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10 Important dates of the Shakers

  • The Beginning of the Shakers

    The Beginning of  the Shakers
    The Shakers were founded in New Manchester, England and practiced a religion that was also a lifestyle to them.
  • To the United Stated of America

    To the United Stated of America
    Shakers follow Mother Ann Lee to the United States of America.
  • The First Shaker Coloines in America

    The First Shaker Coloines in America
    The Shakers start oe of there first coloines in Nikayuna near Albany, NY
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    The Last English Leaders and the FIrst Amercian Leader og the Shakers

    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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    How much lived?

    4,000 to 5,000 Shakers were estimated to br the population of there culture.
  • Founder of the Oneida Community

    Founder of the Oneida Community
    The founder was John Humphrey Noyes; he was born in Brattleboro, Vermont.
  • THe Founding of Oneida

    THe Founding of Oneida
    John Humphrey Noyes started to make theories that guided to the foundation of truth in the Oneida Community.
  • The First Steps of the Oneida Community

    The First Steps of the Oneida Community
    The Putney Association came into being and has been labled as a purely religious body.
  • The Begnning of the Fall of the Oneida Community

    The Begnning of the Fall of the Oneida Community
    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.
  • The Oneida Community has Grown

    The Oneida Community has Grown
    306 members were counted in this year, proving that it has grown.
  • THe Climax of the Fall of the Oneida Community

    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.
  • The Fall of the Oneida Community

    The Fall of the Oneida Community
    A joint-stock company, called the "Oneida Community, Limited," was set up and the Oneida Community was fully abandoned.