Robert Macoy

Robert Macoy (October 4, 1815 – January 9, 1895)^[1] was born in Armagh, Ulster County, Ireland. He moved to the United States at the age of 4 months.^[2] He was a prominent Freemason, and was instrumental in the founding of the Order of the Eastern Star^[3] and the Order of the Amaranth.^[4] He also founded what may be the largest Masonic publishing, regalia, and supply house currently active, Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company.

^ "About Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., Inc". Retrieved 31 July 2007.
^ Voorhis, Harold Van Buren (Harold Van Buren Voorhis) (1976). The Eastern Star: The Evolution from a Rite to an Order. Richmond, Virginia: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
^ "History of the Order". General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
^ "The Order of the Amaranth". Supreme Council, Order of the Amaranth. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.

[macoypublishing-1] "About Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., Inc". Retrieved 31 July 2007.

[evolution-2] Voorhis, Harold Van Buren (Harold Van Buren Voorhis) (1976). The Eastern Star: The Evolution from a Rite to an Order. Richmond, Virginia: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

[oeshistory-3] "History of the Order". General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.

[amaranthhistory-4] "The Order of the Amaranth". Supreme Council, Order of the Amaranth. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.

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