Ell was born in 1731. Ell's father was Peep and her mother was Ellu. Her paternal grandparents were Peeter and Pabbo. She had three brothers and two sisters, named Juhan, Laur, Evert, Epp and Mari. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Toots and Maret. She died at the age of 63 in 1794.