Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Organizational History
Date | Event |
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1774 | Ann Lee (born 1736, Manchester, England), leader of the Shakers, sailed from Liverpool, England, to New York with eight companions, eventually settling at Niskeyuna (later called Watervliet), N.Y. |
1781 | Shaker community (City of Union) founded at Enfield, Conn. |
1781-1783 | Ann Lee and other Shakers traveled in Massachusetts and Connecticut spreading Shaker doctrine |
1784 | Death of Ann Lee James Whittaker assumed leadership (died 1787) |
1787 | Shaker community established at New (Mount) Lebanon, N.Y.; became the leading Shaker community and continued its traditions until 1947 Joseph Meacham became Shaker leader (died circa 1796) |
1790 | Shaker community (City of Peace) organized at Hancock, Mass. |
1792 | Shaker communities (Holy Ground and City of Love) founded at Canterbury, N.H., and Tyringham, Mass. |
1793 | Shaker communities founded at Enfield, N.H.; Shirley and Harvard, Mass.; and Alfred, Maine |
circa 1796 | Lucy Wright became Shaker leader (died 1821) |
1806 | Shaker communities founded at Turtle Creek (later called Union Villagev and Watervliet, Ohio |
1806-1811 | Shaker communities founded at Pleasant Hill and South Union, Ky., and Busro, or West Union, Ind. |
circa 1813 | Shaker community founded at Canaan, N.Y. |
1822 | Shaker community founded at North Union, Ohio |
1824-1825 | Shaker community founded at Whitewater, Ohio |
1850 | Shaker membership rose to about six thousand including adults in New York, New England, the Middle West, and Kentucky |
1875 | Shaker membership declined to about 2400, with less than 1000 members by 1905 |