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The past masters of this lodge since its charter are Timothy I. Dyre, George Randall, Oliver Swain, Ephralın Kempton, Abner Bourne, Anthony D. Richmond, Thomas T. Wells, John Sargent, Lucien B. Keith, Timothy G. Coffin, John Freeman, Timothy Ingraham, Samuel W. Hayes, Henry F. Thomas, Henry Taber 2d, Isaac M. Richardson, George H. Taber, John B. Baylies, Shipley W. Bumpus, Albert H. W. Carpenter, William W. Arnold, Wanton T. Drew, James Taylor, Eze- kiel C. Gardner, Anthony A. Hall, Theodore W. Cole, F. A. Bradford, F. M. Ashley, W. A. Jenkins. The present officers are : W. M., B. Otheman ; S. W., P. H. S. W. Allen ; ' J. W., John L. G. Mason ; Treasurer, William M. Thorup; Secretary, James C. Hitch ; Chaplain, Henry W. Mason ; Marshal, Richmond C. Winter ; S. D., Henry N. West; J. D., George C. Church ; S. S., F. T. Wood; J. S., Oliver B. Davis; Organist, George Pierce; I. S., Edwin Mellor ; Tyler, Charles H Wood.
Eureka Lodge F. and A. M .- This lodge was formed by members of Star in the East Lodge, the latter having grown so large, it was deemed advisable by members of the fraternity to have another lodge. The Eureka was chartered May 8, 1857, with the following named mem . bers : Timothy Ingraham, Isaac M. Richardson, Benjamin Russell, Moses H. Bliss, Stephen A. Tripp, Moses G. Thomas, Lineas Wood,
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James C. Tripp, and Henry F. Thomas. The lodge has had a pros- perous career from the beginning. Its past masters have been Timothy Ingraham, Henry F. Thomas, Isaac M. Richardson, Amasa L. Gleason, Charles W. Seabury, John A. Lee, Abraham H. Howland, jr., Thomas B Tripp, James L. Sherman, Ansel G. Baker, William T. Soule, Wil- liam O. Woodman, Thomas B. Tripp, Frederick W. Mosher, W. H. Waterman, Arnold B. Wady, Daniel W. Corey, Thomas R. Hillman. The present officers are. Worshipful Master, Robert J. Moore; Senior Warden, Henry T. Phillips ; Junior Warden, William Bliss; Treasurer, Humphrey A. Gifford, jr. ; Secretary, Daniel W. Corey; Senior Dea- con, Clifton H. Cornish ; Junior Deacon, David F. Covell; Senior Steward, William A. Baker ; Junior Steward, Fred E. Tinkham ; Inside Sentinel, Herman Karcher; Organist, George Peirce ; Tyler, Charles H. Wood.
Adoniram R. A. Chapter .- This is an old organization and has been imparting the lessons of Chapter Masonry to several successive genera- tions in Southern Massachusetts, having sent out many of its members who have organized other chapters in various parts of the world. It was chartered October 4, 1816, and its members comprised the follow- ing companions of Attleborough and vicinity : George Ellis, Manning Richards, George W. Robinson, Otis Robinson, James Warren, Rich- ard Carrigue, Jabez Newell, Edward Richardson, Obed Robinson, jr., Darius Briggs, Abiathar Richardson, jr., John Whiting, Daniel Bab- cock, Carlos Barrows. It was moved to Taunton on the 5th of July- 1825, and after twenty years' service its location was changed to this. city, November 23, 1845. Its past high priests are Richard Carrigue, George Ellis, James W. Crossman, Samuel Caswell, jr., Timothy In- graham, Moses G. Thomas, Wanton T. Drew, John A. Lee, Abraham H. Howland, jr., William W. Arnold, Albert H. W. Carpenter, James L. Sherman, Albert E. Waight, John Howard, William W. Crossman, William M. Thorup, Ansel G. Baker, John W. Taylor. The present officers are : M. E. H. P., E. G. Morton, jr .; E. K., Charles L. Kirby ; E. S., P. H. S. W. Allen ; Treasurer, James L. Sherman ; Secretary, William M. Thorup; C. H., William H. Waterman; R. A. C., John L. G. Mason ; P. S. William Deacon ; M. Third V., Zacheus C. Dun- ham ; M. Second V., Edward A. Clark ; M. First V., Orton S. Simp- son ; Chaplain, Henry W. Mason ; Tyler, Charles H. Wood.
