1749
1749: The powerful Masonic lodge Saint Jean de Jérusalem Ecossaise was founded in Port-au-Prince during the early colonial era.
1749: The powerful Masonic lodge Saint Jean de Jérusalem Ecossaise was founded in Port-au-Prince during the early colonial era. This institution served as a primary site for the social and intellectual organization of the white and later colored elites.
Source · p. 261
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 261