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Olivia contracted typhoid fever and became very ill. The Clemens family then moved to Elmira, so that Olivia's family could watch over her and Langdon. In 1871, the family moved again, to Hartford, Connecticut, where they rented a large house in the Nook Farm neighborhood and quickly became important members of the social and literary scene ...
Olivia Susan Clemens. Olivia Susan Clemens‚ called “Susy” by her family‚ was the second child and the oldest of three daughters. Born March 19‚ 1872‚ Susy was a baby when Langdon died‚ and after his death both parents doted on Susy. Their close attachment to her remained significant throughout her youth and young adulthood.
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.
Oct 25, 2023 · In June 1874, a third child, Clara Langdon Clemens, was born at Quarry Farm. A few months later, in September 1874, the family moved to their new Farmington Avenue home, where, in the years to come, Olivia was busy as young mother, hostess to many guests, and as helpmate to her increasingly successful husband.
Feb 13, 2018 · Olivia Langdon, known as Livy, was a thoroughly proper easterner, while Sam was a rugged man of the West. Livy came from a family that was rich and well-educated, while Sam had grown up poor and ...
Clemens, Olivia Langdon (Livy) (1845–1904) Short Biography. Olivia Langdon, familiarly called “Livy,” was born and raised in Elmira, New York, the daughter of wealthy coal merchant Jervis Langdon and Olivia Lewis Langdon. The Langdons were strongly religious, reformist, and abolitionist. Livy’s education, in the 1850s and 1860s, was a ...
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Samuel Clemens (a.k.a Mark Twain) and Olivia (“Livy”) Langdon were married on February 2, 1870, in the Langdon family parlor in Elmira, New York. Officiating were the family’s friend and minister, the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, minister of Elmira’s Congregational Church (and brother to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher), and the ...
