![]() In 1758, she joined an English sect founded by Jane Wardley and her husband, preacher James Wardley this was the precursor to the Shaker sect. When Ann was young, she worked in a cotton factory, then as a cutter of hatter's fur, and later as a cook in a Manchester infirmary. As often happened in those days, the mother's name was not even recorded. Little is known about her mother other than that she was a very religious woman. It is probable that Ann Lee's original surname was Lees, but somewhere through time it changed to Lee. Ann Lee's father, John Lees, was a blacksmith during the day and a tailor at night. Her parents were members of a distinct branch of the Society of Friends and too poor to afford their children even the rudiments of education. ![]() Manchester at Ann Lee's time (1746) panoramaĪnn Lee was born in Manchester, England, and was baptized privately at Manchester Collegiate Church (now Manchester Cathedral) on 1 June 1742, at the age of 6. ![]()
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