Mary Shelley - A case of bad luck By InterplanetaryStardust Aug 30, 1797 Born as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London Sep 10, 1797 1) Mary Wollstonecraft dies Sep 12, 1801 William Godwin marries a widow named Mary Jane Clairmont Feb 22, 1815 Gives birth to Clara prematurely Mar 15, 1815 2) Clara I dies Jan 24, 1816 Gives birth to William Oct 9, 1816 3) Half-sister Fanny Imlay Godwin commits suicide Nov 9, 1816 4) Shelley's wife Harriet Westbrook commits suicide May 14, 1817 Gives birth to Clara Everina Sep 24, 1818 5) Clara Everina contracts dysentery and dies Jun 17, 1819 6) William dies of malaria Nov 12, 1819 Gives birth to Percy Florence Jul 8, 1822 7)Percy Shelley drowns in the Gulf of Spezia Feb 1, 1851 Dies as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley