Background
Chavanne, Countess Loveau De was born in 1861 in (Ouirda Benson) Brooklyn. Daughter of Captain Henry John (United States Navy) and Julia J. (Todd) Benson.
Chavanne, Countess Loveau De was born in 1861 in (Ouirda Benson) Brooklyn. Daughter of Captain Henry John (United States Navy) and Julia J. (Todd) Benson.
Educated Convent of the Sacred Heart, Paris, France.
Decorated 1887, for works of philanthropy, by La Societe fraternelle des veuves et orphelines des officiers en retraite decore de la legion d’honneur, by General Henrion Bertier, Mayor of Neuilly. Came to the United States 1896. Nursed sick soldiers at Camp Merritt during Spanish-American war.
Author: Ouirda, or American Gold Regilding the Coronets of Europe, 1900 B14. Contributor to mags. Residence: 527 S. 42d St., Philadelphia.
Married 1886, Alexandre Jean Loveau, Count de Chavanne (died 1892).