Beloit Commandery No. 6, Knights Templar, was chartered; the two histories disagree on the date.

The evidence

• “Beloit Commandery, No. 6, K. T., was chartered on January 6, 1864, a dispensation having been granted upon the petition of the following gentlemen : Sir James Collins, A. Sidney”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 633 / book p. 637

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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