In Maine, when a man petitioned to join Freemasonry, a three by five membership card was created. You will find links to the nearly 200,000 cards that record deceased members who joined between 1820 and 1995 at mainemason.org. There are some newspaper clipping obituaries included.
I found my great grandfather William Means Sr. who was initiated August 19, 1878. His eldest son, Otis, was initiated in June of 1906. His youngest son William Jr. (Billy) was initiated in November of 1918. William Sr. and his sons were all members of Lodge 91 in Machias.
Dates of death are included, as well as notations if your ancestor moved to another state.
A great resource!
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Wow what an interesting resource! Thanks for sharing
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You are welcome! I was unaware of this resource until a few days ago. One never knows what records are out there that help us tell the story of our ancestors.
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