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Village:Hancock, MA Source:bios:142Search: Full Last First
id 142 firstname Olive Fuller (Mrs. Austin) lastname Hayden birthyr 1896 deathyr 1987 bio Hayden, Olive Fuller (Mrs. Austin) (1896-1987), of the Church F., Hancock, MA, joined the Shakers in October, 1903, when 7 years old. Her teachers were Sr. Hattie Emoretta Belden, to whom she wrote a loving letter in 1905, and Eldress Elizabeth Belden, Sr. Emoretta's younger sister. Olive signed the covenant in June, 1918, and in turn became a Sunday School teacher. She left in August, 1935, for health reasons. She became a skilled practical nurse, lived in Clinton, CT, married to Mr. Morris Austin. (She later became a most valuable source of information about the Shakers, and was among those interviewed in Ken Burns' film about the Shakers.) She died in March, 1987 at age 90. villageplus the Church F.. Hancock
Village:Hancock, MA Source:hsvcensus:584Search: Full Last First
id 584 lastname Hayden firstname Olive Fuller sex f birth_date 1896.05.31 birth_place CT date_admitted 1903.10.31 covenant_signed 1918.06.26 shaker_residences Hancock 1903, 1905, 1908, 1910-1911, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1938? health Domestic, 1920. occupation 1914.08.08 departure_apostasy Arrived Hancock Chh Family 1903.10.31, age 7, MPH.5218. Wrote a sweet letter to Fidella Estabrook 1905.04.01 (MPH blue dot 9790 922 Ha ms.) Birthdate; in Hancock Shaker school Nov 1908; guardian Emoretta Belden, MPH.1008. In 1910 at age 14, was 5' 3½' tall; in 1911 at age 15, was 5'4', MPH.5220. 1910 U.S. census, Hancock MA family 92: age 13, born CT, no trade. Left 1914.08.09, age 18; returned 1914.11.28, age 18, MPH.5218. Signed covenant 1918.06.26, NOC.10,345. 1920 U.S. census, Hancock, MA family 106, age 23, born CT, domestic. Res room 12 in brick dwelling, 1928, MPH.OHA. 1930 U.S, census, Hancock, MA family 89: age 33, born CT, no occupation. Left again 1935.08.15, age 39, MPH.5218. On town of Hancock voters' list 1938, MPH.1653a. Photos, MPH, NCH.