Ella was born in 1868. Born out of wedlock, she was the daughter of John Munroe. She was murdered as an infant with her mother 1868. From FG:
In 1868 Maggie Vail and her child were both murdered on Black River Road in Saint John, New Brunswick. The remains of the two victims were found a year later and [the noted architect John A.] Munroe was arrested and charged with the murders. Munroe was found guilty and sentenced to death. Despite a plea to the Governor General, and a petition from 2,000 people, the death sentence was carried out. The story was the subject of the book, The Maggie Vail Story by Ruby Cusack.