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Village:Alfred, ME Source:bios:74Search: Full Last First
id 74 firstname Harriet, N. lastname Coolbroth birthyr 1864 deathyr 1953 bio Coolbroth, Harriet, N. (1864-1953), was born in Scarborough, ME, the youngest of seven siblings (five brothers and two sisters). Upon the death of her parents, she was brought at the age of ten to the Alfred Shakers,together with the youngest brother. She was placed under the care of Eldress Francella Blake, and upon her death, under Eldress Eliza Smith. After a brief time in the trustee's office, she became eldress at the 2nd F., due to Eldress Eliza's failing health. In 1917 she supervised the move of the 2nd Family to the Church Family, and she was appointed eldress again, from 1818 to 1931. She also served as trustee or deaconess, from May 1927 to May 1931. When the two Maine communities were consolidated, she once again supervised the move of the cShakers to Sabbathday lake in 1931. She "retained the spiritual leadership of her Sisters for another ten years, in union with Eldress Prudence [Stickney]" (Ruth Mildred Barker, 1971) when she relinquished it, due to failing health. She was referred to, by Sr. Mildred, as "another pillar of Zion." Sr. Harriet was also an important source of Shaker songs - eager and willing to teach them to the Shaker girls, Mildred Barker among them.
Village:Alfred, ME Source:census:3215Search: Full Last First
id 3215 firstname Harriet lastname Coolbroth eventdate Census 1910-: birthdate 1864 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR32-JTH
id 3217 firstname Harriet lastname Coolbroth eventdate Census 1880-: birthdate 1864 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ4-VWK
Village:Alfred, ME Source:census:3213Search: Full Last First
id 3213 firstname Harriet N lastname Coolbroth eventdate Census 1930-:3 birthdate 1865 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMD6-RSF
id 3214 firstname Harriet N lastname Coolbroth eventdate Census 1920-:94 birthdate 1865 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8W-58P
id 3216 firstname Harriet N lastname Coolbroth eventdate Census 1900-74:41 birthdate 1864 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMG7-7KW
Village:Sabbathday Lake, ME Source:shakerdic:19Search: Full Last First
id 19 firstname Harriett newell lastname Coolbroth birthyr 1864 deathyr 1953 sourceid 48 sourceurl https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&hl=en&pg=PA48
Village:Alfred, ME Source:whrsreel:003359Search: Full Last First