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Village:Alfred, ME Source:bios:223

id 223
firstname Ethel May
lastname Peacock
birthyr 1887
deathyr 1975
bio Peacock, Ethel May (1887-1975), entered the Alfred, ME, community as a teenager. She cared for many children there and moved to Sabbathday Lake, ME, in 1931. She tended to the Shaker museum for many years in her new home and "was a charming hostess" to the visitors. She also became one of the head cooks, was in charge of the dairy, taped Shaker chairs, and was a favorite with the younger members of the comunity, to whom she was known as "Grandmother."

	id	223
	firstname	Ethel May
	lastname	Peacock
	birthyr	1887
	deathyr	1975
	bio	Peacock, Ethel May (1887-1975), entered the Alfred, ME, community as a teenager. She cared for many children there and moved to Sabbathday Lake, ME, in 1931. She tended to the Shaker museum for many years in her new home and "was a charming hostess" to the visitors. She also became one of the head cooks, was in charge of the dairy, taped Shaker chairs, and was a favorite with the younger members of the comunity, to whom she was known as "Grandmother."