History of Whitinsville, (Worcester County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Mary Bucklin (Davenport) Claflin Biography

Mary Bucklin (Davenport) Claflin, author, was born in Hopkinton, Mass., in July, 1825; daughter of Samuel D. Davenport. In 1845 she was married to William Claflin, afterward governor of Massachusetts, then in business in St. Louis, Mo. Soon after their marriage they removed to Newtonville, Mass., where they built the "Old Elms," afterward famous for its many noted guests. Mrs. Claflin was a trustee of Wellesley college from its foundation, and of Boston university from 1878 to 1896. In 1876 she founded the society for the aid of impecunious young college women, which, in November, 1897, established a memorial scholarship in honor of its founder. She published Brampton Sketches; Old-time New England Life (1890); Personal Recollections of John G. Whittier (1893); and Under the Old Elms (1895). She died in Whitinsville, Mass., June 13, 1896.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor