Margaret Cockburn Steele

Given Name
Margaret Cockburn
Surname
Steele
Maiden Name
Conkling
Birth Date
January 27, 1814
Death Date
July 29, 1890
Mother
Elizabeth Conkling
Father
Alfred Conkling
Biographical Information
Margaret Cockburn Conkling (a.k.a. Mrs. Steele; born 27 January 1814; died 1890) became an accomplished author, with works such as The American Gentleman's Guide To Politeness and Fashion, Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington (Auburn, N. Y., 1851-1853), Isabel; or, Trials of the Heart and a translation of Florian's History of the Moors of Spain. She married Albert Steele. She dedicated a poem to Frances in her book, Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington, published at Auburn by Derby, Miller and Company in 1850.
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
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Additional notes: BURIAL Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA PLOT Lot 17959, Section 152
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Ancestry Library. Last modified June 25, 2014. Accessed on June 25, 2014.