She married Charles Henry Gage April 21, 1881 at Fayetteville, NY; they were only distantly related. (Eighth cousins, sourced from the matildajoslyngage.org website.)

Daughter of noted suffragist and abolutionist Matilda Joslyn Gage. Helen Leslie, Matilda's eldest daughter, noted that one of her "earliest remembrances is that of a black man on his knees before her mother, thanking her for a chance of life and liberty." He was being sheltered at their house, one of two in Fayetteville on the Underground Railroad. Matilda's father, Dr. Hezekiah Joslyn, also provided for this network.

Her sister Maud was married to noted writer L. Frank Baum.

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Eldest daughter Helen Leslie (1845-1933) attended Cazenovia Seminary, a school for women, and went on to work as a newspaper correspondent, writing for the Fayetteville Recorder and the Syracuse Standard (US Federal Census 1880; Gage 1890a; Wagner 2003:2). She married Charles H. Gage in (April 22) 1881, and gave birth to daughter Leslie in 1882. Helen and family moved to Aberdeen in the Dakota Territory prior to July of 1887 (Gage 1887a). Daughter Leslie spent several periods of time living with Gage in Fayetteville, including several months during the fall of 1891. As will be discussed in Chapter 4, Gage's involvement in raising her grandchildren hints at her philosophy of 'getting by' in the world; this in turn provides intriguing suggestions for interpreting the material culture of the Gage household in light of Gage's political activity.

SOURCE- https://escholarship.org/content/qt6h70n14q/qt6h70n14q_noSplash_a1a098b78d7422d827b3b5bf2d911dc3.pdf

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Hellen L Gage in the 1860 United States Federal Census-

Name: Hellen L Gage
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1846
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York
Post Office: Fayetteville

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry H Gage 41
Matilda E J Gage 34
Hellen L Gage 14
Thomas C J Gage 11
Julia L Gage 9
Charles G Chambers 18 (clerk)
Elisabeth Sion 18 (servant)

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Hellen Gage in the 1880 United States Federal Census-

Name: Hellen Gage
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Manlius, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Henry Gage
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Matilda J. Gage
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Newspaper Correspondent

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Gage 61
Matilda J. Gage 53
Hellen Gage 33
Clarkson Gage 30
Julia Gage 27
Maud Gage 19

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Name: Helen Gage
Age: 53
Birth Date: Nov 1846
Birthplace: New York, USA
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois
Ward of City: 15
Street: Humboldt Boulevard
House Number: 68
Sheet Number: 13
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 1
Family Number: 275
Race: W
Gender: F
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Wd
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Birthplace: New York, USA
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship
L Frank Baum 44 Head
Maude Baum 38 Wife
Frank Baum 16 Son
Robert Baum 14 Son
Harry Baum 10 Son
Kenneth Baum 9 Son
Helen Gage 53 Boarder
T Clarkson Gage 51 Boarder

SOURCE- 1900 United States Federal Census-

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Name: Helen L Gage [Mrs Gage]
Record Type: Death
Death Date: 18 May 1933
Death Place: Winona, Minnesota, USA
Death Registration Date: 1933
Certificate Number: 016617
Record Number: 644398

SOURCE- Minnesota, U.S., Death Index

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