Ellen Sulley Fray
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Ellen Sulley was born in the parish of Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, December 2, 1832. She was descended from Huguenot and Danish ancestors. Her mother was a near relative of Lord Denman, Chief Justice of England. Her father was Richard Sulley. who married Elizabeth Denman in 1827, and of their six children, Fray was the third daughter. Her father was a well-known writer upon social and economical questions, and had distinguished himself at the time of the repeal of the Corn Laws in England. When she was but a child, Mr. Sulley moved with his family to the United States, and after some years located in Rochester, New York.[2]
During the early years of her life, while they were traveling from place to place, opportunities for education were limited so lar as books were concerned. Her father thought that it mattered little, as all that girls needed was to write and read, with a little knowledge of arithmetic added. Fray became a reader and a student of history. As a young girl, Fray heard such subjects discussed constantly and became deeply interested in all reforms of the day.[2]
