Emerson (Family : Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist and poet. The Emerson family was prominent in the literary and social life of New England during the 19th century.

From the description of Emerson family papers, 1699-1939. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612701545

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet and essayist.

From the guide to the Emerson family additional correspondence, 1811-1859., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

The Emerson family played a prominent role in the social and literary life of New England.

From the guide to the Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

The Emerson family played a prominent role in the social and literary life of New England.

From the description of Emerson family letters and documents, 1777-1826. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612701783

The Emerson family played a prominent role in the social and literary life of New England.

From the description of Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1780-1900. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612701577

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet and essayist.

From the description of Additional correspondence, 1811-1859. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79200076

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist and poet. The Emerson family was prominent in the literary and social life of New England during the 19th century.

From the guide to the Emerson family papers, 1699-1939., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

The oldest son of William and Ruth (Haskins) Emerson, William Emerson (1801-1868) was two years older than his brother Ralph Waldo Emerson. He became a lawyer in New York City and married Susan Woodward Haven in 1833. They lived on Staten Island. William Emerson retired to Concord, Massachusetts, returning to New York City after his wife's death. He died September 13, 1868. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, poet, lecturer, Transcendentalist, and prominent citizen of Concord. Emerson and his wife, Lidian (Jackson) Emerson (1802-1892) had four children including Ellen Tucker Emerson (1839-1909) and Edward Waldo Emerson (1844-1930). The youngest of four, Edward attended Harvard College from 1861 to 1866. After graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1874, he became a doctor and practiced medicine in Concord until 1882. He married Annie Shepard Keyes (1847-1928) in 1874. They had seven children. After Ralph Waldo Emerson's death Edward turned to painting, writing, and editing his father's works. Ellen Tucker Emerson (1839-1909), the first daughter of Ralph Waldo and Lidian lived in Concord throughout her life. She did not marry. Her adulthood was devoted to family, community, and religion. As Emerson aged, she helped him in a variety of ways, as a traveling companion and an assistant. Raymond Emerson (1886-1977), the youngest child of Edward and Annie Keyes Emerson, lived in Concord. He married Amelia Forbes in 1913, became a civil engineer and later an investment manager. George Barrell Emerson (1797-1881) was an educator and author of A Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts (1846). Like his distant cousin Ralph Waldo Emerson, he descended from Thomas Emerson of Ipswich and from Thomas's son Joseph.

From the description of Emerson family correspondence, 1827-1957. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53117913

The Emerson family played a prominent role in the social and literary life of New England.

From the guide to the Emerson family letters and documents, 1776-1826., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)