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Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:bios:71Search: Full Last First
id 71 firstname Sarah Ann [Jane] lastname Collins birthyr 1855 deathyr 1947 bio Collins, Sarah Ann [Jane] (1855-1947), of Mt. Lebanon, NY, was born in Boston, MA. She became an orphan at the age of seven. She was appointed eldress of the South F., when only 20 years old. In charge of the Shaker chair industry for more than 60 years, she was personally involved in seating the chair frames. She was a very versatile and accomplished person; she played the organ, tended a vegetable garden, and in her old age, after having stopped taping chairs, she started making braided rugs, at which she became an expert (she completed her last rug when more than 90 years old). She stayed interested in and informed about the events outside her community. At the age of 80 (in 1935), she moved to the 2nd F., and eventually, to the North F. When Mt. Lebanon closed, in 1947, she moved to Hancock, MA, where she died. villageplus Mt. Lebanon. NY
Village:Hancock, MA Source:findgrave:2447Search: Full Last First
id 2447 firstname Sarah Ann lastname Collins birthdate 1855 deathdate 1947-11-25 source findgrave sourceid 2390281:144322182 sourceurl http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2390281&GRid=144322182
Village:Hancock, MA Source:hsvcensus:248Search: Full Last First
id 248 lastname Collins firstname Sarah Ann sex f birth_date 1855.05.01 birth_place Boston, MA date_admitted 1863 covenant_signed New Lebanon 1863, 1880s, 1905. Hancock 1947-1948. shaker_residences Eldress, 1880s. Chair manufacturer, 1930s. Braiding rugs at age 90. health See New Lebanon index for earlier information. Wrote letters to Florence Roberts (1932-1945), DeWint.1142. Wrote letters to Margaret Brown about chairs starting in 1923, DeWint.1089. Died 1947.11.25, age 92y 6m 25d, MPB.HVR-13, p73. Birthday, adm, occupations, age 92 at death, 'Shaker Eldress, Chair Industry Director, Dies,' clipping in HSV archives, probably from Berkshire Eagle or Springfield Republican, Nov 26, 1947 [1948], MPH.5732. Photos: Dewint, DLC, MPH, OClWHi. occupation 1948.11.25 departure_apostasy Hancock notes Obituary.
Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:whrsreel:003233Search: Full Last First