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to be Co=helper of the S: S<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> & choir=helper of the
great girls: & tho' she had here many trials of
various kinds to go thro': yet she remained <sic>chear=
ful</sic>  <corr>cheerful</corr> & contented, & <sic>Shewed</sic>  <corr>Showed</corr> much faithfulness in
her office, & enjoyed the love & confidence of all
her S<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> & g: girls.      <date>Oct</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>r</date></hi><date> 29</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date> 1759</date> she was
married to <persname>B</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname> George Franckere</persname>, & on the <date>13</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date> Nov</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>r</date></hi>
following she was blessed by <persname>B</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname> Johannes</persname> as a
Deaconess of the <orgname>Church of the Brethren</orgname>, & then
she went <add>with</add> to her husband to <placename>Bedford</placename>, where they
had the care of that Cong<hi rend="superscript">n</hi>, as they afterwards
also had of these in <placename>Bristol</placename> & <placename>London</placename>: & in <date>1776</date>
they went in the same capacity to <placename>Fulneck</placename> where
they arrived <date>March 24</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi>, & had also the care of
the 2 Childrens Oeconomies committed to them. One
must give her the testimony, that, notwithstanding
all her faults & imperfections, she was very faithful
in all she was intrusted with, having the concerns
of her Sisters & the Children in the Oeconomy, to
whom she was a truly tender mother, very much
at heart & sparing no pains whatever in fulfilling
all that she thought to be for their good. Her
married state was blessed with 2 Sons & 3 Daugh=
=ters, of whom one son & 2 Daughters are gone to
rest before her, & one Son & one Daughter are in the
Cong<hi rend="superscript">n</hi>. At the end of last <date>Sept</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>r</date></hi> she got a violent
fever, which held her for several weeks, & then
turned to a Dropey, under which she laboured
with <sic>encreasing</sic>  <corr>increasing</corr> pains for several months; but
from the <sic>begining</sic>  <corr>beginning</corr> of her disorder it was clear in her
mind, that she sho<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> go to our dear Sav<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> & spoke
often of it with mel[?]dness of heart & tears of
longing for that happy time; tho' it seemed some=
=times as if she would recover. She express'd very
often in an affecting manner her Sinnerlike love
                                                                       &