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id 106
firstname Fidelia (Emma)
lastname Estabrook
birthyr 1875
deathyr 1911
bio Estabrook, Fidelia (Emma) (1875-1911), was at the Church F., Hancock, MA, in 1890. In that year, at the age of fifteen, she was a correspondent to THE MANIFESTO; writing poems, .Notes about home," and an essay. (She, a seamstress, and three sisters of hers were listed in the 1900 US Census; one of them, Fannie, became an eldress. Their father, Dwight, was a Civil war veteran.) She signed the Church F. covenant in December 1895, and was still listed as seamstress in the 1910 US Census, but became a school teacher. She was the author of the book of poems: "8erkshire wild-flowers" published probably in 1902, by The Abbey Press, New York. The advertising circular stated: "This book is especially designed for invalids and shutins, but may be found a ... joy to others" (Richmond, VoLl, 1977). She was of frail health due to two accidents, and later had to use a wheel chair; but her room was a general meeting room, where a lot of reading aloud was done; the Sisters used the Atheneum (the Pittsfield, MA, Library), as their source of books. She died when only 36 years old.

	id	106
	firstname	Fidelia (Emma)
	lastname	Estabrook
	birthyr	1875
	deathyr	1911
	bio	Estabrook, Fidelia (Emma) (1875-1911), was at the Church F., Hancock, MA, in 1890. In that year, at the age of fifteen, she was a correspondent to THE MANIFESTO; writing poems, .Notes about home," and an essay. (She, a seamstress, and three sisters of hers were listed in the 1900 US Census; one of them, Fannie, became an eldress. Their father, Dwight, was a Civil war veteran.) She signed the Church F. covenant in December 1895, and was still listed as seamstress in the 1910 US Census, but became a school teacher. She was the author of the book of poems: "8erkshire wild-flowers" published probably in 1902, by The Abbey Press, New York. The advertising circular stated: "This book is especially designed for invalids and shutins, but may be found a ... joy to others" (Richmond, VoLl, 1977). She was of frail health due to two accidents, and later had to use a wheel chair; but her room was a general meeting room, where a lot of reading aloud was done; the Sisters used the Atheneum (the Pittsfield, MA, Library), as their source of books. She died when only 36 years old.

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