Olivia Louise (Langdon) Clemens (1845 - 1904)
Born in Elmira, NY
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 in Florence, Italy
Profile last modified 25 Jan 2019
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Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, met Olivia Langdon in 1867. They were introduced by her brother.
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.
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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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Olivia is 17 degrees from Donald Howard, 16 degrees from Julia Howe and 16 degrees from Henry VIII of England on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.