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November 15, 1877: S.L. MacGregor Mathers was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft in Hengist Lodge No.195 in Bournemouth, England.
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November 12, 1808: J.J.J. Gourgas was appointed a Deputy Inspector General of the Rite of Perfection at New York by John Gabriel Tardy.
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November 9, 1848: Rob Morris received all the degrees of Royal Arch Masonry in Lexington Chapter No. 9 in Lexington, Mississippi.
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November 9, 1775: James Monroe was made a Mason at Williamsburg Lodge No. 6 in Virginia.
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November 8, 1959: Frank S. "Dad" Land, founder of the Order of DeMolay, died at the age of 69.
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November 4, 1752: George Washington was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Fredericksburg Lodge in Virginia.
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November 4, 1850: Albert Pike was raised a Master Mason in Western Star Lodge No. 2 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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October 29, 1808: Sampson Simson received the 17th and 18th degrees from Abraham Jacobs.
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