Yesterday, I wrote about a “loose end,” a link I had saved related to some past Dickinson-related post, and I had planned to write about it at some point in the future to “wrap things up.” Except I realized I had a problem.
First, I couldn’t remember which past post the link was related to, and second, I also wrote myself a note below the link that now doesn’t make much sense to me. Yesterday’s post explaining all of that is HERE.
I shared the “loose end” link yesterday, and I’ll share it again today; however, I encountered some confusion with the information on the linked site – although I think I have finally cleared that up. The site is HERE.
The site seems to be an individual’s now-inactive blog about Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it includes a total of 22 posts: 19 from 2014, 1 from 2017, and 2 from 2018.
The final post is entitled, “Grand Rapids’ Emily Dickinson Connection,” and it provides history of the Gilbert family, the family of Emily Dickinson’s sister-in-law Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson – and this particular entry from March 2018 focuses on the four Gilbert sisters: Harriet, Mary, Martha, and Susan.
The blogger states “My last post covered the Gilbert brothers, Thomas and Francis.” – and this is where I encountered some confusion.
The previous entry – and the only entry from 2017 – does indeed highlight the lives of Thomas Dwight Gilbert and Francis Backus Gilbert, but for a time I kept finding conflicting information about how many brothers Susan Dickinson (nee Gilbert) had – and what their names were.
For example, on one search, I found three brothers by the names of George Huntington Gilbert, Samuel Huntington Gilbert, and Walter Huntington Gilbert. On another search I found two brothers – but with the names Edward and William (see below):
First, I couldn’t remember which past post the link was related to, and second, I also wrote myself a note below the link that now doesn’t make much sense to me. Yesterday’s post explaining all of that is HERE.
I shared the “loose end” link yesterday, and I’ll share it again today; however, I encountered some confusion with the information on the linked site – although I think I have finally cleared that up. The site is HERE.
The site seems to be an individual’s now-inactive blog about Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it includes a total of 22 posts: 19 from 2014, 1 from 2017, and 2 from 2018.
The final post is entitled, “Grand Rapids’ Emily Dickinson Connection,” and it provides history of the Gilbert family, the family of Emily Dickinson’s sister-in-law Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson – and this particular entry from March 2018 focuses on the four Gilbert sisters: Harriet, Mary, Martha, and Susan.
The blogger states “My last post covered the Gilbert brothers, Thomas and Francis.” – and this is where I encountered some confusion.
The previous entry – and the only entry from 2017 – does indeed highlight the lives of Thomas Dwight Gilbert and Francis Backus Gilbert, but for a time I kept finding conflicting information about how many brothers Susan Dickinson (nee Gilbert) had – and what their names were.
For example, on one search, I found three brothers by the names of George Huntington Gilbert, Samuel Huntington Gilbert, and Walter Huntington Gilbert. On another search I found two brothers – but with the names Edward and William (see below):
Last night, though, I found this site, and I believe it has accurate information, HERE.
Susan’s parents, Thomas Gilbert and Harriet Huntington Arms, had six children: Thomas Dwight Gilbert (1815 - 1894), Francis Backus Gilbert (1818 - 1885), Harriet Murray Gilbert Cutler (1820 - 1865), Mary Arms Gilbert Learned (1822 - 1850), Martha Isabella Gilbert Smith (1828 - 1895) – and Susan (1830 - 1913).
In 1850, Susan and Austin Dickinson, the poet's brother, began courting. They announced their engagement on Thanksgiving Day in 1853 and were married three years later on July 1, 1856.
Now, I think the only bit of confusion left for me to work out is to find out which past post this information was connected to. If I ever figure that out, I’ll let you know!
Susan’s parents, Thomas Gilbert and Harriet Huntington Arms, had six children: Thomas Dwight Gilbert (1815 - 1894), Francis Backus Gilbert (1818 - 1885), Harriet Murray Gilbert Cutler (1820 - 1865), Mary Arms Gilbert Learned (1822 - 1850), Martha Isabella Gilbert Smith (1828 - 1895) – and Susan (1830 - 1913).
In 1850, Susan and Austin Dickinson, the poet's brother, began courting. They announced their engagement on Thanksgiving Day in 1853 and were married three years later on July 1, 1856.
Now, I think the only bit of confusion left for me to work out is to find out which past post this information was connected to. If I ever figure that out, I’ll let you know!
RSS Feed
