Emily Dickinson and Taylor Swift «both descend from 17th-century English immigrants»;
Taylor Swift once cited Emily Dickinson as an inspiration, but it turns out the great American poet is also a distant relative of the pop superstar.
The two are sixth cousins three times removed, according to Ancestry. , a genealogy company that claims they are «both descended from a 17th-century English immigrant, Swift's ninth great-grandfather and Dickinson's sixth great-grandfather, who was an early settler in Windsor, Connecticut.»
» Ancestors Taylor Swift remained in Connecticut for six generations until her side of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family,” Ancestry said in a statement to NBC's Today show.
In 2022, Swift publicly referenced the 19th-century poet when talking about the different types of lyrics she writes for her songs.
“If my lyrics sound like a letter Emily Dickinson's great-grandmother wrote while she was sewing lace, curtain, this is me writing Quill,” she said after receiving an award from the International Songwriters Association in Nashville.
Rumors that the album is inspired by Dickinson
Fans of the 34-year-old musician also speculated that Swift's ninth studio album, Evermore, was inspired by the work of Dickinson, considered one of the most important figures in American poetry.
Swift announced the album's release on December 10, 2020, exactly 190 years later. after Dickinson's birth in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Ancestry previously revealed familial connections between other figures in American popular culture.
In 2019, it was revealed that Tom Hanks was related to the deceased children. TV presenter Fred Rogers, whom the actor played in the film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”
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