Photos:Mt Lebanon Hancock Hamilton Richmond
Village:Watervliet, NY Source:bios:311Search: Full Last First
id 311 firstname Jennie lastname Wells birthyr 1878 deathyr 1956 bio Wells, Jennie (1878-1956), born in Buffalo, NY, she went to the Groveland, NY, Shakers when she was four. She
moved to WaterVliet, NY, when Groveland was closed in 1892. She signed the covenant in 1904 and took care of children,
thus she was in charge of the Relyea sisters (see ph200). She moved from the North F. to the South F., when the
former was sold, and to the North F., Mt. Lebanon, NY, in 1931, where she became known for her Shaker dolls and
as an expert weaver. She had to move, again, when that community closed, too; this time to Hancock, MA, where
she lived, from 1947 to 1956. She was an important source of information about Shaker furniture, and, together with
Eldresses Ella Winship and Anna Case and Sisters of other Shaker communities, helped to build the New York State
Museum Shaker collection from 1926 on.
Village:Hancock, MA Source:findgrave:2499Search: Full Last First
id 2499 firstname Jennie M lastname Wells birthdate 1879 deathdate 1956-01-11 source findgrave sourceid 2390281:144322294 sourceurl http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=2390281&GRid=144322294
Village:Hancock, MA Source:hsvcensus:1343Search: Full Last First
id 1343 lastname Wells firstname Jennie M. sex f birth_date 1878.02.04 birth_place Buffalo, NY (HTR, Brewer index) date_admitted 1947 covenant_signed 1904 Watervliet shaker_residences Groveland NY. Watervliet NY. New Lebanon 1938-1947. Hancock 1947, 1953-1954. health Weaver, n.d. occupation Birthdate estimated from death record, MPB.HVR-13, p73. Former res Buffalo, NY (HTR, Brewer index). Adm Groveland age 4 (Cathcart? Brewer index). Moved to South Family Watervliet, then to Mt Lebanon North Family when Watervliet closed in 1938 (Brewer index). Moved to Hancock in 1947 when Mt Lebanon closed (Cathcart? Brewer index). 'Jennie Wells is well but does not do any of the house work,' Mary Dahm letter to Mr. Leo Muhlfelder, 1953.11.29 (New York State Library, Albany; copy at MPH). Age 76 or 77 at death, died at Hancock Chh Family 1954.01.09, NOC.13,420 ... OR 1956.01.11, age 77y 11m 7d, MPB.HVR-13, p73. Photos: NCH (weaving; Watervliet North Family 8 & her dog Tippy). departure_apostasy 1954.01.09 1956.01.11 notes Hancock death_date NOC.13,420. MPB.HVR-13, p73.
Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:shakerdic:77Search: Full Last First
id 77 firstname Jennie lastname Wells birthyr 1878 deathyr 1956 sourceid 233 sourceurl https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&hl=en&pg=PA233
Village:Watervliet, NY Source:whrsreel:015695Search: Full Last First