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Village:Canterbury, NH Source:bios:162Search: Full Last First
id 162 firstname Emma Belle lastname King birthyr 1873 deathyr 1966 bio King, Emma Belle (1873-1966), of Canterbury, NH, was born in Johnston, RI. She was brought in to the Canterbury Shakers in 1878, at the age of five. She served her community at the age of 18 as one of the teachers in the Shaker school, and signed the covenant in 1884. She eventually received her diploma from Plymouth State college, and taught school in the summer at her community for more than two decades. In 1913, she was appointed 2nd eldress, and five years later she assumed the lead position, which she filled until her death. She was later given even more responsibilities, when upon the death of Josephine E. Wilson in 1946, she was appointed to the Central Ministry of the society, serving first with Frances Hall of Hancock, MA, and upon her death in 1957, with Gertrude May Soule, of Sabbathday Lake, ME. She played a central role in the final closing of Mt. Lebanon, NY, in 1947, relocating the Central Ministry first to Hancock, MA (1947-1957), and then to Canterbury, NH. She wrote a pamphlet "A Shaker's Viewpoint," published in 1957. In 1959, with the help of attorneys from Manchester, NH, she established the Shaker Central Fund, 'to provide for the well being of the remaining covenanted Shakers, and to assist with the preservation of the Shaker heritage, principles and ideals.' In addition, she was instrumental in establishing the Emma King Library at The Shaker Museum and Library, Old Chatham, NY, and played an important role in the growth of that museum. villageplus Canterbury. NH
Village:Sabbathday Lake, ME Source:shakerdic:48Search: Full Last First
id 48 firstname Emma belle lastname King birthyr 1873 deathyr 1966 sourceid 119 sourceurl https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&hl=en&pg=PA119
Village:Canterbury, NH Source:whrsreel:008302Search: Full Last First