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Sutton Commandery of Knights Templar, and the appendant orders. -The charter for this commandery was granted May 4, 1864, to the following members: John B. Baylies, Albert H. W. Carpenter, Gus- tavus Delano, Wanton T. Drew, John Anson Lee, Charles H. Sanford, Elisha C. Leonard, Joshua B. Winslow, Henry Field, jr., Jacob L. Porter, Francis L. Porter, Robert C. Topham, Jacob B. Hadley, David Brayton, William E. Mason, Hiram Wheaton, Larnet Hall, jr., Stephen W. McFarlin, Amasa L. Gleason, John Valentine, jr., John Fuller, William W. Arnold, Andreas T. Thorup, Henry G. Pomeroy, George Bliss, James H. C. Richmond, William A. Searell, James D. Driggs, William O. Woodman, Nathan Lewis, George R. Paddock. David S. Small, Peter Fales, Peter D. Cutter, John Terry, and Ansel Tripp. Good fellowship and harmony among the Sir Knights has always characterized the proceedings of this commandery. It was named in honor of Sir Knight William Sutton, of Salem, who was much inter- ested in all that pertained to Free Masonry, particularly to Templar Masonry, and he presented Sutton Commandery with a beautiful ban- ner. The past eminent commanders are John B. Baylies, Albert H. W. Carpenter, John A. Lee, Abraham H. Howland, jr., Gardner T. Sanford, Henry Field, jr., James Taylor, William T. Soule, James L. Sherman, Ezekiel C. Gardner, Theodore W. Cole, Isaac N. Marshall. The present officers are : Eminent Commander, Charles L. Kirby ; Generalissimo, Henry W. Mason; Captain General, Erskine H. Pierce ; Prelate, Luther G. Hewins, jr .; S. W., William H. Waterman ; J. W., N. B. Kerr; Treasurer, Jaoob B. Hadley ; Recorder, F. A. Bradford ; Standard Bearer, C. W. Howland; Sword Bearer, F. M. Ashley ; Warder, E. C. Milliken ; Third Guard, E. C. Dunham ; Second Guard, William Deacon ; First Guard, Bradford L. Church ; Sentinel, Charles H. Wood.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows .- This order found an early and permanent abiding place in this vicinity, and has been prosperous in its subsequent career. At the present time there are in New Bedford two lodges, one encampment and one canton. The first lodge established in the town was Acushnet Lodge No. 41, which was instituted in 1844, with the following officers : William H. Taylor, N. G .; Isaac C. Taber, V. G .; Elisha Thornton, jr., secretary ; John Baylies, treasurer. The
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present officers are as follows : Charles Kern, N. G .; Herbert M. Atwood, V. G .; J. Harrington Sherman, secretary ; Robert N. B. Doane, P. S .; Robert W. Taber, treasurer.
Annawan Encampment No. 8 was instituted May 23, 1845, with the following officers : Elisha Thornton, jr., C. P .; William H. Taylor, H P .; Stephen G. Driscoll, S. W .; Isaac C. Taber, scribe; Nathaniel R. Childs, treasurer ; Ezekiel R. Sawin, J. W. The present officers are as follows : Frank A. Milliken, C. P .; Francis T. Wood, H. P .; Clarence S. Smith, S. W .; J. Harrington Sherman, scribe ; Charles B. Hillman, treasurer ; George A. Neal, J. W.
