▁and ▁its ▁Chief ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁His ▁wife ▁Mary , ▁mother ▁of ▁four ▁children , ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁Cro cker ▁& ▁B rew ster ▁published ▁a ▁bi ography ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁Mem oir ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Mary ▁Mer cy ▁Ell is . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁rem ar ried ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁Sarah ▁St ick ney ▁( 1 7 9 9 – 1 8 7 2 ) ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May , ▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁wed ding ▁trip ▁as ▁William ' s ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁was ▁ill , ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Bun hill ▁Field s ▁bur ial - ground , ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁mother . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁up ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁but ▁latter ly ▁chosen ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁Independent ▁or ▁Cong reg ational ist , ▁as ▁did ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society , ▁al beit ▁a ▁non - den omin ational ▁one . ▁She ▁shared ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁love ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁of ▁writing . ▁He ▁had ▁started ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁successful ▁writer ▁about ▁the ▁top ography , ▁history , ▁bot any , ▁and ▁eth n ography ▁of ▁Pol yn esia ▁since ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Se as . ▁Sarah ▁Ell is ▁gained ▁her ▁own ▁success , ▁primarily ▁with ▁books ▁on ▁women ' s ▁role ▁in ▁society . ▁ ▁Ell is