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Emily Dickinson 1817 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1817

Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 21 Jan 1887

Death Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph Dickinson

Mother: Sarah Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson was born in 1817 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Dickinson and Sarah Dickinson. Emily Dickinson passed away in 1887 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Emily Dickinson was born in 1817 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Dickinson and Sarah Dickinson.
  • Emily Dickinson passed away in 1887 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Emily Dickinson's Ancestors

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Emily Dickinson
1817 – 1887
Birth Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Dickinson
1768 – 1841
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Dickinson
1776 – 1867
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
2Lt (Joseph) Dickinson
1731 – 1804
Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Martha Dickinson
1739 – 1779
Stanford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Deacon Dickinson
1696 – 1780
Sarah Kellogg
1701 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
2Lt Dickinson,
1643 – 1723
Mary Cones
1654 – 1726

Emily Dickinson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
4 Jan 1817
Birth of Emily Dickinson in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1887
21 Jan 1887
Age 70
Death of Emily Dickinson in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1817
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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