Vesta Lodge No. 166 was instituted February 23, 1874, with the following officers. Charles B. Hillman, N. G .; Charles H. Taber, V. G. O. F. Bly, secretary ; E. V. McLeod, treasurer. The present officers are : Hiram W. Look, N. G .; Henry C. Joseph, V. G .; Charles N. Buchell, secretary ; Charles H. Vinal, P. S .; Nathaniel P. Soule, treasurer.
Canton, "New Bedford," No. 43 P. M. was instituted April 7, 1886, with the following officers : James L. Wilber, Capt .; William H. H. Gibbs, Lieut .; Andrew J. Smith, ensign ; Charles H. Holden, clerk ; Charles W. Brownell, accountant. The present officers are : Thomas J. Gifford, Capt .; John W. Footman, Lieut .; William B. Wood, ensign ; J. Harrington Sherman, clerk ; John A. Taylor, accountant.
Stella Lodge No. 46 was instituted April 1, 1885, with the following officers : Thomas J. Gifford, N. G .; Edwin R. Bowie, V. G .; Eva B. Godfrey, secretary ; Stephen D. Pierce, financial secretary ; Charles S. Ashley, treasurer. The present officers are as follows : Hattie H. Braman, N. G .; Ida M. Holmans, V. G .; Ellen F. Potter, secretary ; Josie W. Dahl, financial secretary ; Abbie E. Tripp, treasurer. These various organizations meet in their commodious and handsomely furnished rooms in their own building which was erected on the corner of William and Pleasant streets in the year 1890. It is one of the largest and most attractive business and office buildings in New Bedford.
PART II. BIOGRAPHICAL.
Between two breaths what crowded mysteries lie - The first short gasp, the last and long-drawn sigh ! Like phantoms painted on the magic slide, Forth from the darkness of the past we glide, As living shadows for a moment seen In airy pageant on the eternal screen ; Traced by one ray from one unchanging flame, Then seek the dust and stillness whence we came. - OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
R OTCH FAMILY .- The ancestors of this family, which has been so prominently connected with the early history of Nantucket and New Bedford, came from Salis- bury, England, and settled first in Provincetown, Scituate, and other places in eastern Massachusetts. The first of the name who is mentioned in the genealogical records of New England was William Rotch, who was born in Salisbury in 1670, and came to America about the year 1700, or soon after, settling in Provincetown, The records show that early in the eighteenth century he was a prominent citizen, and took an active part in town matters. His name often appears in subscriptions for valuable publications, and among the archives of Massachusetts is a petition presented in 1741 to the Legislature by citizens of Provincetown, in which William Rotch signs first. He had two sons, Joseph and Benjamin. The former lived in Braintree and Falmouth, and afterwards went to Nantucket, where he married Love Macy, a descendant of Thomas Macy, the first immigrant to Nantucket, in 1569. From Joseph Rotch and Love Macy are de- scended that branch of the family, which settled in Nantucket and New Bedford, while Benjamin, the second son of William, was the ancestor of the Provincetown branch, whose descendants now live at Easton, Mass., Mt. Vernon, N. H., Martha's Vineyard, and in other places.
Joseph Rotch (1704-84) was an enterprising merchant of Nantucket, and was held in high estimation by his fellow citizens. In 1765 he removed to New Bedford, whose beautiful harbor he selected as being especially eligible and advantageous for the prose- cution of the whale fishery. "This event," as stated by one of the historians of New Bedford, "was of the utmost importance, and this acquisition of capital, accompanied with the ripe experience, clear-headed sagacity, and skilled methods of this accom- plished merchant, gave an impetus to the infant industry of New Bedford, which in- sured its permanence and success." New Bedford was originally a part of Dartmouth, as is well known, but as a little village had already begun to appear, it was thought necessary to give it a particular designation from the rest of the old township; and upon a public occasion Joseph Rotch suggested that the name should be " Bedford," in honor of Joseph Russell, who bore the family name of the Duke of Bedford, which suggestion was readily adopted by the inhabitants.
