Ancestry Reveals , Taylor Swift's Connection , With Emily Dickinson.<br />NBC reports that Taylor Swift has been <br />found to be a distant relative of legendary <br />American poet Emily Dickinson. .<br />NBC reports that Taylor Swift has been <br />found to be a distant relative of legendary <br />American poet Emily Dickinson. .<br />On March 4, genealogy company <br />Ancestry revealed that Swift is <br />Dickinson's sixth cousin, three times removed.<br />Swift and Dickinson both <br />descend from a 17th century<br /> English immigrant (Swift’s <br />9th great-grandfather and <br />Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather <br />who was an early settler<br />of Windsor, Connecticut), Ancestry statement, via 'TODAY'.<br />Swift and Dickinson both <br />descend from a 17th century<br /> English immigrant (Swift’s <br />9th great-grandfather and <br />Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather <br />who was an early settler<br />of Windsor, Connecticut), Ancestry statement, via 'TODAY'.<br />Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained <br />in Connecticut for six generations <br />until her part of the family <br />eventually settled in northwestern <br />Pennsylvania, where they <br />married into the Swift family line, Ancestry statement, via 'TODAY'.<br />Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained <br />in Connecticut for six generations <br />until her part of the family <br />eventually settled in northwestern <br />Pennsylvania, where they <br />married into the Swift family line, Ancestry statement, via 'TODAY'.<br />NBC points out that prior to this <br />announcement, Swift has publicly <br />referenced the 19th century poet. .<br />In 2022, Swift mentioned Dickinson while receiving <br />the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award from <br />the Nashville Songwriters Association International.<br />If my lyrics sound like a letter <br />written by Emily Dickinson’s <br />great-grandmother while sewing <br />a lace curtain, that’s me <br />writing in the Quill genre, Taylor Swift, via NBC.<br />Other connections have been drawn to Swift's ninth studio <br />album 'Evermore,' which was announced in 2020 on <br />December 10, which happens to be Dickinson's birthday.<br />NBC reports that this is not the first <br />time that Ancestry has found <br />connections between American icons.<br />In 2019, the genealogy company found that Tom Hanks was <br />related to late children's TV host Mister Rogers, whom <br />Hanks portrayed in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.'.<br />In 2019, the genealogy company found that Tom Hanks was <br />related to late children's TV host Mister Rogers, whom <br />Hanks portrayed in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.'
