Ella Gertrude Hellems was born on 7 November 1886 in Buffalo, New York, to James A Hellems and Anna Maria Barrett. She was baptized as Helen Gertrude on 14 January 1887 at St Brigid's Church in Buffalo. The 1900 US Census of Erie County, New York, lists her as living on Van Renssalaer Street with her widowed mother. Ella joined the Order of St Francis as Sister Mary Lucretia; her younger sister Annie became Sister Mary Yolanda. Ella Hellems died, 13 April 1966, aged 79, and was buried at Gethsemane Cemetery in Williamsville, New York.
Ella Gertrude Hellems was born on 7 November 1886 in Buffalo, New York, to James A Hellems and Anna Maria Barrett. She was baptized as Helen Gertrude on 14 January 1887 at St Brigid's Church in Buffalo. The 1900 US Census of Erie County, New York, lists her as living on Van Renssalaer Street with her widowed mother. Ella joined the Order of St Francis as Sister Mary Lucretia; her younger sister Annie became Sister Mary Yolanda. Ella Hellems died, 13 April 1966, aged 79, and was buried at Gethsemane Cemetery in Williamsville, New York.
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