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Mark Twain was born
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the Clemens family moved 35 miles east to the town of Hannibal.
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when mark twain was 12 years old his dad died of pneumonia.
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left hannibal for a printing job.
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mark twain became a licensed river pilot.
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Mark Twain began to gain fame when his story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County" appeared in the New York Saturday Press
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they had four children, one of whom died in infancy and two who died in their twenties. Their surviving child, Clara, lived to be 88, and had one daughter. Clara's daughter died without having any children, so there are no direct descendants of Samuel Clemens living.
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Mark Twain died, his final days consited of writing storys and smoking cigars.
