Timeline for Ella Ftizgerald

Born

Apr 15, 1917

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Va. on April 25, 1917.

Ellla Fitzgerald

Period: Apr 25, 1917 to Jun 15, 1996

Ella movs to New York and her half sister is born

Nov 13, 1923

Ella and her mom moved to Yonkers, N.Y, where they eventually moved in with he mom's longtime boyfriend Joseph Da Silva. Ella's half-sister, Frances, was born in 1923 and soon she began referring to Joe as her stepfather.

Ella's mother dies

Jun 19, 1932

Ella's mother dies and she moves back to Virginia with her aunt.