, ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁in ▁One ida ▁County , ▁NY . ▁Her ▁great - grand father ▁built ▁a ▁cot ton ▁factory ▁on ▁Sau qu oit ▁Creek ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁text iles ▁in ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Valley . ▁Her ▁family ▁came ▁from ▁England , ▁in ▁Old ham , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁County . ▁She ▁attended ▁school ▁at ▁a ▁one - room ▁school house ▁provided ▁by ▁her ▁great - grand father ▁for ▁the ▁mill ▁workers . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Ch ad wick ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁William ▁A . ▁Well man , ▁an ▁American ▁pilot ▁with ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁F lying ▁Corps . ▁He ▁had ▁just ▁returned ▁from ▁France ▁and ▁was ▁c ited ▁for ▁bra very ▁for ▁his ▁valor ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁a ▁friend . ▁Well man ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁an ▁up coming ▁movie ▁with ▁Douglas ▁Fair b anks ▁Sr . ▁The ▁couple ▁wed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Ch ad wick ▁su ed ▁Well man ▁for ▁divor ce ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁desert ion ▁and ▁n ons u pport . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁separation , ▁William ▁was ▁direct ing ▁mov ies ▁for ▁Fox ▁Film . ▁ ▁Hel ene ▁Ch ad wick ▁died ▁at ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁aged ▁ 4 2