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Notes - glh: Oliver Hessler appears in South Onondaga, 1840, and again in 1952-53 in the Skaneateles Methodist Church
as a ‘pastoral minister.’ Samuel C. Wheadon is noted as a member of Village Lodge No. 80 above, and also a later member
of Morning Star Lodge No. 290 at Marcellus. The name Samuel Wheadon also appears as one of the first settlers of
Marcellus on South Hill, ca 1800; this may perhaps have been he or his father.
William M[illet]. Beauchamp [b. ca 1799] was a native of Somersetshire, England and came to America in 1929. He married
Mary, daughter of James Jay, and they had five children: Mary E., Mrs. Maria B. Humphryes, [Rev.] William M., John A.,
and Sarah A.. In 1831 Mr. Beauchamp moved to Skaneateles where he founded and published the Skaneateles Democrat
in 1840. He also engaged in the nursery business and was one of the first to experiment in the raising of teasels in New York
State. He died in 1867, aged 68 years. Ref: Dwight H. Bruce, Ed., Onondagas Centennial Gleanings of a Century. 1896,
Vol II, Family Sketches, page 99.
“The William M. Beauchamp, mentioned above, is the father of Rev. Wm. M. Beauchamp and grandfather of the [present] writer. From
Dr. Beauchamp’s history of Masonry in Skaneateles, I find the following:
‘Corinthian Lodge No. 222’ – What discussion of the matter there might have been I do not know, but in his diary of January
27th, 1851, my father wrote: ‘I went to Auburn with S. Fuller and Lewis Beardsley to attend the Lodge. Three initiated. Did
not get home until 12.’
“(Brother Wm. E. Taylor of St. Paul’s Lodge, Auburn, sends me the following from the records:
‘Wm M. Beauchamp, born in England, by occupation, horticulturalist. He was 51 years of age when initiated in St. Paul’s Lodge No.
124, on the 27th day of January, 1851, withdrew May, 1851. I have no doubt that it was for the purpose of joining Corinthian Lodge No.
222 that he withdrew from St. Paul’s Lodge. Samuel Fuller, born in England, occupation Farmer. He was 24 years old when he was
initiated January 27th, 1851, withdrew May 1851, withdrew probably for the same reason.” The writer).
March 22nd – Had a meeting in my room in regard to a Lodge. March 31st had a meeting of Masons.
July 9th, Brother Hooper came over to give us Masonic instructions.
July 10th, attended Lodge morning, afternoon and evening.
February 3rd, 1852, attended Lodge.
March 19th, Mr. Chase, G. V., paid us a visit (G. V. may mean Grand Visitor).
March 22nd, Mr. Chase left for Borodino.
The next line is definite. March 27th received dispensation form Grand Lodge last night.
Note - glh: There were several “Chases” in the Onondaga Masonic District at this period:
Dudley Winthrop Chase, Horace Hills Chase and Van Buren Chase, all of Syracuse Lodge No. 102
“The first book of records of Corinthian Lodge disappeared from the Secretary’s desk and never came to light. A small copy book
replaced it, all records being written by my father [Rev. Wm]. It begins December 27th, 1853, and abruptly ends March 7th, 1855. This
came into my hands of my nephew, F. J. Humphryes. The officers elected January 3rd, 1854, were:
Samuel Fuller
Master
Richworth Mason Senior Warden
Thomas Isaam [Isom], Sr. Junior Warden
William M. Beauchamp [Sr.] Secretary
Bonville Fuller
Treasurer
Robert Courtney Senior Deacon
Coral Humphrey
Junior Deacon”
Notes – glh: There exists a May 1936 newspaper article in the Skaneateles Press entitled "Notes from my Scrapbook" by F.
J. Humphryes, an article on old families in the area, a copy of which is available from the Onondaga Historical Association.
Corinthian Lodge No. 222 appears in the List of Lodges, page 158, Grand Lodge of New York Proceedings, 1853, and is
listed in 1855, page 160, but not in 1856, page 185.
Central City No. 305
Syracuse, New York
11 Jun 1853 - 1999
So endeth the tale of this enigmatic Lodge.
Petition:
Signatures:
Barnum, Isaac D.
Bigelow, Joshua G.
Devendorf, H. H.
Hamilton, Wm. T.
5 May 1853; to M.’.W.’. Reuben H. Walworth, Grand Master.
Leach, James S.
Marvin, Edgar
Mathews, James H.
Nye, James W.
Paige, Clinton F.
Phillips, John H.
Pratt, W. H. H.
Richardson, Robert M.
Seymour, Joseph
Thompson, D. W.
Williams, George N.
Endorsement: 5 May 1853; signed by: William Hall, Master; John W. Cook, Senior Warden; William L. Palmer, Junior Warden.
At a regular meeting of Syracuse Lodge No. 102 of Free and Accepted Masons, held at the hall in the city of Syracuse on the 5th
Day of May, A.D. 1853, A.L. 5853, a petition was presented in the Lodge which was directed to the Grand Lodge of the State of New
York, signed by Bros. Joseph Seymour, W.’. H. H. Pratt and others, for a warrant for a new Masonic Lodge to be located in
Syracuse, to be called Central City Lodge.
Warrant: 11 Jun 1854
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