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词条 William North (mason)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Time in Lowell

  3. Family life

  4. Genealogy

  5. References

William North (July 13, 1794 – January 3, 1872) was a well known civic leader in Lowell, Massachusetts, for whom the William North Lodge, A.F. & A.M. was named.[1]

Early life

He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut to Salmon North and Jerusha Leeds. His paternal grandfather, Isaac North was a lieutenant in the Revolution.[2]

William joined the Methodist Church in Goshen, Connecticut in 1815.

Time in Lowell

He came to Lowell in 1834. In Lowell, he was a member of the Chapel Hill Methodist Church. He was a founder of St. Paul's Methodist Church, where he was a trustee, and remained active for many years. The church building is now the United Teen Equity Center.

In Lowell, William North was overseer of the Dyeing at the Middlesex Manufacturing Company. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen, the School Committee, and the vice president and director of the City Institution for Savings. He was also a member of the Lowell City Council, and the Massachusetts State Legislature.

[3] [4]

He was a master of three lodges; Seneca Lodge in Torrington, Connecticut, Libanus Lodge in New Hampshire, and Pentucket Lodge in Lowell. He was also Deputy Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and Senior Grand Warden of the same lodge.

Family life

He married Laura Hyde (1792-1847) of Oxford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe, and sister of Orson Hyde.

Their children were Caroline Laura North (1819-1899), William Leeds North (1821-1882), and Frederick Thorpe North (1828-1873). Caroline Laura North married the Reverend William Rice, and they named a son William North Rice.

Genealogy

  • William North, son of
  • Salmon North (1763–1867), son of
  • Isaac North (1729–1804), son of
  • Isaac North (1702–1788), son of
  • Thomas North (1673–1763), son of
  • Thomas North (1657–1722), son of
  • John North (1611–1691)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=WILLIAM NORTH 1794–1872|url=http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWNorth|website=Masonic Genealogy}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=William North (1794–1872)|url=http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/william-north_22512008?geo_a=r&geo_s=ca&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41014&o_lid=41014&o_sch=Web+Property|website=Ancestry.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=WILLIAM NORTH 1794–1872|url=http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWNorth|website=Masonic Genealogy}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=200 Years of Masonic Heritage PENTUCKET LODGE|url=http://pentucketlodge.org/Masonic_Heritage.html|website=Pentucket Lodge}}
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6 : 1794 births|1872 deaths|People from Lowell, Massachusetts|American Freemasons|American Methodists|People from Wethersfield, Connecticut

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