Just Two Girls From Hebron
Honoring Our Parents. One Story at a Time.
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Hi! We’re the Ely girls, or we used to be known as the Ely girls, and likely around Hebron still are! Now our surnames are Milliman and Filliatreault.
We were born and raised in a farmhouse on County Route 30 in Hebron, Washington County, NY. We were the fourth generation to live in that home. Built in 1890, it was sold out of the family in 2006. A lot of stories resonate from that home and afterward. We’re here to share the legacy that is our parents, but along the way, you may learn a bit about all those other generations and all the descendants of those people. Woven in. The Family, but for now, we’re here to honor the memory of our parents, Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely (b. July 28, 1946, d. October 2, 2025) and Leonard Roscoe Ely (b. October 15, 1945, d. May 11, 1993).
I’m Christina Ely Milliman, the youngest of the two (on the left). As a child and teen, I was a musician. I played several instruments. Flute, piccolo, and piano are the main ones. In that home in Hebron and at school in Hartford, I played and practiced those instruments 10-30 hours a week. At age 17, I laid them down. For 30 years! Just a couple of weeks ago, upon my Mother’s death, I picked up my flute and played Amazing Grace. A few days later, I unearthed and literally dusted off my black lacquer Yamaha piano. Today, I am a potter and teacher. I own azure arts pottery studio in Richfield Springs, NY, just north of Cooperstown.
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 17, 2025 The first day I posted about the bookmark in my mother’s bible, I wanted to share the story about finding and reading the two at her funeral. The second day, I simply wanted…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 15, 2025 There’s a huge party going on in heaven today! Today is or would have been my father’s 80th Birthday. On one of the days that followed my mother’s death, or perhaps it was…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 14, 2025 Brian and my mother had a special bond. From the beginning, they were fond of one another. They are very similar in many ways in terms of their personality. They are both summer…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 13, 2025 For the last week, I have been thinking about what my first memory of my mother is. This is a really difficult question, actually. I woke up thinking about it again this morning.…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook October 12, 2025 It is lovely to have Cindy and Paul here for the first time since 2017. Evan, of course, has visited us annually or biannually for the last eleven years. I am not sure…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 11, 2025 I always thought it was my father who connected me to music. I now realize it was Mom, too. Like me, she always had music playing in the background. From the time she…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 10, 2025 The second bookmark marking the 23rd Psalm in my mother’s bible is a yellow postcard with yellow and white flowers on it and Psalm 100. The Lord Is Good Sing to the Lord,…
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Written by Christina Ely Milliman, in memory of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely and Leonard Roscoe Ely Published on Facebook, October 9, 2025 Native American Prayer I give you this one thought to keep- I am with you still-I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow,…
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Written by Cynthia Ann Ely Filliatreault and delivered at the funeral of Florence Sarah Pelletier Ely, October 7, 2025, Argyle, NY A mother is the greatest, strongest, and most lasting teacher her children have. Mom held her children’s hands for just a little while, but my mom will hold many of our hearts forever. The…
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