Marian Longfellow, Portland, ca. 1851

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Marian Longfellow, Portland, ca. 1851

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Marian Adele Longfellow, known as Memie, was born April 1, 1849, about the time her parents, Marianna Preble Longfellow (1812-1888) and Stephen Longfellow (1805-1850) were separating.

Her father, who suffered from alcoholism, died about a year later.

Marian married William Francis Morris, a native of Hiddersfield, England. They had three children, and later divorced. She then married Francis O'Donogue, a native of Ireland, from whom she also was divorced. She then reclaimed the surname Longfellow. She died in 1924.

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  • Title: Marian Longfellow, Portland, ca. 1851
  • Creator: George M. Howe
  • Creation Date: circa 1851
  • Subject Date: circa 1851
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Daguerreotype
  • Local Code: Coll. 443, Box 3/5, 2008.500.0148
  • Collection: Miscellaneous daguerreotypes
  • Object Type: Image

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