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ID 269 FULLNAME Gillespie, Mary A. ISSUE tm1706 DETAILS Death of a noted Shakeress. Eldress Mary A. Gillespie of the Shaker Society at Alfred,
died April 15th. of pneumonia. She was born in Portsmouth, N. H., June 9th, 1829. She
was taken to the Shakers in Canterbury when but a child. At an early age she manifested
those religious traits that marked her later years. When but little more than a youth
she was placed as assistant eldress in the Novitiate order. Twenty-seven years ago she
came to Maine to act as one of the ministry for the societies in Alfred and New
Gloucester. During all these years she has been an able minister of the truth, her life
emphasizing her teachings. A woman of uncommon ability. Her heart was so filled with
love for all humanity that the many friends outside of our society who became acquainted
with her will share in our bereavement and unite with us in mourning the departure of so
able a minister, so loving a sister, and so true a friend. J. B. N.
AGE 58 yrs DEATHDATE 1887-04-15 VILLAGE Alfred, ME FirstNAME Mary A. LastNAME Gillespie
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