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The Shakers were founded in New Manchester, England and practiced a religion that was also a lifestyle to them.
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Shakers follow Mother Ann Lee to the United States of America.
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The Shakers start oe of there first coloines in Nikayuna near Albany, NY
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Mother Ann passed away in 1784 and Father James Whittaker, assumed the leadership of the fledgling society. Father James died in 1787. Causing the first American borned shaker,Elder Joseph Meacham to claim leadership.
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4,000 to 5,000 Shakers were estimated to br the population of there culture.
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The founder was John Humphrey Noyes; he was born in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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John Humphrey Noyes started to make theories that guided to the foundation of truth in the Oneida Community.
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The Putney Association came into being and has been labled as a purely religious body.
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Noyes tried to hand over leadership to his son, Dr. Theodore Noyes. He ran the community with a tight fist which was resented by the people.
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306 members were counted in this year, proving that it has grown.
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There was hostility from the surrounding communities, Noyes, felt like it was time to abandon the system of Complex Marriage. Even though Noyes wanted to keep the community together after this, but he failed and problems occurred.
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A joint-stock company, called the "Oneida Community, Limited," was set up and the Oneida Community was fully abandoned.
