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Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1803

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1882

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Emerson

Mother: Ruth Emerson)

Spouse(s): Ellen Tucker

Children(s): Edith Forbes, Dr. Emerson, Edith Emerson, Edward Emerson, Ellen Emerson, Ellen Emerson, Son Emerson, Waldo Emerson

In 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Emerson And Ruth Haskins M Harvard Ma 1796 Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson married Ellen Louisa Tucker, and had children including Dr Edward Waldo Emerson, Edith E Emerson Forbes, Edith Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson, Ellen Tucker Emerson, Son Of Waldo Emerson, Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson passed away in 1882 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Emerson And Ruth Haskins M Harvard Ma 1796 Emerson.
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson married Ellen Louisa Tucker, and had children including Dr Edward Waldo Emerson, Edith E Emerson Forbes, Edith Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson, Ellen Tucker Emerson, Son Of Waldo Emerson, Waldo Emerson.
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson passed away in 1882 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ralph Emerson's Ancestors

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Ralph Emerson
1803–1882
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Emerson
1769–1811
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth (HASKINS (m Harvard MA 1796) Emerson)
1768–1853
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hannah Upham
1734–1819
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Waite
1709–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Waite
1675–1725
Lydia Sargent
1682–1730

Ralph Emerson's Descendants

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Ralph (Waldo) Emerson (25 May 1803–27 April 1882) m. Ellen (Louisa) Tucker (22 September 1811–8 February 1831)
  1. 1. Edith (E Emerson) Forbes 1841–1929
  2. 2. Dr. (Edward Waldo) Emerson 1844–1930
  3. 3. Edith Emerson 1841–1929
  4. 4. Edward (Waldo) Emerson 1844–1930
  5. 5. Ellen (Tucker) Emerson 1839–1909
  6. 6. Ellen (Tucker) Emerson 1839–1909
  7. 7. Son (of Waldo) Emerson 1836–1842
  8. 8. Waldo Emerson 1836–1930

Ralph Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1803
25 May 1803
Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1882
27 April 1882
Age 79
Death of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1803
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1882
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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