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At the age of ten, the Shadd's moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania where Mary attended a Quaker School for the next six years. This experience influence dMary later in life, whereby she returned to this location and opened a school for Black children in 1840.
Mary Ann Hill, 84, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Shawano. Mary Ann was born on July 14, 1930, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mabel (Shaker) Booth. Mary Ann graduated from Edward W. Sparrow School of Nursing in 1953. On Oct. 17, 1953, she was united in marriage to John W. Hill in Sault Ste. Marie. They lived in southern Wisconsin, Rockford, Illinois, and Dallas before moving to Shawano in 1993 after retiring.