Mary E. Spooner (b. Allen) (c. 1840-1894) was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. She married Edward A. Spooner, a mechanic and truck driver, in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, in 1859. He served in the American Civil War as a Private in Company F, 42nd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army in 1862 and 1863. By 1869 they had moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Edward worked as a store clerk. Around 1885, Spooner studied Christian Science with Jennie B. Fenn, a student of Mary Baker Eddy. Spooner then completed the Normal Class with Eddy in February 1887 and subsequently taught and practiced Christian Science in Iowa and Nebraska. She was listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal from 1887 through 1889. She became a member of the Christian Scientist Association in March 1887 and of the National Christian Scientist Association in April 1887. Spooner moved to Boston in the early 1890s, where she remained until her passing.

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