Person Detail: Isabella MacDonald Alden

General Information:
Full Name: Isabella MacDonald Alden
Biography: (1841-1930)(Pansy) Writer. "Helen Lester." Isabella Alden was born in Rochester, New York. She attended school in New York, at the Oneida Seminary, the Seneca Collegiate Institute, and the Young Ladies Institute.
Author's Timeline:
1841		Monroe County Isabella Alden was born in Rochester, New York in 1841.
1865		(Unknown) County Helen Lester
1930		(Unknown) County Isabella Alden died in Palo Alto, California in 1930.
?		Chautauqua County Alden wrote several books about the area.
?		Madison County She attended school at the Oneida Seminary in Oneida, New York.
?		Seneca County Alden attended school at the Seneca Collegiate Institute in Ovid, New York.
?		Cayuga County Alden attended school at the Young Ladies Institute in Auburn, New York.

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