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Village:Enfield, CT Source:bios:139Search: Full Last First
id 139 firstname Emeline lastname Hart birthyr 1834 deathyr 1914 bio Hart, Emeline (1834-1914), the inventor of the "revolving" oven, lived in several Shaker communities: Enfield, CT,
Canterbury, NH, Sabbathday Lake and Alfred, ME. She was born in Hartford, CT, and joined the Center F. Shakers at
Enfield, CT, in January, 1839. She was appointed 2nd eldress March 3, 1869, and 1st eldress July 4, 1874. She was
released from that duty November 5, 1882. She entered the Shaker community at Canterbury, NH, in 1886. She was
2nd in the Maine Ministry from 1888 to 1889 (associated with Eldress Harriet Goodwin), dividing her time between
Alfred and Sabbath day Lake. In September, 1889, she returned to Canterbury. In 1891 she was joined by Lucy
Shepard, who became trustee at that time. Together they formed the firm "Hart and Shepard" for the Canterbury
Shakers. Under that name they sold sweaters, confections, the "Dorothy" cloak and many other articles. By 1904 she
was a member of the Ministry of New Hampshire.
Village:Enfield, CT Source:census:1477Search: Full Last First
id 1477 firstname Emeline lastname Hart fullname Emeline Hart eventdate Census 1850-630:15 birthdate 1836 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D9-YB5
id 1735 firstname Emeline lastname Hart fullname Emeline Hart eventdate Census 1880-5305041: birthdate 1834 cenurl https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCJ-VL1
Village:Enfield, CT Source:whrsreel:006582Search: Full Last First