dirk Foltz |
1994 |
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Leo Measch |
1995 |
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Tim Foltz |
1996 |
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Neal Woodard |
1997 |
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R. Joe Cartwright |
1998 |
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Brian V. Price |
1999 |
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Robert D. Shepard |
2000 |
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James W. Toppas |
2001 |
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Ronald C. Lockwood |
2002 |
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Ared Allen |
2003 |
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Kevin S. Williams |
2004 |
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James W. Toppas II |
2005 |
| Bradley A. Shepherd |
2006 |
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Gary L. Blackburn |
2007 |
Here is a genealogy of Dr. Sylvestor Redfield, the Charter Master of Jerusalem Lodge #99.
1. William Redfield emigrated from England to the colony of Massachusetts between the years of 1630 and 1639. The exact date is unknown, but as early as 1639 he owned four acres on the south side of the Churles River about six miles from Boston. In September of 1646 he sold his land to Edward Jackson.
William removed to Pequot, later called New London, in the Connecticut colony where he bought 10 acres of arable land lying at Munhegan. His family at this time consisted of his wife, Rebecca; his daughters, Lydia, Rebecca, and Judith; and his son, James. William’s death occurred about May of 1662. His widow, Rebecca, survived him for an unknown period of time. The last record of her is in 1667.
2. James Redfield, the only son of William, bound himself to Hugh Roberts of New London on April 1, 1662 for five years, “to learn the art and trade of tanning,” when he was around age sixteen. In May of 1669, James Redfield married at New Haven, Connecticut to Elizabeth How. A daughter was born in May of 1670 and he removed to Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard in 1671. In July of 1676 he was living at Saybrook with his wife, children, and a servant man.
James Redfield moved from Saybrook to Fairfield, Connecticut as early as 1963, and his wife, Elizabeth died a short time before moving. Living in Fairfield, he married for a second time, this time to Deborah Sturges. They had a son, James. James had three children by his first wife; their names were Sarah, Mrs. John Seeley, and Theophilus. Sarah married Daniel Frost. The deaths of James and Deborah probably occurred before 1723.