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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is born.
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Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, sister, born.
Emily stays with Aunt Lavinia Norcross in Monson.
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Emily begins four years at "Primary Scool".
Samuel Dickinson dies in Ohio.
Edward sells his half of the Homestead and his family
moves to N. Pleasant St.
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Emily and Lavinia begin first year at Amherst Academy.
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Her brother, William Austin attends Williston Seminary
Emily visits Aunt Lavinia in Boston.
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1844
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june 4
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Emily visits Uncle William Dickinson in Worcester.
Friendship with Abiah Root begins (a relationship which lasted through letters for many
years).
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1845
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febuary-
may 5
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Abiah leaves Amhert; first exchange of letter with Emily.
Joel Norcross, grandfather, dies.
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1846
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august 25
august-
sptember 30
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Emily goes to Boston for health.
Austin enters Amherst College.
Emily enters Mount Holyoke.
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1847
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december-
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Emily sits for daguerreotype at Mount Holyoke (the only image that we have of her).
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1849
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october 9
january-
febuary-
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Emily, Vinnie, and party climb Mt. Holyoke.
Ben Newton sends Emerson's Poems (publ. 1847) to Emily.
Amherst College Indicator publishes Emily's "Magnum
bonum" valentine.
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1850
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march 4
august 8
september-
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Emily sends valentine ("Awake ye muses") to Eldbridge Bowdoin.
Austin graduates from Amherst.
Austin begins teaching at Sunderland.
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1851
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june 7
september 6-22
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Austin begins teaching in Boston.
Emily and Vinnie in Boston.
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1852
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febuary20
july 26
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Springfield Republican publishes Emily's "Sic transit" valentine.
Austin home from Boston, through with teaching.
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1853
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march 9
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Austin enters Harvard Law School.
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1855
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november-
november-
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Family moves to Homestead.
Mother's long illness begins.
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1856
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july 1
october 17
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Austin and Susan Gilbert marry.
Emily's bread wins second prize at Agricultural Fair.
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1860
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march-
april 17
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Charles Wadsworth calls on Emily.
Aunt Lavinia Norcross dies.
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1861
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may 4,11
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Springfield Republican prints Emily's peom "I taste a liquer never brewed" under the
title "The May-Wine"
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1862
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march 1
march 12
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Springfield Republican prints "Safe in thier Alabaster Chambers".
In New York, Round Table prints Emily's peom "Some keep the Sabbath going to church".
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1864
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march 30
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Springfield Republican prints Emily's poem "A narrow fellow in the grass".
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1874
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june 16
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Father dies in Boston.
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1875
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june 15
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Mother struck with paralysis.
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1878
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september 10
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A Mask of Poets prints Emily's poem "Success is counted sweetest."
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1882
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november 14
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Mother dies.
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1884
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june 14
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Emily has first attack of final illness.
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1886
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may 13
may 19
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Emily looses consciousness.
Emily's funeral takes place.
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