Ann Lee Biography

Ann Lee biography

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NAME: Ann Lee
OCCUPATION: Religious Leader
BIRTH DATE: February 29, 1736
DEATH DATE: September 08, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH: Manchester, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Watervliet, New York
Nickname: Mother Ann

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British religious leader Ann Lee, also known as "Mother Ann," had a vision of the second coming of Christ, which led her to found an American society of Shakers.

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Ann Lee was born on February 29, 1736, in Manchester, England. She joined the religious sect “The Shaking Quakers” in 1758. Around 1770, she revealed her vision of the second coming of Christ. Consequently, she was dubbed “Mother Ann” and became the sect’s leader. In 1774, she founded the first U.S. settlement of Quakers, in Watervliet, New York—where she remained until her death on September 8, 1784.