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The Life of Emily Dickinson:
1830 |
Dec. 10--Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is born. |
1833 |
Feb.
28--Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, sister, born. May-June--Emily stays with Aunt Lavinia Norcross in Monson. |
1835 |
Sept.
7--Emily begins four years at "Primary Scool". April 22 --Samuel Dickinson dies in Ohio. |
1840 |
April--Edward
sells his half of the Homestead and his family moves to N. Pleasant St. September 7--Emily and Lavinia begin first year at Amherst Academy. |
1842 |
April--Her brother, William Austin attends Williston Seminary. |
1844 |
May--Emily
visits Aunt Lavinia in Boston. June 4--Emily visits Uncle William Dickinson in Worcester. June--Friendship with Abiah Root begins (a relationship which lasted through letters for many years). |
1845 |
February--Abiah leaves Amhert; first exchange of letter with Emily. |
1846 |
May
5--Joel Norcross, grandfather, dies. August 25--Emily goes to Boston for health. August--Austin enters Amherst College. |
1847 |
September
30--Emily enters Mount Holyoke. December--Emily sits for daguerreotype at Mount Holyoke (the only image that we have of her). |
1849 |
October 9--Emily, Vinnie, and party climb Mt. Holyoke. |
1850 |
January--Ben
Newton sends Emerson's Poems (publ. 1847) to Emily. February--Amherst College Indicator publishes Emily's "Magnum bonum" valentine. March 4--Emily sends valentine ("Awake ye muses") to Eldbridge Bowdoin. August 8--Austin graduates from Amherst. September--Austin begins teaching at Sunderland. |
1851 |
June
7--Austin begins teaching in Boston. September 6-22--Emily and Vinnie in Boston. |
1852 |
February
20--Springfield Republican publishes Emily's "Sic transit" valentine. July 26--Austin home from Boston, through with teaching. |
1853 |
March 9--Austin enters Harvard Law School. |
1855 |
November--Family
moves to Homestead. November--Mother's long illness begins. |
1856 |
July
1--Austin and Susan Gilbert marry. October 17--Emily's bread wins second prize at Agricultural Fair. |
1860 |
March--Charles
Wadsworth calls on Emily. April 17--Aunt Lavinia Norcross dies. |
1861 |
May 4, 11--Springfield Republican prints Emily's peom "I taste a liquer never brewed" under the title "The May-Wine" |
1862 |
March 1--Springfield Republican prints "Safe in thier Alabaster Chambers". |
1864 |
March
12-- In New York, Round Table prints Emily's peom "Some keep the Sabbath
going to church". March 30-- Springfield Republican prints Emily's poem "A narrow fellow in the grass". |
1874 |
June 16--Father dies in Boston. |
1875 |
June 15--Mother struck with paralysis. |
1878 |
September 10--A Mask of Poets prints Emily's poem "Success is counted sweetest." |
1882 |
November 14--Mother dies. |
1884 |
June 14--Emily has first attack of final illness. |
1886 |
May
13--Emily looses consciousness. May 19--Emily's funeral takes place. |
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