Mr. Rotch purchased from Joseph Russell, besides several smaller lots, ten acres of land in one tract in the center of what is now the business portion of the city of New Bedford, and was identified in many ways with the early history of the town. His house, situated on what was formerly known as Rotch's Hill, Water street, was burned by the British troops during the Revolutionary War. His family consisted of three sons, William, Joseph, and Francis.
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William Rotch (1734-1828) was born in Nantucket, where he lived until the close of the war. His comparative wealth, his integrity, and his heroic devotion to what he be- lieved was right, rendered him a conspicuous man in the community, and enabled him to render important services to his fellow citizens, whether he pleaded the cause of the helpless and destitute npon the quarter-deck of a British man-of-war, or before the provincial council at Boston. In a sketch of his personal recollections during the war, he said: " From the year 1775 to the end of the war we were in continnal embarrass- ments. Our vessels were captured by the English, and we were sometimes in danger of being starved. The exposed situation of the islands made it extremely difficult to elude the numerous cruisers that were always in the vicinity, and months would fre- quently elapse before any supplies could be obtained from the main land." The troubles of Nantucket did not end with the war, the whale fishery being ruined by the heavy 'alien duty' of eighteen pounds sterling per ton imposed upon American oil for the protection of British subjects, Great Britain being then the only market of any consequence for sperm oil." Sperm oil was sold at Nantucket after the peace at seven- teen pounds per ton, which before the war was worth thirty pounds. Mr. Rotch estimated the losses he had sustained by captures during the Revolutionary War at $60,000, and for two years after the war the business was continued at a certain loss. In this desperate state of things Mr. Rotch saw no alternative for the prosecution of his business but to proceed to England and endeavor to establish the whale fishery there. He had several interviews with William Pitt, the chancellor of the exchequer, and with Lord Hawksbury ; but they would not consent to the introduction into England of any American-built ships. Mr. Rotch proceeded to France and laid his proposition before the comptroller of finance, the minister of foreign affairs, and other officials, who ex- tended a cordial welcome, and the business was finally established at Dunkirk.
"Full of most interesting incidents is the story of William Rotch's residence in France. The striking and instructive aspect of his life while there is that perfect harmony and consistency of character maintained by him in all the circumstances in which he was placed. The French Revolution brought suffering and danger to him and his family, but there was no wavering in the firmness with which he maintained the principles of his faith -- as vital to Him when the mob howled about his dwelling at Dunkirk as when he pleaded the cause of Christian liberty before the national assembly at Paris, with Mirabeau as its president." True to his Quaker principles, when he ap- peared before the national assembly he refused to take off his hat or to wear one of the cockades which were considered necessary for every one in order to avert suspicion among the lower classes. "In the course of the year 1792," he writes, "fresh trials awaited us. A great insurrection took place in Dunkirk, founded upon a rumor of the exportation of corn. Several houses were attacked, their furniture totally destroyed, and mauy of our friends but just escaped with their lives. Martial law was proclaimed, and whenever five men were seen together in the evening or night, orders were given to fire upon them. Upon an announcement of a victory of the French over the Aus- trians a general illumination was ordered, but as we could take no part in war, we re- fused to join in rejoicings for victory. 'Well,' said the mayor, 'keep to your principles. Your houses are your own, but the streets are onrs, and we shall pursue such measures
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as we think proper for the peace of this town.' We retired, though not without some fear that they would send an armed force. However, they took another method, and sent men to erect a frame in front of our house and hang a dozen lamps upon it. The mayor had also the great kindness to have another similar frame with lamps placed be- fore his own house, in addition to the usual full illuminations, and he placed a man in front of our house to assure the people that we were not opposed to the government." In 1793, when war was imminent between England and France, it became necessary to leave Dunkirk to prevent the capture of the ships by the English. Mr. Rotch writes as follows: "Two of our ships were captured full of oil and condemned, but we recovered both by my being in England, where I arrived two weeks before the war took place. Louis XVI. was guillotined two days after I left France, an event solemnly anticipated and deeply deplored by many who dared not manifest what they felt."
