Born in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jervis Langdon
and Olivia (Lewis) Langdon
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
— married
2 Feb 1870 in Elmira, New York, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Langdon Samuel Clemens, Olivia Susan Clemens, Clara Langdon (Clemens) Gabrilowitsch and Jane Lampton Clemens
Died
at age 58
in Florence, Italy
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2009
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Olivia (Langdon) Clemens is Notable.
Biography
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, met Olivia Langdon in 1867. They were introduced by her brother, Charles Langdon.
The couple's first date was to hear a reading by Charles Dickens in New York City.
They were married on Feb. 2, 1870.
The Clemens family lived in Europe for four years starting in 1891. Clemens also did a European lecture tour from 1895-1896.
In 1903, Olivia's doctors advised her to take up residence in the warm climate of Italy, prompting the Clemens family to move to a villa outside Florence. She died June 1904.
Burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York
Sources
- Wikipedia: Olivia_Langdon_Clemens
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6093077
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Glenn Legge Sr.
Olivia Langdon was the daughter of Jervis Langdon , a prominent citizen of Elmira, New York. The family mansion was in what is now downtown Elmira. The mansion was razed and replaced with a strip center many years ago. Langdon Plaza has been home to a large number of businesses since. Grocery stores, a hobby shop, cloth store, dry cleaner, etc.
posted 22 Jun 2011 by Glenn Legge Sr.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olivia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olivia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olivia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olivia:
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It’s mentioned in Olivia’s biography that her brother Charles introduced her to Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain). Was wondering why Charles and there sister Susan is not entered on Olivia’s profile?
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