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Lee, Ann
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Ann, 1736–84, English religious visionary, founder of the Shakers in America. Born in Manchester, she worked there in the cotton factories and then became a cook. In 1762 she was…Shakers
(Encyclopedia) Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name…Wilkinson, Jemima
(Encyclopedia) Wilkinson, Jemima, 1752–1819, American religious leader, b. Cumberland, R.I. As a girl she was powerfully impressed by the sermons of George Whitefield and also aspired to emulate the…Brewer's: Mother Ann
Ann Lee, the “spiritual mother” of the Shakers. (1735-1784.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mother BunchMother A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Watervliet
(Encyclopedia) WatervlietWatervlietwôˌtərvlētˈ, wôˈtərvlētˌ, wŏˈ– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 11,061), Albany co., E N.Y., on the Hudson River, opposite Troy, near the terminus of the Erie…Rutledge, Ann
(Encyclopedia) Rutledge, Ann, 1813?–1835, American historical figure, alleged fiancée of Abraham Lincoln. Her father kept the inn at New Salem, Ill., where Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. Ann's…Bickerdyke, Mary Ann
(Encyclopedia) Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817–1901, Union nurse in the American Civil War, b. Mary Ann Ball in Knox co., Ohio. Generally called Mother Bickerdyke, she served throughout the war in the…Hannah
(Encyclopedia) Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann
(Encyclopedia) Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann, 1774–1821, American Roman Catholic leader, usually called Mother Seton, b. Elizabeth Ann Bayley, New York City. She was the daughter of a prominent…Anne Bradstreet: Her Mother's Epitaph
Her Mother's Epitaph Here lies A worthy matron of unspotted life, A loving mother and obedient wife, A friendly neighbor, pitiful to poor, Whom oft she fed, and clothed with her store; To…Trending
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