Eldress Caroline Tate came to live at the Enfield, CT, Shakers when she was only two years old. She became the last Eldress at Enfield in 1899. The community closed in 1917 and Eldress Caroline moved to the South Family at Watervliet, NY, where she died at age 78.
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Shaker Museum Photograph, Cabinet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=17629. Accessed on November 16, 2024
