Mary L. Hillson
Mary "Mamie" L. Hillson (b. Lees) (1877-1913) was born in Rhode Island
and died in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her parents were John Lees and Frances B. Lees
(b. Walmsley), and her sister was Emma Lees. In 1886, Mary was 12 and living in Fall
River, when she wrote to Mary Baker Eddy to say that she, her parents and her sister,
wanted to join the Christian Science church. Later in life, Hillson was the Financial
Secretary of the ladies' auxiliary of the Young Men's Protestant Society in Fall River.
In 1900, she married John Hillson. He was an upholsterer in a department store and a
member of the Mount Hope Masonic Lodge.
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Mary L. Hillson
Mary "Mamie" L. Hillson (b. Lees) (1877-1913) was born in Rhode Island
and died in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her parents were John Lees and Frances B. Lees
(b. Walmsley), and her sister was Emma Lees. In 1886, Mary was 12 and living in Fall
River, when she wrote to Mary Baker Eddy to say that she, her parents and her sister,
wanted to join the Christian Science church. Later in life, Hillson was the Financial
Secretary of the ladies' auxiliary of the Young Men's Protestant Society in Fall River.
In 1900, she married John Hillson. He was an upholsterer in a department store and a
member of the Mount Hope Masonic Lodge.
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