Mother Ann
E712718
Mother Ann was the religious leader Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement in 18th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother Ann canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8110023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mother Ann Context triple: [Ann Lee, alsoKnownAs, Mother Ann]
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A.
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen is a feminine given name of English origin, often used as a compound of "Mary" and "Ellen."
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B.
Mary Ann Pearce
Mary Ann Pearce is known as the wife of American crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
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C.
Mary Anne Grindall
Mary Anne Grindall was the wife of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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D.
Ellen Mangles
Ellen Mangles was the wife of Scottish naval officer and colonial governor Sir James Stirling, noted as a prominent figure in early Western Australian colonial society.
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E.
Mary Ann
"Mary Ann" is a song by the American punk rock band Squirtgun, recognized as one of their more notable tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mother Ann Target entity description: Mother Ann was the religious leader Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement in 18th-century America.
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A.
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen is a feminine given name of English origin, often used as a compound of "Mary" and "Ellen."
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B.
Mary Ann Pearce
Mary Ann Pearce is known as the wife of American crime novelist Mickey Spillane.
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C.
Mary Anne Grindall
Mary Anne Grindall was the wife of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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D.
Ellen Mangles
Ellen Mangles was the wife of Scottish naval officer and colonial governor Sir James Stirling, noted as a prominent figure in early Western Australian colonial society.
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E.
Mary Ann
"Mary Ann" is a song by the American punk rock band Squirtgun, recognized as one of their more notable tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystic
ⓘ
Shaker leader ⓘ founder ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mother Ann
ⓘ
Mother Ann Lee ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Lee
|
| associatedWith |
persecution and imprisonment in England for her religious views
ⓘ
revivalist missionary journeys in New England (1770s–1780s) ⓘ |
| believedToBe | female manifestation of Christ by her followers ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Watervliet Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Watervliet Shaker Cemetery
|
| coreTeaching |
celibacy
ⓘ
communal ownership of property ⓘ confession of sins ⓘ equality of men and women ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1736-02-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1784-09-08 ⓘ |
| denounced | sexual relations as the root of human corruption ⓘ |
| ethnicity | English ⓘ |
| founded |
Shaker movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaker
United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Shaker communal villages in New England and New York ⓘ |
| ledCommunityAt | Watervliet, New York ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married (before embracing celibate Shaker life) ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
American colonies
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial America
New York ⓘ |
| movement |
Shakers
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaker
|
| name | Ann Lee ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charismatic visionary leadership among early Shakers
ⓘ
founding the Shaker religious movement in America ⓘ promoting celibacy and communal living ⓘ |
| occupation |
mystic
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| parentOf | four children (all of whom died in infancy or early childhood) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manchester, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
| placeOfDeath |
Niskayuna, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Niskayuna, New York, United States
near Albany, New York ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Shakerism ⓘ
linked to:
The Shakers
|
| spouse | Abraham Standerin ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1774 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mother Ann Description of subject: Mother Ann was the religious leader Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement in 18th-century America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.