Lidian <I>Jackson</I> Emerson

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Lidian Jackson Emerson

Birth
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Nov 1892 (aged 90)
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Lot: 88 AND 89, Lot Path: RIDGE PATH, Grave: 10
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Lydia was the second wife of famed author/poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Emerson asked her to change her name to Lidian, and so she was called Lidian all of her married life.
Lydia was the second wife of famed author/poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Emerson asked her to change her name to Lidian, and so she was called Lidian all of her married life.

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LIDIAN
Wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daughter of Charles & Lucy Cotton Jackson
Born September 20th 1802 close by
Plymouth Rock as she loved to remember
Died November 13th 1892 in Concord

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Date of Burial: 11/13/1892

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18689039/lidian-emerson: accessed ), memorial page for Lidian Jackson Emerson (20 Sep 1802–13 Nov 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18689039, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).