Eleanor Suzanna Croft was born in Rouen, France, on November 30, 1962. Her parents, Bernard and Sylvie Bergeron were native Parisians, Bernard a carpenter and house painter and Sylvie a research scientist. Rouen was a quaint town that had been around since medieval times and still had many historic buildings to show for it. It was also famous for being the place where Joan of Arc was executed, although the tourism industry spun a more positive approach by offering many tourists information on the life of Joan of Arc instead of focusing on the execution. Eleanor had six brothers, and was the youngest of all the Bergeron children. She excelled in all her years of school, and was brought up a tough and independent girl by her six protective brothers. She was quite domineering as a teenager and didn't usually hang on to boyfriends too long, whether it was because her brothers scared them off, or because they were overwhelmed by her independence and leave of their own accord. But while attending Paris Descartes University doing pharmaceutical research, she met Jeremy Croft, a Canadian student studying Mathematics. Jeremy seemed to not be put off by Ellie's strong personality; in fact, it gelled quite well with his own sensibilities. Ellie and Jeremy dated for the entire length of their educations at Descartes, and upon graduation decided to get married.
They got married in the Church of St. Ouen, a beautiful, gothic, medieval church in Rouen. After their wedding ceremony and an extended honeymoon in Spain, Ellie and Jeremy decided to move to Canada, where Jeremy had a position waiting for him at the University of Toronto. They bought a large farm with a beautiful, century-old home north of Scarborough, where Jeremy commuted to Toronto to the University, and Ellie mostly stayed home to raise their three kids. She also did some work from home, writing medical papers and travelling now and then to do research and attend conferences. Near the end of 2006, Jeremy had confronted Ellie and confessed to an affair he had with a fellow professor at the university. The affair had been short-lived and had since ended, but Jeremy felt the need to divulge the truth to Ellie. After the initial turmoil that arose from the news, Ellie and Jeremy talked things out and decided it would be best if Jeremy moved out. Shortly after this decision, Jeremy's affair was also found out at the University, and before things got any worse, he voluntarily left his position and took another job at a private school in Whitby. He moved to a small house north of Oshawa in the town of Brooklin. The kids stayed with Ellie on the farm and had regular visits and extended stays with their father. Ellie eventually met someone else, Nate, whom she came to care for very much. Nate got along great with the kids, but they took their relationship very slow for everyone's sake. Ellie still had a very good relationship with Jeremy, and they still cared deeply about one another. They handled their lives with dignity and maturity, and made sure that the well being of their children was their first priority. In the end, Ellie was happy living in her farmhouse with her beautiful kids, and finding love again with Nate was the cherry on top. It was just unfortunate that Ellie happened to be alone on the night when the infection hit.
