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Olivia Langdon Clemens was the wife of American author Mark Twain and a prominent figure in his life and works. She was a wealthy, educated, and influential woman who helped him with his writing, supported his family, and accompanied him on his world tours.
Olivia Langdon Clemens was born Olivia Louise Langdon on Nov. 27, 1845, in Elmira, N.Y., the daughter of Jervis and Olivia Langdon. She had a younger brother, Charles, and an adopted older sister, Susan. Olivia was called “Livy” by her friends and family, and by her husband, Samuel L. Clemens, whom she married on Feb. 2, 1870.
Langdon Clemens was the first-born child – and the only son – born to Sam and Olivia Clemens. He was born prematurely on Nov. 7‚ 1870‚ and continued to be weak and sickly throughout his short life. He died of diphtheria on June 2‚ 1872‚ at the age of only 19 months.
Oct 25, 2023 · Olivia Louise Langdon Clemens, middle child of Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon, was born 27 November 1845 in Elmira—a progressive, nineteenth-century city in western New York.
Feb 13, 2018 · The year 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of one of the great courtships in American history, the wooing of an unenthusiastic 22-year-old Olivia Langdon by a completely smitten 32-year-old Samuel...
Learn how Mark Twain met and married Olivia Langdon, his wife and literary partner. Explore their correspondence, family backgrounds, and wedding details.
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Olivia Langdon (1845-1904), wife of Sam Clemens, was born to a wealthy, abolitionist family in Elmira, New York. She was considered to be frail in health - "It is likely that Clemens was informed early on by Mr. & Mrs. Langdon about the supreme delicacy of Olivia's health" (Trombley 95).
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