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[5] [6] In 1843, the Oddfellows in America declared their independence from the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows and became a self-governing Order – the Independent Order of Odd Fellows – which established lodges across the world (and continues to this day), [5] [6] [7] although inter-fraternally recognised. [8]
Odd Fellows Home (Gainesville, Florida) 1893 built Gainesville, Florida "Odd Fellows Home was built in 1893 as a tuberculosis sanatorium for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. It was subsequently used as a girls school and as the city hospital. In 1914 it became a rest home for aged Odd Fellows and an orphanage. The home was closed in 1966." [15]
In 1810 a group split from the Order and became the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity. [3] In 1819 a branch of Oddfellowship was introduced into the United States by Thomas Wildey , and remained an organic party of the Manchester Unity until 1843, when it became a separate organization under the name Independent Order of Odd ...
Odd Fellows (often incorrectly written as Oddfellows; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship [1]) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first known lodge was called Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting there were earlier ones in the 18th century.
Odd Fellows' Home or Odd Fellows Home may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) Caldwell Odd Fellow Home for the Aged, Caldwell, Idaho, NRHP-listed; Odd Fellows' Home (Worcester, Massachusetts), NRHP-listed; Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged, Springfield, Ohio, NRHP-listed; Carmen IOOF Home, Carmen, Oklahoma, NRHP ...
Manchester is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 9,406 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after one of its villages, which in turn was named after the city of Manchester in England. [3] It was formed in 1822 from the town of Farmington. The Town of Manchester includes a village also named Manchester.
The Stafford Village Four Corners Historic District is located at the junction of New York state routes 5 and 237 in Stafford, New York, United States. It is a collection of six buildings of various types from the 19th century, one of which is the oldest house in Genesee County. [2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km 2), all land. New York State Route 21 passes through the village, which is located immediately south of the New York State Thruway (exit 43) and New York State Route 96.