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Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:bios:318Search: Full Last First
id 318 firstname Anna lastname White birthyr 1831 deathyr 1910 bio White, Anna (1831-1910), of the North F., Mt. Lebanon, NY, joined the Shakers in 1849 (at the age of 18), and, according to the BERKSHIRE EAGLE, she "brought a fortune of $40,000 when she joined the Shakers," and was "sister of R. Cornell White, long identified with Brooklyn steamship interests." She remained a member of the Shaker community for 61 years, and a member of the Elder's order for 45 of those. She signed the covenant in 1850. She was listed in the US Census of 1860 as a matmaker, in 1870 as doing housework, and in 1880 as a seamstress. In January, 1865, when Harriet Bullard transferred to WateNliet, NY, Anna White became 2nd eldress. She was appointed 1 st eldress upon Eldress Antoinette Doolittle's death in 1887. She compiled several memorial volumes, dedicated to such leaders as Elder Frederick W. Evans, Eldress Antoinette Doolittle, Sister Polly Lewis, Eldress Eliza Ann Taylor; compiled .Original Poems by the North Family of Shakers, "1895; wrote of "The Motherhood of God," 1903, and other pamphlets. villageplus the North F.. Mt. Lebanon
Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:shakerdic:80Search: Full Last First
id 80 firstname Anna lastname White birthyr 1831 deathyr 1910 sourceid 237 sourceurl https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&hl=en&pg=PA237
Village:New Lebanon, NY Source:sni_work:2060Search: Full Last First