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Ann Lee is born
Ann Lee is born on this day in Manchester, England. -
Ann joins the shaking quakers
The Shaking Quakers were named as such because they shook when performing a religious dance. -
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Era of the Shakers
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Ann Lee is imprisioned
While in jail she had a series of religious visions. -
Lee's migration to America
Now unwelcome in England, Lee and her husband immigrate to America and settle near Albany, New York. -
Ann Lee dies
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First Shaker building
The first Shaker building is built in Harvard, Massachusetts. -
First Shaker community
It was built in New Lebanon, New York. It begins to spread westward. -
Missionaries travel to Kentucky
The ministry at New Lebanon sends three missionaries to Kentucky. They travel on foot and spread the faith. -
Shaker communities flourish
The Shakers reached about six thousand members and nineteen communial villages. This was the "golden age" of Shaker history. -
Shakers refuse to fight
The Shakers refused to fight because they are pacaficts. An elder travels to Washington where Lincoln grants the Shakers exemption from service. -
Shaker communities begin to deminsh
One by one, the Shaker communities began to fold. -
Shaker communities crumble
Only twelve Shakers remain in 200 year old villages.