Mr. Rotch finally left Europe July 24, 1794, with his family, in the ship Barclay, and after a long passage of sixty-one days, once more reached America. After a year's resi- dence in Nantucket, he removed to New Bedford in 1795, where he remained until his death, in 1828, in his ninety-fifth year. His residence was the Mansion House, corner of Union and North Second streets. The author of the first history of New Bedford speaks of him as follows: "His venerable and patriarchal appearance during the latter part of his life is well remembered by the writer. Tall and dignified in his person, his face ex- pressive of benevolence, with his long silvery locks and the drab-colored suit of the style of the Society of Friends, combined with his noble and philanthropic character, rendered him an object of profound respect to his fellow citizens, as well as to his nu- merous friends among the distinguished merchants and men in pubhe life at home and abroad. He was a fine specimen of a merchant, a man of the strictest integrity, frank, generous, high-minded in the truest sense, of broad and liberal views, a friend of the oppressed and down-trodden, in fine, a more perfect character it has never fallen to our lot to know, and is probably rarely to be met with in any community."
William Rotch was the owner of the famous ship Bedford,which first displayed the American flag in British waters, an event which is thus described in Barnard's history of England. "The ship Bedford, Captain Moores, belonging to Massachusetts, arrived in the Downs on the 3d of February, 1783, and was reported at the custom house on the 6th instant. She was not allowed regular entry until some consultation had taken place between the Commissioners of the Customs and the Lords of the Council, on ac- count of the many acts of Parliament in force against the rebels of America. She was loaded with four hundred and eighty-seven butts of whale oil, is American built, manned wholly by American seamen, and belongs to the Island of Nantucket, in Massachusetts. This is the first vessel which has displayed the thirteen rebellious stripes of America in any British port."
Francis Rotch (1750-1822), the younger brother of William, was also a successful merchant and the owner of several ships, among which was the Dartmouth, from which the tea was thrown overboard in Boston Harbor, December 16, 1773. It is a remarka- ble coincidence that, by two occurrences associated with the beginning and close of the war, the two ships, Bedford and Dartmouth owned by the two brothers, Francis and William Rotch, should have thus made memorable the names of the mother town and
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infant village. Nancy Rotch, the widow of Francis, lived during the latter years of her life on the corner of Walnnt and Sixth streets in New Bedford.
William Rotch, jr., (1759-1850), was born at Nantucket and moved to New Bedford soon after the Revolutionary War, where he spent the remainder of his life. He is well remembered as one of the prominent merchants of the place during the first half of the present century. He was one of the incorporators and the first president of the New Bedford Institution for Savings in 1825. He subscribed nearly half of the money raised for the erection of the Friends' Academy. which was built in 1811, upon land given for the purpose by his father, and was the first treasurer of the board of trustees, his father being the first president. His residence for many years was the building. now occupied as the Mariners' Home, then situated at the corner of William and Wa- ter streets, nearly opposite the Merchants' National Bank. He lived afterwards on County street, his home being purchased after his death by the late Edward C. Jones. One of his especial characteristics was his hospitality towards strangers coming to New Bedford, whether rich or poor, whom he entertained with simplicity and courtliness. He, as well as his father, was an earnest advocate of the anti-slavery cause and as- sisted many a bondman to obtain his freedom.
Benjamin Rotch, the second son of William Rotch, sr., was born at Nantucket and accompanied his father to England and France in 1785. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, when his father returned to America, Benjamin went to England and soon after to Milford Haven, where he established the whale fishery under the au- spices of the British government. He afterwards went to London, where he and his wife resided during the remainder of their lives. Two of the children of Benjamin, named Francis and Eliza, came to America, where they married and remained until their death. Francis married Ann Morgan, sister of Charles W. Morgan, of New Bed- ford; and Eliza married Prof. John Farrar, a celebrated mathematician of Cambridge. Mrs. Farrar (1792-1870) was an authoress of some note. Among her earliest publica- tions were " The Children's Robinson Crusoe." " Life of Lafayette," "Howard," and " Youth's Letter Writer." Her most popular work, " Young Lady's Friend," (1837) passed through many editions in the United States and England. Her " Recollec- tions of Seventy Years," published in 1865, contains many interesting anecdotes of the distinguished persons whom she met during her eventful life, and she was con- sidered one of the most accomplished and refined women of her time.
