Various fraternal, service and other organizations existed in which our ancestors participated. Fraternal organizations are associations of people bound together for social, literary, religious, philosophical, athletic or philanthropic purposes. The Chinese are credited with the first beneficent fraternal organization in the form of burial societies. Later, the Greeks and Romans fostered fraternal societies, and among the benefits accorded the member was that of the paid burial. The Friendly Societies of England superseded the guild system of that county. They are responsible to a marked degree for the institution of the fraternal life insurance system, having paid benefits since 1793. The Friendly Societies persisted until 1812 when they were superseded by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:30:40 +0000
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