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History of Konohassett Lodge

by Wor. G. Warren Bates on the occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Lodge in 1965

    In 1865, several Cohasset Brothers, recognizing the beneficent purposes of Masonry, conceived the idea of having a Masonic Lodge in Cohasset, and on May 24, 1865, Brothers Andrew J. Souther, Zaccheus Rich and James H. Bouvé, by invitation of Brother George Beal, Jr., met at his house, and after consultation agreed that they, with such other Brothers as might join, should petition the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge at the Quarterly Communication in June for a Dispensation to congregate as a legal Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.

    The application was made and the Dispensation was granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, bearing the date of June 13, 1865, and signed by William Parkman, Grand Master, and attested to by Charles W. Moore, Grand Secretary.

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