The second son of Benjamin Rotch, name ! also Benjamin, was a barrister in Lon- den, a member of parliament and chairman for several years of the board of Middlesex magistrates in London. The youngest son, Thomas Dickason, was brought up as a civil engineer and was noted for his inventive ability. His son, William D., is a dis- tinguished barrister in England, and a great admirer of American institutions and re- publican principles.
William Rotch, jr., (1759-1850) married Elizabeth Rodman, of Newport, R. I., and had five children : Sarah, who married James Arnold, of New Bedford; William R., who married Caroline Stockton, of Princeton, N. J .; Joseph, who married Ann Smith, of Philadelphia ; Thomas, who married Susan Ridgeway, of Philadelphia; and Mary who married Charles Fleeming, and afterwards George B. Emerson. William R. Rotch
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had two children, Horatio and Mary; the latter married Capt. Charles Hunter, of Newport.
Joseph Rotch (1790-18,9) had five children : Elizabeth, who married Joseph Angier ; Benjamin S., William J., Rodman, and Joanna. Of these, Benjamin S. (1817-1882) was graduated at Harvard in 1838, he and his brother William being the two marshals of the class, which numbered among its members, Lowell, Eustis, Devens, Story, and many other well-known men. In 1846 he married the eldest daughter of the Hon. Abbott Lawrence, and accompanied the latter to England when he was appointed our minister to the court of St. James. It was during this and subsequent visits to Europe that he had the opportunity to improve and enltivate that interest in the fine arts which rendered his influence in artistic matters most valuable. His careful study of foreign collections, supplemented by practical work, made him a competent and fastidious critic, as well as a painter whose landscapes have shown to advantage in many local exhibitions. He was a trustee of the Boston Athenaeum and of the Museum of Fine Arts, and chairman of its committee. He also filled most successfully many other public and private offices which were confided to him, and was a member of the Legislature and aid-de-camp on the staff of Governor Briggs. He had seven children: Edith, Arthur, Aimee (who married Winthrop Sargent), Catharine, Annie L., William, and Abbott Lawrence. Of these Arthur was graduated at Harvard in 1871, and pursued a thorough course of archi- tecture at the " Ecole des Beaux Arts" at Paris. On his return from abroad he settled in Boston, where he has been devoted to his profession, and, although possessed of an ample fortune, takes rank among the leading architects of the country, and has paid considerable attention to musical and art matters. Abbott Lawrence Rotch at an early age exhibited a decided taste for mechanical engineering, and took a course at the Insti- tnte of Technology at Boston. He was born in Boston January 6, 1861, graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1884 with the degree of S. B., and founded in 1885 the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Milton, Mass., for scientific research depending on the investigation of atmospheric problems. The advantage of local weather forecasts was first demonstrated to the government by trial at this observa- tory. The work of the observatory has been directed by him, and the Harvard Col- lege Observatory has co-operated in publishing the results. Since 1887 he has been associate editor of the American Meteorological Journal, the only magazine de- voted to the science of meteorology in the United States. At the Paris exposition of 1889 he represented the United States in Class Fifteen of the International Jury of Awards, and received the national decoration of Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur. The honorary degree of A. M. was conferred by Harvard University in 1891. In 1891 he assisted at the international conference of directors of weather services at Munich, Bavaria, by invitation of the secretary of the international committee. He is a mem- ber of the following scientific societies: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, corresponding member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society ; fellow of the Royal (London) Meteorological Society, Deutche Meteorologische Gesellschaft, Société Météorologique de France, Société Astronomique de France, and councilor to the New England Meteoro- logical Society.
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