- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEffie I. Crockett
- Effie I. Canning was born on March 4, 1856 in Rockland, Maine, USA. Effie I. was married to Harry J. Carlton. Effie I. died on January 7, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseHarry J. Carlton (his death)
- Wrote the lullaby "Rock-A-Bye Baby" as a teenager.
- Published "Rock-A-Bye Baby" under the name Effie Canning because she was afraid her father might not approve. Canning was her grandmother's last name.
- Even though "Rock-A-Bye Baby" initially sold over three hundred thousand copies Crockett received very little in royalties.
- Related to American frontiersman Davey Crockett.
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