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Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:bios:71

id 71
firstname Sarah Ann [Jane]
lastname Collins
birthyr 1855
deathyr 1947
bio Collins, Sarah Ann [Jane] (1855-1947), of Mt. Lebanon, NY, was born in Boston, MA. She became an orphan at the age of seven. She was appointed eldress of the South F., when only 20 years old. In charge of the Shaker chair industry for more than 60 years, she was personally involved in seating the chair frames. She was a very versatile and accomplished person; she played the organ, tended a vegetable garden, and in her old age, after having stopped taping chairs, she started making braided rugs, at which she became an expert (she completed her last rug when more than 90 years old). She stayed interested in and informed about the events outside her community. At the age of 80 (in 1935), she moved to the 2nd F., and eventually, to the North F. When Mt. Lebanon closed, in 1947, she moved to Hancock, MA, where she died.
villageplus Mt. Lebanon. NY

	id	71
	firstname	Sarah Ann [Jane]
	lastname	Collins
	birthyr	1855
	deathyr	1947
	bio	Collins, Sarah Ann [Jane] (1855-1947), of Mt. Lebanon, NY, was born in Boston, MA. She became an orphan at the age of seven. She was appointed eldress of the South F., when only 20 years old. In charge of the Shaker chair industry for more than 60 years, she was personally involved in seating the chair frames. She was a very versatile and accomplished person; she played the organ, tended a vegetable garden, and in her old age, after having stopped taping chairs, she started making braided rugs, at which she became an expert (she completed her last rug when more than 90 years old). She stayed interested in and informed about the events outside her community. At the age of 80 (in 1935), she moved to the 2nd F., and eventually, to the North F. When Mt. Lebanon closed, in 1947, she moved to Hancock, MA, where she died.
	villageplus	Mt. Lebanon. NY

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