| bio | White, Anna (1831-1910), of the North F., Mt. Lebanon, NY, joined the Shakers in 1849 (at the age of 18), and,
according to the BERKSHIRE EAGLE, she "brought a fortune of $40,000 when she joined the Shakers," and was
"sister of R. Cornell White, long identified with Brooklyn steamship interests." She remained a member of the Shaker
community for 61 years, and a member of the Elder's order for 45 of those. She signed the covenant in 1850. She
was listed in the US Census of 1860 as a matmaker, in 1870 as doing housework, and in 1880 as a seamstress. In
January, 1865, when Harriet Bullard transferred to WateNliet, NY, Anna White became 2nd eldress. She was
appointed 1 st eldress upon Eldress Antoinette Doolittle's death in 1887. She compiled several memorial volumes,
dedicated to such leaders as Elder Frederick W. Evans, Eldress Antoinette Doolittle, Sister Polly Lewis, Eldress
Eliza Ann Taylor; compiled .Original Poems by the North Family of Shakers, "1895; wrote of "The Motherhood of
God," 1903, and other pamphlets.
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