Némi Robertson (1852-1926) was born in Italy and died in Orange, New Jersey. By age six she had immigrated with her family to Baltimore, Maryland. She lived in Chicago, Illinois, from the mid-1880s until 1898 and thereafter lived in Orange for the remainder of her life. She studied Christian Science with Joseph Adams in 1887, then took the Primary and Normal courses from Mary Baker Eddy in 1889 and 1898 respectively. While living in Chicago, she was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1894, and was elected an Executive Member of that church on March 30, 1901. Robertson was listed as a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science in The Christian Science Journal from 1897 until her passing. She resided in Orange as a member of the household of one of her students, William K. Kitchen, for over twenty years. She was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Orange, and served as its First Reader in the early 1900s. Robertson was a frequent contributor to The Christian Science Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel, and she also authored a hymn published in The Christian Science Hymnal.

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