Emily Elizabeth Norcross (poet) Dickinson

1830 - 1886  (55 years)

• Name	Emily Elizabeth Norcross (poet) Dickinson
  Born	10 Dec 1830	Amherst, Hampshire County, MA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 May 1886	Amherst, Hampshire County, MA   [1]
  Buried	West cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA   [1]
  Person ID	I38911	Day Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2005

  
  

  Father	Edward Dickinson,   b. 1 Jan 1803, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA ,   d. 16 Jun 1874, Boston, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Emily Norcross,   b. 23 Jun 1804, Monson, Hampden County, MA ,   d. 14 Nov 1882, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 May 1828	Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F14686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Dec 1830 - Amherst, Hampshire County, MA Died - 15 May 1886 - Amherst, Hampshire County, MA Buried - - West cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Unmarried. She attended Amherst Academy and spent one year at the Mt. Holyoke Sem. After her school days and a brief trip to Washington and Philadelphia in 1854 Emily withdrew to the seclusion of her father's Amherst home. There she wrote her poetry which she refused to allow to be published. She died a virtually unknown recluse. Posthumous publication of her poems has led to the belated recognition of her great talent.

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson, by Dr. Elenor V. Smith, 1978., 225 (Reliability: 3). [S103] Ancestry.com.