Jean Clemens

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Jean Clemens was the youngest daughter of American author Mark Twain, remembered for her struggles with epilepsy and her close yet often tragic relationship with her father.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf daughter
human
activity volunteer work with the poor
associatedWith Stormfield (Mark Twain’s home in Redding, Connecticut)
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York, United States
causeOfDeath drowning
seizure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-07-26
dateOfDeath 1909-12-24
deathContext died at Stormfield on Christmas Eve 1909
describedIn Mark Twain’s autobiography
Mark Twain’s letters
ethnicity American of English descent
familyName Clemens
father Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
gender female
givenName Jane
knownFor being the youngest daughter of Mark Twain
close but troubled relationship with her father
struggles with epilepsy
language English
medicalCondition epilepsy
mother Olivia Langdon Clemens
name Jane Lampton Clemens
nickname Jean
notableEvent lived in an epilepsy sanitarium for treatment
returned to live with her father shortly before her death
occupation charity worker
placeOfBirth Elmira, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Redding, Connecticut, United States
positionInFamily youngest daughter
religion Presbyterianism
residence Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Redding, Connecticut, United States
sibling Clara Clemens
Susy Clemens


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