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Village:Canterbury, NH Source:bios:152Search: Full Last First
id 152 firstname Mary Alice lastname Howland birthyr 1884 deathyr 1973 bio Howland, Mary Alice (1884-1973), of Canterbury, NH, was born in Lowell, MA, and joined in 1899, on her birthday. She was a resident at Canterbury for 74 years, and lived at the 2nd F. until it was disbanded and then moved to the Church F. She was known as a skilled horticulturalist and cook, and a great lover of nature. She kept bees, took photographs, and decorated note cards sold by the Shakers. Although she is given credit for having teaching experience, no exact dates are known (George J. Lorenz, The Shaker Quarterly, 1993). villageplus Canterbury. NH