Shown in this photograph are three of the four daughters of David Steel and Margaret Ryan-standing in the photo are Margaret Agnes Steel (1864-1927), and an unknown
family friend. Seated are
Ellen Steel (1870-1939) and Catherine Lilly Steel (1867-1943).
In 1886 Mary Steel (not pictured here) would marry
John McLoughlin. Margaret Agnes married Thomas Purcell in
January of 1896. Catherine Lily married John Bowen in October of 1895 and
Ellen married Thomas Smith in April of 1901. Catherine and her husband
John came to the United States and settled in Connecticut, along with their Steel cousins.
With special thanks to Margaret Purcell.