Florence Ellen Biggs was born on 27 February 1880, in England, United Kingdom. She married John Henry Cunningham on 30 June 1903, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Canada in 1885 and lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916. She died on 6 October 1964, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 84.