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Birth of Mother Ann lee
Mother Ann Lee was born on Feburuary 29, 1736. She was born in Manchester, England. -
The Shaker's religion
The Shakers practice a religion that is also their way of life. The religion was founded in England in 1747. The members of The Shakers lived in gender separated, dorm-like bedrooms, but later came together to work, and pray. -
The Shaking Quakers
Ann Lee joins the group known as the Shaking Quakers, so named because they shook when performing a religious dance. In her youth, -
Mother Ann Lee is imprisoned
Lee is imprisoned by the English government during a period of torture. -
Mother Ann Lee finds The Shakers
Mother Ann Lee found a new religious group named the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, later known simply as the Shakers. -
Mother Ann Lee arrives to America
The Shakers were one of the many religious groups who wanted freedom. They migrated to America because they followed Mother Ann Lee in 1774. There, they established several colonies. -
Their First Colony
They first built their colonies in 1776. They established it at Nikayuna near Albany, New York. -
Death of Mother Ann Lee
Mother Ann Lee died in Watervliet, New York. Under the churchs' guidance, The Shakers established certain patterns of life for the Shaker community to follow.
