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Grandma Moses
Anna Robertson Moses (Grandma Moses): A Life in Rural Americana Born: September 7, 1860, Greenwich, New York Died: December 13, 1961, Hoosick Falls, New York Full Name: Anna Mary Robertson Moses (known as Grandma Moses) Early Life and Background Anna Mary Robertson was born into a modest farming family in Greenwich, New York. Her early life involved hard work and domestic responsibilities, leaving little time for formal ar
tistic training. She briefly attended school but primarily learned through observation and practical experience. At age 12, she left home to work as a housekeeper, a role she held intermittently throughout her young adulthood. This period exposed her to various households and provided glimpses into different lives. In 1905, she married Thomas Salmon Moses and they moved to Virginia, where they worked on several farms before retu…