When Were the Odd Fellows Founded?

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a non-political and non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

How did the Odd Fellows start?

1810. A group of dissatisfied members from the Manchester District of The Grand United Order met in the Ropemakers Pub, Chapel Street, Salford. They established the breakaway society The Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity, which is us – the Oddfellows. Hooray!

Are Odd Fellows related to Masons?

Subsequently, the odd fellows became religiously and politically independent. King George IV of the United Kingdom (1762–1830), admitted in 1780, was the first documented of many odd fellows to also adhere to freemasonry; both societies remained mutually independent.